MAKAVELI
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Just as we could only imagine if Ground wasn't a scam and had to actually follow dot laws, labor laws, and safety rules.
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MrFedEx
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Just as we could only imagine if Ground wasn't a scam and had to actually follow dot laws, labor laws, and safety rules.
So true.
CJinx
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It isn't, and it does. Problem is that nobody is watching anybody watching nobody.Just as we could only imagine if Ground wasn't a scam and had to actually follow dot laws, labor laws, and safety rules.
MAKAVELI
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Actually it is and it doesn't. The problem is Fred S's deep pockets keeps those in charge looking the other way.
Wrong. The law regarding contracting is vague because the federal and state governments want it that way. They take advantage of the system on a regular basis as well.
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prodriver
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Express driver's couldn't handle ground volume.
MAKAVELI
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And Ground couldn't handle express volume and time commitments. But combined we could. You know like UPS.
CJinx
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With the current assets, no. There would be severe growing pains all over the country. Don't fret, though; new hubs and stations are going up all the time. I read a transcript of an earnings call where they set the ambitious goal of having 50% of the ground freight market share by 2020.
We already handle time commitments, silly.
We already handle time commitments, silly.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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"End of business day" is not a time commit.
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prodriver
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Ground/Express combined could be the future, with all the new stations being built it's a possibility for sure.
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prodriver
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HD offers appointment deliveries, they're time commits.
MAKAVELI
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Not the same as our fo, po and so services. Not to mention our same day on call pu with one hour windows mixed in. I really doubt your appointment del amount to much of your volume.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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This is would be true if not for that pesky "we are an airline" thing.
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prodriver
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No it's not the same, but we are getting more appt's, when we do get them they are a pain.
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prodriver
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Upstate you should know with Freds money that could be fixed.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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That's just it----he doesn't want it fixed.
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prodriver
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We was just pondering the idea of ground/express merging, which in the long run makes a lot of sense.
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prodriver
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Interesting, that along with all the new buildings going up makes one wonder. Now we have three vans(express/ground/hd)going to the same address a lot of days, and big trucks running the same lines. If everyone merged they would probably start doing it one region at a time.
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