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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 954435" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>If, or when, it's announced that Ground is getting a big chunk of our volume it will be interesting to see how people will react. I've pointed out to coworkers for several years now that this is coming, but if any believed me they soon stopped because it didn't happen overnight. Which begs the question, will it happen overnight? Or will it be a gradual takeaway as our salesmen convince bulk shippers to try Ground? Consider Valentine's Day. Someone had to convince the flower companies to give Ground a chance. Maybe that's what's meant by adjusting Express capacity. Not one fell swoop but a steady flow from Express. They pretty much have to get their shippers on board. But that also means Ground handles everything from pickup to delivery except where distance is too great. The reason I think that is what happened to me in New Mexico. Mgrs putting pkgs in U.S. mail to keep me from getting overtime. The customer isn't getting what they paid for. And if a customer ships an Express pkg and gets Ground delivery he may feel he's been gypped. After all it's been demonstrated here that with current shipping through Ground instead of Express profit margin is much greater. So, IMO, we will see steady erosion of the Express division due to Sales convincing major shippers to switch to Ground. And Express couriers will be boiled alive like the frog who had the heat gradually turned up on him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 954435, member: 24302"] If, or when, it's announced that Ground is getting a big chunk of our volume it will be interesting to see how people will react. I've pointed out to coworkers for several years now that this is coming, but if any believed me they soon stopped because it didn't happen overnight. Which begs the question, will it happen overnight? Or will it be a gradual takeaway as our salesmen convince bulk shippers to try Ground? Consider Valentine's Day. Someone had to convince the flower companies to give Ground a chance. Maybe that's what's meant by adjusting Express capacity. Not one fell swoop but a steady flow from Express. They pretty much have to get their shippers on board. But that also means Ground handles everything from pickup to delivery except where distance is too great. The reason I think that is what happened to me in New Mexico. Mgrs putting pkgs in U.S. mail to keep me from getting overtime. The customer isn't getting what they paid for. And if a customer ships an Express pkg and gets Ground delivery he may feel he's been gypped. After all it's been demonstrated here that with current shipping through Ground instead of Express profit margin is much greater. So, IMO, we will see steady erosion of the Express division due to Sales convincing major shippers to switch to Ground. And Express couriers will be boiled alive like the frog who had the heat gradually turned up on him. [/QUOTE]
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