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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldfart" data-source="post: 2792848" data-attributes="member: 64407"><p>Sure it does.  As long as we have Amazon, cellphones, Walmart and Directv, Dell, HP  we have a steady supply of freight.  We haven't experienced 10% growth but volume is steady.  Our SM keeps manning at a reasonable figure and we tweak routes as volume moves from 1 area to another.  We have less routes now than we did 5 years ago and in many instances, we don't replace people who retire or move on,  we just obsorb them.  I have small business on my rt closing or downsizing but by working the numbers and analyzing the zip codes needs, we adjust and move boundaries and keep hours available.  If people want to leave Fedex around here,  good luck on finding a job paying what we make.  Unless you have a college degree in a field that is in demand, $65k to $75k jobs in my area are at a premium.</p></blockquote><p></p>