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<blockquote data-quote="Livin the Dream?" data-source="post: 538214" data-attributes="member: 21891"><p>I don't have the correct numbers, but follow me here - someone above hit on this;</p><p></p><p>FedEx has 5 people on one route in a day. It would not seem to make sense, but it does - 2 are Express, 3 are ground. It makes sense financially because 3 of them are ICs. Logistically, it is silly, but the bottom line works.</p><p></p><p>Now FedEx finds they must classify all as employees - they can, will, must combine Express & ground, because the only advantage they had by keeping them separate is now gone.</p><p></p><p>Of those 5 originally working, they will need no more than three to get the same amount of work done. And, if forced to pay $30/hour + benefits, count on 3 of the 5 being terminated.</p><p></p><p>I can't prove it or argue it well, but mark my words - you will not see a big price increase from FedEx either way. They will use every other option available before that happens, up to and including using the UPS model of unrealistic numbers placed on overworked drivers that is working so well.</p><p></p><p>JUST MY OPINION.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Livin the Dream?, post: 538214, member: 21891"] I don't have the correct numbers, but follow me here - someone above hit on this; FedEx has 5 people on one route in a day. It would not seem to make sense, but it does - 2 are Express, 3 are ground. It makes sense financially because 3 of them are ICs. Logistically, it is silly, but the bottom line works. Now FedEx finds they must classify all as employees - they can, will, must combine Express & ground, because the only advantage they had by keeping them separate is now gone. Of those 5 originally working, they will need no more than three to get the same amount of work done. And, if forced to pay $30/hour + benefits, count on 3 of the 5 being terminated. I can't prove it or argue it well, but mark my words - you will not see a big price increase from FedEx either way. They will use every other option available before that happens, up to and including using the UPS model of unrealistic numbers placed on overworked drivers that is working so well. JUST MY OPINION. [/QUOTE]
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