Not FedEx but UPS and yes management is cutting routes like crazy. Part of the reason at UPS is the poor stock showing and 4th quarter earnings. I imaging the same is true for FedEx.I know this is typically the time of year when the volume naturally decreases but at my station it has dropped considerably and managers are scrambling to get people off road. I have noticed alot less amazon in the last week. how bout at other areas?
I know this is typically the time of year when the volume naturally decreases but at my station it has dropped considerably and managers are scrambling to get people off road. I have noticed alot less amazon in the last week. how bout at other areas?
My winter gloves (amazon) were delivered by Iron Man last night.I had a BIG Amazon warehouse blimp hovering over my house today and package drones were coming out of it left and right.
Just look for the OPEN box with blue tape that is coming off and that will be an Amazon boxIf you're paying attention to how much Amazon you have on your truck...you have way to much time on your hands
Sadly, you're probably right.get used to volume drop its just a matter of time.. Express will have something to do but not enough to do. Express volumes will fall dramatically as our wonderful management team will push everything possible in to ground system. They chase margins to much!! They should take market share at all cost to any account in express division. They have plenty of room on aircraft to do this.. But choose not and let their employees starve.... Its all about ground and will be for along time after TPP got shot down by Trump that was Freds big idea for TNT and the triple777's. Those air craft will be parked in the desert!!!
Plenty of freight and hours my way. Have seen a big increase in Walmart.com in just the last 2 weeks. You wonder why they chase margins? You have to work on the bottom line and you have investors to keep happy. Ground produces 15% or more return on investment, Express might return 6%. Which number is bigger?get used to volume drop its just a matter of time.. Express will have something to do but not enough to do. Express volumes will fall dramatically as our wonderful management team will push everything possible in to ground system. They chase margins to much!! They should take market share at all cost to any account in express division. They have plenty of room on aircraft to do this.. But choose not and let their employees starve.... Its all about ground and will be for along time after TPP got shot down by Trump that was Freds big idea for TNT and the triple777's. Those air craft will be parked in the desert!!!
get used to volume drop its just a matter of time.. Express will have something to do but not enough to do. Express volumes will fall dramatically as our wonderful management team will push everything possible in to ground system. They chase margins to much!! They should take market share at all cost to any account in express division. They have plenty of room on aircraft to do this.. But choose not and let their employees starve.... Its all about ground and will be for along time after TPP got shot down by Trump that was Freds big idea for TNT and the triple777's. Those air craft will be parked in the desert!!!
Plenty of freight and hours my way. Have seen a big increase in Walmart.com in just the last 2 weeks. You wonder why they chase margins? You have to work on the bottom line and you have investors to keep happy. Ground produces 15% or more return on investment, Express might return 6%. Which number is bigger?
Starving employees? Haven't seen any employees in the soup kitchen lines in my area.
You forgot the chewing out by your manager because you ran 80% that day.You know what happens the next day though. Every stop is upstairs and a DSR, kids get out on some shortened day mucking up the flow mojo, old lady wants to send some and wants an airbill and needs to know how to fill it out etc.
Starving employees? Haven't seen any employees in the soup kitchen lines in my area.
You mean a woman who makes 20k or more is eligible for food assistance? Are they couriers or handlers? I can't imagine any courier making less than 20k even if they are part time unless they only take the 17.5 guarantee every week.I know of 2 single mothers in my station that get food assistance due to wage/cost of living. It's pretty tough for those who didn't get topped out like you did.
Who only gets the minimum 52 weeks straight? You get 20 each vacation and during peak I would imagine you get all you want. I would think any courier that only works 17.5 hrs 48 or so weeks a year does so by choice. In that case, their money woes are self induced.Base couriers make 16.60...
16.60x17.5x52=15,106.
And 1.50 back then was worth way more than it is now.
I can't imagine any courier making less than 20k even if they are part time unless they only take the 17.5 guarantee every week.
Who only gets the minimum 52 weeks straight? You get 20 each vacation and during peak I would imagine you get all you want. I would think any courier that only works 17.5 hrs 48 or so weeks a year does so by choice. In that case, their money woes are self induced.
Saying $1.50 bought more back then is bull. It is all relative. How much did $4.25 an hour buy back then. About as much as $8.75 an hour will buy now. Making $80 a week before taxes was the norm.