Ground volume finally moving back to Express.

[thedownhillEXPRESS]

Well, I guess Ground is indeed imploding.
We were told today Last mile optimization is pretty much done with after May 30th.
It’ll be Expresses turn to implode this summer again .

 

[Cactus]

Well, I guess Ground is indeed imploding.
We were told today Last mile optimization is pretty much done with after May 30th.
It’ll be Expresses turn to implode this summer again .

What a joke that turned out to be.

 

[bbsam]

Well, I guess Ground is indeed imploding.
We were told today Last mile optimization is pretty much done with after May 30th.
It’ll be Expresses turn to implode this summer again .

Terribly managed company.

 

[HedleyLamarr]

What area are you in? Haven't heard anything about this in Alabama.

Something I have noticed since last peak is that there are a lot of Ground trucks out of Georgia here. I thought it was temporary extra help for peak, but they are still here. Several contractors in the Birmingham metro must have folded so FedEx is paying out of state people to pick up the slack.

 

[Cactus]

Terribly managed company.

Well when top management only cares about Wall Street, stock portfolios, golden parachutes and has no problem stepping on the little guy it’s inevitable.

 

[bbsam]

What area are you in? Haven't heard anything about this in Alabama.

Something I have noticed since last peak is that there are a lot of Ground trucks out of Georgia here. I thought it was temporary extra help for peak, but they are still here. Several contractors in the Birmingham metro must have folded so FedEx is paying out of state people to pick up the slack.

Those Georgia trucks are doing what is called “contingency”. And the company spends crazy amounts of money on it. You’d think they’d just make decent contracts to begin with. I’m not sure what they’re aiming for, but in this employment market they’re going going to have a mess.

Maybe they’re betting on a recession.

 

[McFeely]

Those Georgia trucks are doing what is called “contingency”. And the company spends crazy amounts of money on it. You’d think they’d just make decent contracts to begin with.

They're doing similar in my area with Express drivers. They can't hire enough couriers in our market, so we have couriers from the next state over driving to my station daily. It's a daily shiite show.

 

[Gone fishin]

What area are you in? Haven't heard anything about this in Alabama.

Something I have noticed since last peak is that there are a lot of Ground trucks out of Georgia here. I thought it was temporary extra help for peak, but they are still here. Several contractors in the Birmingham metro must have folded so FedEx is paying out of state people to pick up the slack.

We also were told today

 

[Mutineer]

Terribly managed company.

If the money is right, people will often tolerate a toxic workplace.

If the money isn't right, people will often tolerate a toxic workplace if they are treated with respect.

FedEx has done neither for too long.

 

[bacha29]

What you might see here in the not too distant future is Express fighting with ground over whatever volume there is to service and chances are not enough to go around.

 

[floridays]

What you might see here in the not too distant future is Express fighting with ground over whatever volume there is to service and chances are not enough to go around.

Are you serious or just provoking a response?

 

[purplelife]

Are you serious or just provoking a response?

Amazon, Walmart, target are moving their own freight And more continue to entertain that idea. A bunch of smaller companies are entering the market offering better local service for shippers and customers, so yeah this could be a problem.

 

[purplelife]

Amazon, Walmart, target are moving their own freight And more continue to entertain that idea. A bunch of smaller companies are entering the market offering better local service for shippers and customers, so yeah this could be a problem.

Add in the fact the usps contract is up in 2 years and nothing has been discussed and usps trying to cut costs and slow service so if fedex loses that, oh man, big changes.

 

[floridays]

Amazon, Walmart, target are moving their own freight And more continue to entertain that idea. A bunch of smaller companies are entering the market offering better local service for shippers and customers, so yeah this could be a problem.

Ok, it was a question, that's how one learns.
Thanks

 

[floridays]

Add in the fact the usps contract is up in 2 years and nothing has been discussed and usps trying to cut costs and slow service so if fedex loses that, oh man, big changes.

I don't see how fedex would lose the postal contract. ho could and would service it?
Just another question.

 

[purplelife]

I don't see how fedex would lose the postal contract. ho could and would service it?
Just another question.

Honestly don't know but they are slowing down the service expectations across the board and trying to cut costs, they pay fedex billions a year to move that stuff. Amazon could low ball fedex for the contract to tighten the screws on fedex.
The last time they renewed it was years before it was ending, just an observation. Fedex itself bumps actual fedex freight for usps and has so many extra flights for mail, I can see it happening.

 

[floridays]

Honestly don't know but they are slowing down the service expectations across the board and trying to cut costs, they pay fedex billions a year to move that stuff. Amazon could low ball fedex for the contract to tighten the screws on fedex.
The last time they renewed it was years before it was ending, just an observation. Fedex itself bumps actual fedex freight for usps and has so many extra flights for mail, I can see it happening.

Thanks.
Just an opinion but Amazon doesn't have the infrastructure to service the postal contract, much less the aircraft.
Fedex I would hope, only bumps fedex freight that can still make commit time, to service the terms of the USPS contract.

 

[purplelife]

Thanks.
Just an opinion but Amazon doesn't have the infrastructure to service the postal contract, much less the aircraft.
Fedex I would hope, only bumps fedex freight that can still make commit time, to service the terms of the USPS contract.

True, but if there's one company that would spend a crap load of money to do something and prove a point, it's Amazon.

Who knows, just floating stuff out there.

 

[floridays]

True, but if there's one company that would spend a crap load of money to do something and prove a point, it's Amazon.

Who knows, just floating stuff out there.

I don't know either, it's why I'm asking questions.
To the original post I responded to, I do think it is doubtful that express and ground will be fighting over freight to deliver.

It's the reason I asked him.

 

[bacha29]

Are you serious or just provoking a response?

It's called a recession. A capitalist, free market supply and demand economic system has one major flaw. Growth does not go on indefinitely . Markets go up. Markets go down. And current market activity centers on growing expectation that there will be a major slow down if not an out an out recession. When there is a recession in an economy that is 70% consumer spending trucking usually feels it first and hardest when consumer spending cools.