More bad press from...of course GROUND

[bbsam]

You should avoid spending so much time down at the homeless shelter.

Sorry-----couldn't resist piling on.

Why? I was homeless once. I’ll never forget where I’ve been.

 

[Fred's Myth]

You guys are funny. FedEx can't even get TNT integrated with Express they're going to operate everything as one opco?

That could take centuries to iron out! lol

Not with @59 Dano working on that project.

 

[Cactus]

Last two people I’ve hired have worked for me before.

So, why did they quit?

 

[bbsam]

So, why did they quit?

One went to be a mechanic and the other opened a business with her husband.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Why? I was homeless once. I’ll never forget where I’ve been.

I didn't know that. I apologize for my insensitivity.

 

[bbsam]

I didn't know that. I apologize for my insensitivity.

Not at all.

 

[Ou812fu]

I wouldn't say B&M retail is all but dead but it will certainly not go back to pre-Covid levels.

Ole wise one, watch and see how brick stores start taking back off in two years.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Ole wise one, watch and see how brick stores start taking back off in two years.

Not all of them.

JC Penney may not make it to Christmas. JCrew has already thrown in the (overpriced) towel. Macy's is gone. Pier 1 Imports is gone.

Meanwhile, Walmart had a 74% gain in their e-commerce. Think about that for a moment---74% gain. They very nearly doubled their e-commerce in 3 months.

 

[59 Dano]

Anecdotal at best. Even in a down economy, volume is at peak levels. You really think once everything is open people will be flocking to stores just to stand in line for hours and be close to a bunch of other people?

You mean like they do every year, and are complaining about being unable to do now?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You mean like they do every year, and are complaining about being unable to do now?

You don't think there will be the initial hesitation for the majority of people to go back in to malls, restaurants and movie theaters?

 

[59 Dano]

Because if they thought they could have made Express a contractor model, they would have by now.

Yet another reason why combining both opcos into one unit staffed with hourly employees doesn't make sense.

Every opportunity to contract out the work is an opportunity to increase the margin.

 

[59 Dano]

So you think there’s too much freight for Ground to handle. How does running it all under the Express opco magically create additional capacity?

Good grief, I don't get where they come up with this stuff. How the hell does shifting work from a cheaper labor model to a more expensive labor model generate higher margins???

 

[59 Dano]

Sure it does. UPS does it and makes more profit than FedEx. One system, one truck= efficiency=profit.

FedEx also only uses one truck.

 

[59 Dano]

You don't think there will be the initial hesitation for the majority of people to go back in to malls, restaurants and movie theaters?

Sure there will be some hesitation. An extended hesitation by a majority of people? Doubtful.

Anecdotally, there are exponentially more people where I live that are demanding that the governor kill off the restrictions ASAP than people wanting to take it slow.

 

[MAKAVELI]

FedEx also only uses one truck.

Nope. Express and multiple ground trucks in the same area.

 

[59 Dano]

Nope. Express and multiple ground trucks in the same area.

Those trucks with the Ground livery aren't owned or operated by FedEx.

 

[AB831]

Those trucks with the Ground livery aren't owned or operated by FedEx.

There’s multiple Express trucks in the same area every day at my station thanks to DRA and managerial inertia.

 

[It will be fine]

There’s multiple Express trucks in the same area every day at my station thanks to DRA and managerial inertia.

Perhaps a system where the person dispatching those trucks has a direct financial incentive to remain as efficient as possible would be preferable.

 

[59 Dano]

There’s multiple Express trucks in the same area every day at my station thanks to DRA and managerial inertia.

At least you never break character.

 

[AB831]

Perhaps a system where the person dispatching those trucks has a direct financial incentive to remain as efficient as possible would be preferable.

Oh definitely. Unfortunately, Express operates on the “pass the buck to the next guy, so I can do as little as possible” system.