Macon GA

[NC man]

Station was closed and Ground was supposed to handle everything. Now they are re opening and trying to call back Express drivers. That did not take long.

 

[MassWineGuy]

I hope most of the Express folks now have better jobs elsewhere.

 

[Gone fishin]

Station was closed and Ground was supposed to handle everything. Now they are re opening and trying to call back Express drivers. That did not take long.

The madness will soon stop I believe , another failed executive plan

 

[MAKAVELI]

@59 Dano will be along soon to say it was a success and this what the company planned all along.

 

[MassWineGuy]

Macon’s a small city (153,000 people) in central Georgia. If it didn’t work out there, I see no hope for large metro areas.

 

[MassWineGuy]

NC, did the company make a formal announcement about re-opening the station and wanting the Express drivers back? Anything you can upload here?

 

[NC man]

I’m tech stupid but if you go to purple and orange on FB you can see some stuff

 

[NC man]

Taken down now, will keep an eye out

 

[zeev]

I saw it about Macon probably will be taken down , I have seen a couple items about lots of 1200 trucks parked at Express , maybe they are gonna dump all the Ground back at Express.

 

[Jkloc420]

@IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U showed up to shower

 

[59 Dano]

@59 Dano will be along soon to say it was a success and this what the company planned all along.

It's doing poorly in some areas and well in others.

 

[zeev]

It all depends on how ready Ground is to take the volume, FedEx has done everything to alienate the contractors and if they are losing money no reason to stay. Spencer Patton they showed him and the rest of the contractors they are worth nothing.

 

[It will be fine]

It all depends on how ready Ground is to take the volume, FedEx has done everything to alienate the contractors and if they are losing money no reason to stay. Spencer Patton they showed him and the rest of the contractors they are worth nothing.

They are trying different compensation models in different areas. In some, contractors are getting paid a premium for P1 deliveries. In some, contractors can earn an incentive if they hit service percentage numbers on timed deliveries for the week. In some, they are giving the contractors nothing on top of their regular stop and package rate.


I’d guess the areas that are struggling are the ones getting paid the least. Contractors can solve any issues if compensated properly. If there’s no money to be made service goes down in exchange for turning a profit.

 

[Mutineer]

I’d guess the areas that are struggling are the ones getting paid the least. Contractors can solve any issues if compensated properly. If there’s no money to be made service goes down in exchange for turning a profit.

From my observations and experiences, it really is that simple.

And it is obvious that the great minds in the corporate offices at FedEx very much believe the problems can be solved in another way.

 

[vantexan]

From my observations and experiences, it really is that simple.

And it is obvious that the great minds in the corporate offices at FedEx very much believe the problems can be solved in another way.

The company always looks for the least expensive way and will only pay more when they've exhausted every alternative. And slowly ratchet the pay up so that they can avoid paying a penny more than absolutely necessary.

 

[yadig]

It's doing poorly in some areas and well in others.

It’s raining in Nashville today and it’s sunny in California.

 

[59 Dano]

Station was closed and Ground was supposed to handle everything. Now they are re opening and trying to call back Express drivers. That did not take long.

Didn't take long for you to believe it, either.

 

[yadig]

Didn't take long for you to believe it, either.

Is it a lie?

 

[59 Dano]

Is it a lie?

Have you or anyone seen anything other than a deleted FB post that even suggested such a thing?

 

[It will be fine]

Have you or anyone seen anything other than a deleted FB post that even suggested such a thing?

There isn’t an ad on Indeed for Express in Macon. I would think they’d be hiring beyond calling old couriers if this were true.