Ground driver drops the ball..OUCHHH

[RTURNSONLY]

An Omaha police squad car collided with a FedEx Monday near 16th and Leavenworth Streets. Police said the driver of the van was headed east on Leavenworth just after 3:30 p.m. Police said he ran a red light and was struck by the squad car, which was headed south on 16th Street. The impact caused the van to topple over onto its side. The driver of the van, Andrew J. Hamers, 23, was uninjured. Officer Jeff Kilgore, an 8-year veteran of the force, was taken by ambulance to the Nebraska Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries. Police said he was burned by his car's air bag when it deployed.

 

[RTURNSONLY]

An Omaha police squad car collided with a FedEx Monday near 16th and Leavenworth Streets. Police said the driver of the van was headed east on Leavenworth just after 3:30 p.m. Police said he ran a red light and was struck by the squad car, which was headed south on 16th Street. The impact caused the van to topple over onto its side. The driver of the van, Andrew J. Hamers, 23, was uninjured. Officer Jeff Kilgore, an 8-year veteran of the force, was taken by ambulance to the Nebraska Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries. Police said he was burned by his car's air bag when it deployed.[/QUOTE]
Alright Bbsam, I give you this one. At least no package was lost and spread all over the street

 

[bbsam]

Alright Bbsam, I give you this one. At least no package was lost and spread all over the street

Slowly but surely you are coming out of the fog to the dreary-eyed realization that, "We're all Ground now!"

 

[MrFedEx]

Slowly but surely you are coming out of the fog to the dreary-eyed realization that, "We're all Ground now!"

You're right. The bar has been lowered to the point where Express is rapidly becoming as incompetent as Ground.

 

[bbsam]

You're right. The bar has been lowered to the point where Express is rapidly becoming as incompetent as Ground.

Call it any way you want, the myth of Express superiority has ended...finally.

 

[MrFedEx]

Call it any way you want, the myth of Express superiority has ended...finally.

We're not quite to the bottom yet, but we are trying really hard to get there.

 

[bbsam]

We're not quite to the bottom yet, but we are trying really hard to get there.

Seems you're a natural.

 

[thedownhillEXPRESS]

It's more like we've become Airborne Express.

And Fedex is going to end up just like them with this continual shift to non-career employees.

Keep taking away benefits and making life miserable for your workers and this is the big PR sh** sandwich Fred can increasingly be fed.

I'm sure DRA is the answer...

 

[MrFedEx]

Seems you're a natural.

Nope, I'm trying to prevent it. Having never worked at Express, you don't really have a valid point of reference from which to pass judgement. We've still got aways to go until we hit rock bottom, which is Ground territory.

 

[bbsam]

I did work at UPS for 8 years so my frame of reference is quite keen.

 

[STFXG]

Rock bottom pays quite well.

 

[bbsam]

Rock bottom pays quite well.

indeed.

 

[MrFedEx]

I did work at UPS for 8 years so my frame of reference is quite keen.

UPS is not FedEx Express. UPS is a far superior organization.

 

[MrFedEx]

Rock bottom pays quite well.

Sure, if you're the ISP or the FedEx Corporation.

 

[bbsam]

UPS is not FedEx Express. UPS is a far superior organization.

Maybe. We will see...but then why try to warn UPS that Ground has them in their sights? Shouldn't have anything to worry about.

 

[thedownhillEXPRESS]

Maybe. We will see...but then why try to warn UPS that Ground has them in their sights? Shouldn't have anything to worry about.

They might not if the media keeps shining the spotlight on how goofy and unmanageable FedEx Ground actually is....

If UPS uses their lobbying powers and advertising dollars to highlight the ridiculous structure FedEx has created, basically creating indentured servitude for profit, then they may well be able to crush FedEx corp.

FedEx employees sure wont be running to the media saying how great it is, most of us would just slam the company....

If UPS however tried using its powers to fight the union, then all that wasted energy and money will be incentive for Smith to move in for the kill....

The next few years sure will be critical.
I hope UPS takes the moral high road vs the Slash and Burn policy that Fedex corp has taken towards their employees.
FedEx is continuing to crush the lives of its employees, UPS can win the hearts, minds, and money of America if it plays its cards right...

 

[bbsam]

LOL. UPS winning hearts and minds!!!! Where do you get such silly notions?!

 

[thedownhillEXPRESS]

LOL. UPS winning hearts and minds!!!! Where do you get such silly notions?!

I had to dig deep for that one.......

 

[Glorifiedpackmule]

bbsam...What do you tell your drivers when they ask why they aren't making 80 grand a year and have no medical benefits or retirement for doing the same job as an UPS driver. You know.. Since you worked at UPS for 8 years.

 

[bbsam]

I tell some of them they would make excellent UPS drivers. Others I tell "good luck".