CJinx
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Now I have a new worst mental image.It may be different from where you are , but here our Saturday operations is like watching two monkeys covered in Crisco try to
Sundays: Will We Follow UPS?
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Virescit Vulnere Virtus
I could be wrong, but I seem to remember Express trying Sunday deliveries and it not being profitable. However, it was before online ordering blew up.
DeliveryException
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I wasn't here during that experiment but do still see old airbills come thru from time to time with the Sunday delivery checkbox.
P1 Failure
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We did it maybe 15 years ago at Express. Lasted maybe 6-8 months. Was a premium service just like Saturday is. It was very expensive and they ran it out of our ramp for the whole metro area.
If there is a set volume of deliveries per week, assuming long haul and sort run 7 days a week should mean that volume per day during the week will go down with the extra delivery day. It means that contractors can plan on having possibly two shifts of drivers- maybe one grou[ works a 4 day week, 10 hours a day, and the other works a 3 day week, possibly alternating so every driver gets 7 days, 70 hours every two weeks. You may need FEWER drivers on a daily basis which meand fewer vehicles. Using your assets more efficiently should mean savings. There are a lot of people who would jump at the chance to work a 4 day week. In fact, with basically 2 drivers on every route, they could set up their own schedules. Allowing employees more flexibility should make it easier to keep them, and with fewer trucks on the road because of lower daily volume average, you could even up the pay so the loss of 5 hours pay per week is not a big deal.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
we squeezed that orange as hard as it can be squeezed
there is zero gain in sunday package operations
59 Dano
I just want to make friends!
If Express were to do it, it would resemble a Mothers Day or Sunday Valentine Day operation that's limited to a couple of the largest shippers. Relative handful of people scheduled to work, and they might limit service to certain zip codes.
Staffing in our region wouldn't be a problem because we're adding PT couriers left and right. Schedule them on Sunday and T-friend. Or Tues-Sun. Chop it up as needed, as is done with routes that work on Saturdays.
eats packages
Deranged lunatic
On the UPS side we will either delay non-garunteed long distance ground to Saturday or advance (upgrade) volume recieved on saturday but slated to be delivered monday.
Sunday for now is just a dream, air only.
Sunday for now is just a dream, air only.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Limit zip codes? You gotta’ be pulling our chain. That was the original intention with first overnights until Fred got greedy and wanted every bummed phuched Egypt town to be included whether it was possible to make service or not.
59 Dano
I just want to make friends!
Considering that we limit service to certain zip codes on SATURDAYS....
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Sure as hell, not very many and that’ll change.
XEQaF
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I don't know. I think there are a lot of issues to consider if the added service either X or G can become seamless. Ie. Peak Season, delayed/late freight, logistics, equipment downtime etc...
I'm not sure if limiting zip codes, or making it exclusive to largest shippers is kind of the test market approach, but this has to be something that needs to be fine tuned beforehand not just look at the short term financial gains which again FDX seems to only consider these days.
I'm not sure if limiting zip codes, or making it exclusive to largest shippers is kind of the test market approach, but this has to be something that needs to be fine tuned beforehand not just look at the short term financial gains which again FDX seems to only consider these days.
fatboy33
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True but do believe the Sunday workers, being at the lower end of the pay scale, will be told to take any Monday Residential packages out. When Monday comes around, the bottom routes will need to take an extra long break or given the option to go home for free. But then again, the low end pay employees are new and young. Saturday night out with the girlfriend or line dancing means many sick calls that will have to be covered by Sunday scheduled workers who didn't call in. Besides, how many 20 plus year vets are going to pick up the phone during Sunday Breakfast or just before kickoff lol.
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