I read that Amazon will have own delivery service to compete with UPS! What say you?

[NonDeliverOtherMissed]

Losing Amazon would result in more than a few layoffs in each center.

Was always told, like a Few years back when the economy dumped - UPS will cut management before they cut full timers. As for pt covers, they might be on lack of work partial unemployment, I'm FT but hell I'd volunteer for a month or two of that.

 

[werenotthepostoffice]

Losing Amazon would result in more than a few layoffs in each center.

That would suck for those,several,with less seniority than me.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

That would suck for those,several,with less seniority than me.

And a bigger area for you to cover so they can cut more routes.

 

[Foamer Pyle]

My record speaks for itself ! You are the biggest whiner in the center! LOL

Yes, your record speaks for itself, no doubt about that. Some folks just don't like having to bail out the weak, on a daily basis. Hence the whining.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Was always told, like a Few years back when the economy dumped - UPS will cut management before they cut full timers. As for pt covers, they might be on lack of work partial unemployment, I'm FT but hell I'd volunteer for a month or two of that.

Amazon gives us roughly a third of their volume. Look in the trucks in the morning everyday for about a week and take note of all the Amazon boxes. They make up to nearly a third of the volume on a substantial amount of the routes. Imagine if just half of that goes away. IE will collapse those routes.

Imagine if most, or all, of that volume goes away. Amazon isn't investing so much money in their own delivery service and network just to one day decide that it's not feasible and then give up. It will take time but not nearly as much as people seem to think. I'm hoping there are enough retirements in my center and i can move up the serenity list more before we really start losing enough volume to shake things up.

 

[Number24]

Good luck with that.

 

[werenotthepostoffice]

And a bigger area for you to cover so they can cut more routes.

Yup

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Good luck with that.

There are at least 5 planning on calling it quits within the next 3 years. Then a slew of them will have enough time in to retire after that.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Amazon gives us roughly a third of their volume. Look in the trucks in the morning everyday for about a week and take note of all the Amazon boxes. They make up to nearly a third of the volume on a substantial amount of the routes. Imagine if just half of that goes away. IE will collapse those routes.

Imagine if most, or all, of that volume goes away. Amazon isn't investing so much money in their own delivery service and network just to one day decide that it's not feasible and then give up. It will take time but not nearly as much as people seem to think. I'm hoping there are enough retirements in my center and i can move up the serenity list more before we really start losing enough volume to shake things up.

I'm not worried about me. I fear for the lack of the next generation of drivers.










Also them not paying into my pension.

 

[Trackless in brown]

did anyone else notice the last week of before Christmas when Amazon had to get there stuff delivered who got all the volume??? didn't see too may lazership guys , they dumped it on us because they know we get the job done.

 

[Trackless in brown]

Instead of kissing Amazons ass why dont we go after more shippers and keep our customer bass diversified ???

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

did anyone else notice the last week of before Christmas when Amazon had to get there stuff delivered who got all the volume??? didn't see too may lazership guys , they dumped it on us because they know we get the job done.

My route was probably around 75% Amazon the week before Christmas and more than that the week of.

 

[Whats 9.5?]

I really hope they do. I could stand to lose a few stops.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I really hope they do. I could stand to lose a few stops.

And your route?

 

[Whats 9.5?]

And your route?

I could stand to lose that too if I win the $900 mil powerball tonight.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I could stand to lose that too if I win the $900 mil powerball tonight.

Give me your real answer tomorrow.

 

[TUT]

That rule stopped a long time ago. I bet we make a ton of money on the returns.

Why would you think they don't get deep discounts on returns?

 

[upschuck]

Why would you think they don't get deep discounts on returns?

Delivering thousands to a single stop is much more profitable than 1 to a residential.

 

[Brownslave688]

Delivering thousands to a single stop is much more profitable than 1 to a residential.

Not really its just the opposite of delivery. We pick it up from thousands of locations and deliver to 1.


Normally we pick up from 1 and deliver to thousands.

 

[Star B]

It could backfire and be less profitable because of the extra stops each day for packages "not ready/available"