Ground owners get ready to drive again
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It will be fine
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That depends on the station. Glad I could clear up your confusion.
Maple Grove MN Driver
Cocaine Mang!
UPS doesn't have stations
Hope this helps
It will be fine
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If all you have to argue is terminology you’ve already lost. It’s nice that you admit you’re wrong.
Maple Grove MN Driver
Cocaine Mang!
Nothing you have said has been correct
Hope this helps
Brownsocks
Just a dog
The Amazon/UPS partnership seems to be pretty stable atm, and we seem to be working well together. It is scary to think about the 1.7% increase in Amazon volume year over, but atleast we aren't going backwards yet. I think our relationships with businesses and our career drivers can retain a lot of contracts even under Amazon's weight.
MAKAVELI
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Wherever Amazon has it's distribution centers and drivers I'm pretty sure it reduces or eliminates most of the volume going to UPS.
My boss would rather go bankrupt than put his lazy 
in a delivery vehicle.
Anyone else's ground station failing miserable? We've outgrown our station which wasn't supposed to happen for another 5 years. We have drivers loading trucks outside. 1/4 of the packages get taken for a ride and come straight back to the station. This doesn't seem sustainable to me.
in a delivery vehicle. Anyone else's ground station failing miserable? We've outgrown our station which wasn't supposed to happen for another 5 years. We have drivers loading trucks outside. 1/4 of the packages get taken for a ride and come straight back to the station. This doesn't seem sustainable to me.
Brownsocks
Just a dog
We have it all here, but I still get more than my fair share of Amazon envelopes, small boxes and irregs. We handle a lot of the 3rd party shipping and lots of fba. I bet those Cincinnati drivers still get plenty too.
It will be fine
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Capacity is a big issue. Corporate paused or canceled a lot of capex for buildings in 2018-19. Then the Covid spike hit and they got caught with their pants down. They’ll dig their way out eventually but probably do some good damage to the brand in the meantime.
MAKAVELI
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Only a matter of time before they take it all.
robdabanks
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We have being failing for months. We aren’t overlapped. Our morning sorts take 9-10 hrs and they still roll freight. I have seen out of state drivers coming in to help out. Between the capacity of the building , the volume, and lack of workers, it is a perfect storm.
Brownsocks
Just a dog
I don't doubt that.
MAKAVELI
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Nobody thought Amazon would be as big as they are now. Complacency is the biggest downfall of any business.
Brownsocks
Just a dog
I don't think Complacency is a threat to either of our companies and I see both making moves to protect and build their footprint in last mile and beyond.
Perfectly describes my station also. Drivers are dropping like flies.
We have Amazon drivers here, yet a package I ordered Saturday from Amazon is being delivered by UPS. Seems a little random. I once ordered 3 of the identical item, at the same moment, and two were delivered by the Amazon driver, but the other was delivered by UPS a couple hours earlier. Very efficient use of the planet's resources.
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