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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 2906361" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>Among the&nbsp; first unpleasant realities a Ground contractor discovers is that there is not one single term or condition in that unilaterally drafted and implemented contract is considered by FXG to be binding upon itself. They freely admit it. If an opportunity comes along to improve it&#039;s already impressive profit margins they will implement&nbsp; it regardless of whether or not it is permissible under the terms of the contract. The change being made with Smartpost is just one of what have been many over the years and will result in the creation of a 2 tiered pay scale with the second one being much lower. Right now it&#039;s optional but if past history is any indication hauling Smartpost will someday&nbsp; become a mandatory contractual requirement with no negotiation regarding pay rate. They didn&#039;t do this with the contractor&#039;s margin in mind. They did it purely with their own in mind. As a result there a 2 things a contractor must be able to do. First, they have to greet little surprises such as these with the highest level of doubt and suspicion and secondly leaving themselves an out by keeping borrowed money to a minimum and limiting their exposure to risk and to variable costs to only that which they cannot avoid.And that my friend is why at Ground you keep you eyes wide open all the time and be prepared for every possibility because when not if they arrive the one thing you can be assured of. The interests of the contractors are always secondary to the interests of the company.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 2906361, member: 58386"] Among the first unpleasant realities a Ground contractor discovers is that there is not one single term or condition in that unilaterally drafted and implemented contract is considered by FXG to be binding upon itself. They freely admit it. If an opportunity comes along to improve it's already impressive profit margins they will implement it regardless of whether or not it is permissible under the terms of the contract. The change being made with Smartpost is just one of what have been many over the years and will result in the creation of a 2 tiered pay scale with the second one being much lower. Right now it's optional but if past history is any indication hauling Smartpost will someday become a mandatory contractual requirement with no negotiation regarding pay rate. They didn't do this with the contractor's margin in mind. They did it purely with their own in mind. As a result there a 2 things a contractor must be able to do. First, they have to greet little surprises such as these with the highest level of doubt and suspicion and secondly leaving themselves an out by keeping borrowed money to a minimum and limiting their exposure to risk and to variable costs to only that which they cannot avoid.And that my friend is why at Ground you keep you eyes wide open all the time and be prepared for every possibility because when not if they arrive the one thing you can be assured of. The interests of the contractors are always secondary to the interests of the company. [/QUOTE]

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