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<blockquote data-quote="fedx" data-source="post: 4545021" data-attributes="member: 64891"><p>I&#039;ve noticed Walmart is using more and more contractors to pull their trailers.&nbsp; Usually a regional trucking company pulling a Walmart trailer. You still occasionally see Walmart semis pulling Walmart trailers, but it&#039;s not as prevalent as it once was.&nbsp; Target went to a contractor model a long time ago.&nbsp; It&#039;s very rare to see a Target trailer being pulled by a company semi.&nbsp; But I&#039;ve asked this question before and I&#039;ll ask it again- how does UPS beat FedEx in almost every metric when FedEx is using non unionized company employees with most earning 1/2 what UPS pays and FedEx&#039;s Ground model doesn&#039;t even use company employees?&nbsp; FedEx should be blowing UPS out of the water based on all their cost cutting measures and low pay, but they&#039;re not.&nbsp; UPS and their highly paid unionized employees are blowing Fred&#039;s model out of the water.&nbsp; I don&#039;t understand how because on paper you&#039;d think FedEx would be way better off than UPS, but it&#039;s the opposite.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="fedx, post: 4545021, member: 64891"] I've noticed Walmart is using more and more contractors to pull their trailers. Usually a regional trucking company pulling a Walmart trailer. You still occasionally see Walmart semis pulling Walmart trailers, but it's not as prevalent as it once was. Target went to a contractor model a long time ago. It's very rare to see a Target trailer being pulled by a company semi. But I've asked this question before and I'll ask it again- how does UPS beat FedEx in almost every metric when FedEx is using non unionized company employees with most earning 1/2 what UPS pays and FedEx's Ground model doesn't even use company employees? FedEx should be blowing UPS out of the water based on all their cost cutting measures and low pay, but they're not. UPS and their highly paid unionized employees are blowing Fred's model out of the water. I don't understand how because on paper you'd think FedEx would be way better off than UPS, but it's the opposite. [/QUOTE]

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