Daredevil said:I would say it's more a cost issue. between Parking tickets ( I used to collect them like baseball cards & they add up quick), time lost ( sometime in the middle of the day it would take one and a half hours just to go around the block in midtown Manhattan), along with accident/incident headaches, driver safety....ect. I think it's more cost effective for a company like Fed Ex to pay another company to deal with that nightmare.
You have watched way too many episodes of the Sopranos .......USLoneStar said:Is it hard to deliver in NYC?, is it controlled by MAFIA bosses?
USLoneStar said:Does anyone know how the operation works in New York City and the 4 burroughs? I hear that FX doesnt go down there, that they use contractors...why? Is it hard to deliver in NYC?, is it controlled by MAFIA bosses? Why cant a FX truck go into the city to deliver?
Uniontrucka:wacko: you know what the real reason is :wacko: It's all about the toilet paper..I have heard it's in short supply in Queens:bicycle:..........CRAZYUnionTrucka said:Your right about FXF using contractors. you guys use several contractors. the one in my area is called On-Time Trucking. they pick-up & deliver all your frt. for the 5 boros. never really understood why you need sub-contractors for Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, & Staten Is. it's very easy to service these areas. i could understand Manhattan frt. being given away because of the many obstacles involved. 2-men job inside delivery jobs, time lost due to traffic and no parking, liftgate deliveries, and not to mention the need of st. jobs. i've never seen a FXF st. job.
I remember sitting in lunch rooms in Jersey City and Brooklyn and the men treating the Steward like God.neutral said:This is all B.S.
The reason why local companys get the biz is because of control. You want your business seriously messed with? Try to compete against the local cartage companys.
This harkens back to the day of 'Goon Squads'..Any Union Member remember 'Goon Squads'?
UnionTrucka said:i could understand Manhattan frt. being given away because of the many obstacles involved. 2-men job inside delivery jobs, time lost due to traffic and no parking, liftgate deliveries, and not to mention the need of st. jobs. i've never seen a FXF st. job.
neutral said:Oh, I don't know about this. FedEx Freight seems to do just fine in San Francisco with these same sort of restrictions. Don't they?
crazy said:Uniontrucka:wacko: you know what the real reason is :wacko: It's all about the toilet paper..I have heard it's in short supply in Queens:bicycle:..........CRAZY