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<blockquote data-quote="RPSman" data-source="post: 3550851" data-attributes="member: 51437"><p>I was an RPS P & D contractor during the 1997 UPS strike. Had just bought a supplemental stepvan, so rented it out to the terminal, made some bucks. Had people chasing my stepvan down the street, trying to ship packages. Back then, contractors were only allowed 3 routes max, we did not have this ISP or CSP, whatever it is called now. RPS which is now Fed Ex Ground has a different makeup of drivers. I see people who we wouldn't have hired for temp drivers, out in old rental trucks, which back in the olden days, did not meet RPS specifications, unless you were the terminal manager's drinking buddy. These trucks have homemade wooden shelves. As I occasionally would rent a Hertz or Penske when my route required it, I can say it is a major pain delivering out of these rental trucks, stepvans with aluminum shelves & bulkhead doors are a lot easier to deliver out of. While FEG thinks they can take on the extra packages, I question whether they can. Back in 97, RPS' big bosses limited the number of new customers we took on during the strike. With Fred S being as greedy as he is, would not be surprised to see a major input of packages. While Airborne was bought out by DHL, they are only setup for overnight letters & small packages.</p><p>We all know what happened when they tried to challenge the UPS/Fed EX duopoly, the parent company lost almost a billion dollars before stopping the experiment. This time it will be a different landscape in case of a UPS strike. Emery, Purolator USA & Pony Express Couriers are gone. Regional package carriers can only absorb so much of an increase in volume. PVD concept failed miserably before & during Christmas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RPSman, post: 3550851, member: 51437"] I was an RPS P & D contractor during the 1997 UPS strike. Had just bought a supplemental stepvan, so rented it out to the terminal, made some bucks. Had people chasing my stepvan down the street, trying to ship packages. Back then, contractors were only allowed 3 routes max, we did not have this ISP or CSP, whatever it is called now. RPS which is now Fed Ex Ground has a different makeup of drivers. I see people who we wouldn't have hired for temp drivers, out in old rental trucks, which back in the olden days, did not meet RPS specifications, unless you were the terminal manager's drinking buddy. These trucks have homemade wooden shelves. As I occasionally would rent a Hertz or Penske when my route required it, I can say it is a major pain delivering out of these rental trucks, stepvans with aluminum shelves & bulkhead doors are a lot easier to deliver out of. While FEG thinks they can take on the extra packages, I question whether they can. Back in 97, RPS' big bosses limited the number of new customers we took on during the strike. With Fred S being as greedy as he is, would not be surprised to see a major input of packages. While Airborne was bought out by DHL, they are only setup for overnight letters & small packages. We all know what happened when they tried to challenge the UPS/Fed EX duopoly, the parent company lost almost a billion dollars before stopping the experiment. This time it will be a different landscape in case of a UPS strike. Emery, Purolator USA & Pony Express Couriers are gone. Regional package carriers can only absorb so much of an increase in volume. PVD concept failed miserably before & during Christmas. [/QUOTE]
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