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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 2340169" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>You guys go round and round but isn&#039;t it the bottom line that contractors went into this thinking it was a good opportunity(how it was portrayed) but all it really is is FedEx using you to satisfy the courts and thus be able to keep labor costs minimal without fear of unionization?&nbsp; Your investment insures that you will scramble to keep it as profitable as possible for yourself thus making it productive which makes FedEx happy.&nbsp; And FedEx has the control necessary to weed out the contractors who won&#039;t play ball.&nbsp; I originally started with FedEx in 1986 and, having transferred more than most, have seen some pretty diabolical things from both local and upper management.&nbsp; But Ground is their diabolical masterpiece.&nbsp; When I found out that Fred&#039;s family owned Greyhound Bus Lines years ago it all fell into place why things were going the way they were.&nbsp; Greyhound for decades was pure crap.&nbsp; I had that insight so was able to just laugh when Ground contractors, single route owners, tried to talk me into investing in one.&nbsp; You on the other hand saw a major Fortune 100 company with a great reputation.&nbsp; Now you know better.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 2340169, member: 24302"] You guys go round and round but isn't it the bottom line that contractors went into this thinking it was a good opportunity(how it was portrayed) but all it really is is FedEx using you to satisfy the courts and thus be able to keep labor costs minimal without fear of unionization? Your investment insures that you will scramble to keep it as profitable as possible for yourself thus making it productive which makes FedEx happy. And FedEx has the control necessary to weed out the contractors who won't play ball. I originally started with FedEx in 1986 and, having transferred more than most, have seen some pretty diabolical things from both local and upper management. But Ground is their diabolical masterpiece. When I found out that Fred's family owned Greyhound Bus Lines years ago it all fell into place why things were going the way they were. Greyhound for decades was pure crap. I had that insight so was able to just laugh when Ground contractors, single route owners, tried to talk me into investing in one. You on the other hand saw a major Fortune 100 company with a great reputation. Now you know better. [/QUOTE]

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