FedEx Freight | Today’s announcement April 5
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FedEx to combine all but LTL into 1 organization
Federal Express Corp. will consolidate its air, ground parcel and other units; LTL will operate separately under the brand.
www.freightwaves.com
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They did mention integrating FedEx ground/express with freight to reduce empty miles. Get ready for those garbage vias that makes your day longer for an extra 20 miles.
I see them getting maximum dollar for us while we are profitable, and cutting us loose.
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Naah. Express and Ground are different in name only, and basically providing the same service. No reason for them to be seperate. LtL is an entirely different animal. No way to fold package freight into LtL, and Vice versa.
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They said it will be a hybrid network.
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Don't see them selling Freight LtL. Imo, this is no different than the National/Freight merger. Just a consolidation of operations to reduce cost by eliminating redundancy. They'll save tens of millions on consolidation of buildings alone.
Now, my question.
Is Express going to a contractor model, or will Ground employees be brought into the FX fold? That, imo, is the hurdle. A hybrid model will cause serious friction, and I don't see that as sustainable.
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Also, is Raj out?
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So they’re calling it “One Fedex”, but Freight will be separate. Isn’t that “Two FedEx’s”?
Does this have to do with the differentiation between the rail act and a trucking company, or are we to we sold?
Does this have to do with the differentiation between the rail act and a trucking company, or are we to we sold?
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And the rerouting. No more seeing a ground driver and express driver in the same area. One driver per area.
He was the key speaker.
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Also, with this change, will they be reclassified?
FedEx, founded in 1971, was classified for labor purposes under the 1926 National Railway Act because of its focus on air freight. The railway act, which also covers airlines, aims to minimize the impact of local strikes on national infrastructure and makes unionizing more difficult.
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2009/12/08/fedex-and-ups-feud-over-union-rules
FedEx, founded in 1971, was classified for labor purposes under the 1926 National Railway Act because of its focus on air freight. The railway act, which also covers airlines, aims to minimize the impact of local strikes on national infrastructure and makes unionizing more difficult.
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2009/12/08/fedex-and-ups-feud-over-union-rules
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That's a good question as well. Fx is classified as an Air Freight company.
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Well my friends after reading and rereading this carefully worded statement
I feel suspicious . Not sure what our future holds but I'll pray for all of you that
are still in the trenches .
Good Luck
SMOKESTACK
I feel suspicious . Not sure what our future holds but I'll pray for all of you that
are still in the trenches .
Good Luck
SMOKESTACK
so the company will be called Express, the ground name will go away but it will still be contractor based. We have had a few Express trailers drivers pop looking to see what we had available. They said their jobs will be gone within a year. It will probably be a slow combination by region. One my friends works at Freight and said they have had express drivers come in there also looking for future work.
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It sounds like they're trying to move to mostly rail.
