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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 5516664" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>This. I'm not an expert on Ground but it should seem obvious to anyone considering doing business with FedEx what they're getting into. The usual suspects here like to remind us that 255 routes is "nothing" and that Patton was squashed like a bug. In terms of killing his routes, he was "eliminated", so if you're a much smaller player how are they going to deal with you? Also, it's pretty clear from researching Patton that he is <em>still </em>a big part of Ground because he's a route broker and vehicle lessor, primarily to Ground contractors. Hello? FedEx just "killed" Patton, but he lives on as an integral part of the company structure. This fact also speaks volumes about Ground itself. Why would competent management let someone like Patton weave themselves so strongly into Ground? He has vertically integrated himself as a player even though they made an example of him by terminating all of his routes. Look at what my right hand is doing but please make sure you ignore what the left one is up to, and pay no attention to the person under the table. </p><p></p><p>Just like Express, Corporate like to maintain absolute control, <em>another </em>reason that Ground drivers and contractors should really be considered as EMPLOYEES, because their actual level of control over "their" business is minimal and the contracts can be snuffed out on a whim if they misbehave like Patton.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 5516664, member: 12508"] This. I'm not an expert on Ground but it should seem obvious to anyone considering doing business with FedEx what they're getting into. The usual suspects here like to remind us that 255 routes is "nothing" and that Patton was squashed like a bug. In terms of killing his routes, he was "eliminated", so if you're a much smaller player how are they going to deal with you? Also, it's pretty clear from researching Patton that he is [I]still [/I]a big part of Ground because he's a route broker and vehicle lessor, primarily to Ground contractors. Hello? FedEx just "killed" Patton, but he lives on as an integral part of the company structure. This fact also speaks volumes about Ground itself. Why would competent management let someone like Patton weave themselves so strongly into Ground? He has vertically integrated himself as a player even though they made an example of him by terminating all of his routes. Look at what my right hand is doing but please make sure you ignore what the left one is up to, and pay no attention to the person under the table. Just like Express, Corporate like to maintain absolute control, [I]another [/I]reason that Ground drivers and contractors should really be considered as EMPLOYEES, because their actual level of control over "their" business is minimal and the contracts can be snuffed out on a whim if they misbehave like Patton. [/QUOTE]
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