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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 945531" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I just don't see this happening all at once due to the sudden massive loss of freight which would most likely lead to layoffs. Valentine's was a good illustration of what most likely will happen. We worked the Monday before like it was Peak but the volume wasn't there. Ground had it. And most likely our sales people convinced the flower shippers that Ground could do it and they'd save money too. I'd look for Express shippers continuing to switch while Express consolidates routes and loses employees through attrition. I've heard numerous times in the last year from our director, our senior, our ops mgrs, and on Frontline that Express is going to shrink as customers switch to low cost alternatives. They've consolidated stations, and replaced 700's with Sprinters. And are consolidating loops. The guy pulled off my loop is doing the rt of the courier going into management. No JCATS posting to replace him. We're getting it done with overtime, but that might not last with less freight eventually. I think it's happening before our eyes while we're looking for a dramatic switchover. The company has to be cautious, they've got stockholders to please. But everything they're doing says they're switching to a model where Express isn't the dominant division.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 945531, member: 24302"] I just don't see this happening all at once due to the sudden massive loss of freight which would most likely lead to layoffs. Valentine's was a good illustration of what most likely will happen. We worked the Monday before like it was Peak but the volume wasn't there. Ground had it. And most likely our sales people convinced the flower shippers that Ground could do it and they'd save money too. I'd look for Express shippers continuing to switch while Express consolidates routes and loses employees through attrition. I've heard numerous times in the last year from our director, our senior, our ops mgrs, and on Frontline that Express is going to shrink as customers switch to low cost alternatives. They've consolidated stations, and replaced 700's with Sprinters. And are consolidating loops. The guy pulled off my loop is doing the rt of the courier going into management. No JCATS posting to replace him. We're getting it done with overtime, but that might not last with less freight eventually. I think it's happening before our eyes while we're looking for a dramatic switchover. The company has to be cautious, they've got stockholders to please. But everything they're doing says they're switching to a model where Express isn't the dominant division. [/QUOTE]
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