Kevinmevin
Active Member
Re: Express packages and ground packages at each others' locations
Many large shippers have trailers brought to their warehouses and they load the trailers themselves and FedEx will go pick the trailer up. Packages get loaded onto the wrong trailer all of the time. Express Ramp locations get these trailers directly and will set the packages aside for ground to come and pick up. Also, service counters at stations receive all FedEx services. An Express station takes all of the ground packages and puts them in a cage and a ground driver comes by daily to make a regular pickup. An Express courier will make a daily pickup at FedEx ground locations to pick up packages that were loaded onto the wrong trailer at a customer location, or packages that were picked up by the ground couriers.
As for Freight trailers being stored at a Ground location, probably just looking for a place to store them.
That makes since, as the express packages are usually Walmart and Ingram Micro ( very very large shippers and we get ALOT of volume from both).
Were going through another major expansion where im at as well, getting two new load wings and 2 more belts for the local city colo. I think were number #2 as far as hub size and capacity, so it should be interesting to see what happens when and if express volume does move to ground. We run at full capacity during xmas 30k pkgs an hour so we def need it.
yes that's what i thought about the freight trailers but we started using them at one point. No idea if they ever had freight in them. we shall see what happens during peak this time around if they show up again.