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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldfart" data-source="post: 2519712" data-attributes="member: 64407"><p>Express can benefit as well.  You get Ground in the door and Express can get in there as well.  If Ground gets freight that Express used to get, it keeps it from UPS or USPS.  The profits that Ground generates is added to the bottom line and helps shareholders and everyone else.  It isn't rocket science to know that Express is stagnant and only returns about 5% return on investment while Ground is growing and returns about 15%.  We are an express company that also ships ground.  In the future,  I feel like we will be a ground company that also ships express.  Express volume might not grow like it did in the past.  The best way to improve profits in Express is to reduce cost.    The newer and more efficient vans and planes are leading the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>