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<blockquote data-quote="59 Dano" data-source="post: 6149568" data-attributes="member: 23516">I remember when you were gung-ho for this and telling us how it was such an easy way for you to make much more money.&nbsp; Express guys weren&#039;t worth the money, and so forth.&nbsp; That was only a couple of years ago.&nbsp; Fast forward to now.&nbsp; In locations that have been merged for more than a year, why is there such an overall uptick in the number of routes being staffed by and percentage of packages being delivered by hourly FedEx employees?&nbsp; I&#039;m with you when it comes to understanding that there are a lot of Express couriers who think that the work they do approaches magic, but there&#039;s a corresponding belief among Ground contractors that the goofs they hire off the street can handle time commitments without issue.&nbsp; This isn&#039;t going away and it&#039;s playing out much like I suspected it would:&nbsp; they have mechanisms in place to offset contractors&#039; inability to achieve Express service goals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="59 Dano, post: 6149568, member: 23516"] I remember when you were gung-ho for this and telling us how it was such an easy way for you to make much more money. Express guys weren't worth the money, and so forth. That was only a couple of years ago. Fast forward to now. In locations that have been merged for more than a year, why is there such an overall uptick in the number of routes being staffed by and percentage of packages being delivered by hourly FedEx employees? I'm with you when it comes to understanding that there are a lot of Express couriers who think that the work they do approaches magic, but there's a corresponding belief among Ground contractors that the goofs they hire off the street can handle time commitments without issue. This isn't going away and it's playing out much like I suspected it would: they have mechanisms in place to offset contractors' inability to achieve Express service goals. [/QUOTE]

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