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<blockquote data-quote="browned out" data-source="post: 701980" data-attributes="member: 8105"><p>Here is a small snippet of real life. This is from July 2009. For the full year Fed ex did even worse.</p><p></p><p>But what really is impressive, analysts' whining not withstanding, is UPS's performance vis-a-vis its major competitor, FedEx. While UPS was earning $846 million using a Teamsters work force, non-union FedEx actually lost $779 million for its corresponding six months. Who says unionized workers can't be productive. <a href="http://www.glgroup.com/News/Big-Browns-Quarter-Not-So-Bad-...-Especially-Compared-With-FedExs-Results-41850.html" target="_blank">http://www.glgroup.com/News/Big-Browns-Quarter-Not-So-Bad-...-Especially-Compared-With-FedExs-Results-41850.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>The post office does have to be accountable. Why else would the suspend Sat delivery. This is to save money. We ship half their air on UPS planes anyhow. As for DHL; yes when you lose money you leave the US without further losses which would seriously hurt your core business. You don't think DHL strategically planned their entrance to the US market and knew that they would have a rough go of it? They came with guns blazin' and failed. If they would have stayed another 5 years UPS would have had to take over the Deutsh post. Losing money bad. Making money good. I am surprised their shareholders did not love losing money. What do you think a successful business tries to do?</p><p></p><p>As for fed ground having a lot of 12 year old trucks; you know what we call a 12 year old truck in our center? We call it a new truck. We are driving some trucks that are close to 30 years old. Do you honestly think the ground contractors can maintain these vehicles. Look on ebay every once in a while; you could pick up a great deal on a Fed ex ground truck.</p><p></p><p>I am all for watching out for and keeping ahead of the competition however limited they may be.</p><p></p><p>As for big companies shipping their own product. Ask office depot and staples how that's working out for them. Seems like most of their parcels are on my truck somehow</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browned out, post: 701980, member: 8105"] Here is a small snippet of real life. This is from July 2009. For the full year Fed ex did even worse. But what really is impressive, analysts' whining not withstanding, is UPS's performance vis-a-vis its major competitor, FedEx. While UPS was earning $846 million using a Teamsters work force, non-union FedEx actually lost $779 million for its corresponding six months. Who says unionized workers can't be productive. [url]http://www.glgroup.com/News/Big-Browns-Quarter-Not-So-Bad-...-Especially-Compared-With-FedExs-Results-41850.html[/url] The post office does have to be accountable. Why else would the suspend Sat delivery. This is to save money. We ship half their air on UPS planes anyhow. As for DHL; yes when you lose money you leave the US without further losses which would seriously hurt your core business. You don't think DHL strategically planned their entrance to the US market and knew that they would have a rough go of it? They came with guns blazin' and failed. If they would have stayed another 5 years UPS would have had to take over the Deutsh post. Losing money bad. Making money good. I am surprised their shareholders did not love losing money. What do you think a successful business tries to do? As for fed ground having a lot of 12 year old trucks; you know what we call a 12 year old truck in our center? We call it a new truck. We are driving some trucks that are close to 30 years old. Do you honestly think the ground contractors can maintain these vehicles. Look on ebay every once in a while; you could pick up a great deal on a Fed ex ground truck. I am all for watching out for and keeping ahead of the competition however limited they may be. As for big companies shipping their own product. Ask office depot and staples how that's working out for them. Seems like most of their parcels are on my truck somehow [/QUOTE]
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