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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 669131" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>UPS and FedEx move most of their air pkgs via the same methods (aircraft). UPS and FedEx move most of their ground pkgs via the same methods (truck and rail). Both companies have numerous operating divisions as well that essentially perform parallel functions.</p><p> </p><p>Way back in 1973 the point could have been made that FedEx was an "airline" much more strongly than today. It probably made sense for the Teamsters to make that argument then because they were trying to protect their bread and butter (UPS). Consider the company now vs. then. Air pkgs frequently move via Ground, and Ground pkgs very frequently move on FedEx aircraft. That certainly wasn't the case back in 1973. FedEx doesn't want you (or the regulators) knowing just how integrated the Ground and Air networks have become. For example, as far as I know <em>all</em> Ground shipments destined for Alaska move on FedEx aircraft. This is probably the case for other locations as well, especially now that our planes aren't running completely full of Express pkgs. </p><p> </p><p>That means we are no longer an "express carrier", as Fred would like you to believe. The airline is only a component of the larger organization, not the essence of the company, especially since Express is no longer the growth sector of Fedex...Ground is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 669131, member: 12508"] UPS and FedEx move most of their air pkgs via the same methods (aircraft). UPS and FedEx move most of their ground pkgs via the same methods (truck and rail). Both companies have numerous operating divisions as well that essentially perform parallel functions. Way back in 1973 the point could have been made that FedEx was an "airline" much more strongly than today. It probably made sense for the Teamsters to make that argument then because they were trying to protect their bread and butter (UPS). Consider the company now vs. then. Air pkgs frequently move via Ground, and Ground pkgs very frequently move on FedEx aircraft. That certainly wasn't the case back in 1973. FedEx doesn't want you (or the regulators) knowing just how integrated the Ground and Air networks have become. For example, as far as I know [I]all[/I] Ground shipments destined for Alaska move on FedEx aircraft. This is probably the case for other locations as well, especially now that our planes aren't running completely full of Express pkgs. That means we are no longer an "express carrier", as Fred would like you to believe. The airline is only a component of the larger organization, not the essence of the company, especially since Express is no longer the growth sector of Fedex...Ground is. [/QUOTE]
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