It's no different than when fedex west was absorbed by the fedex east. Our corporate offices in Santa Clara were closed. Line haul in Tucson Az was shut down, and we entered the dark ages.
Our regional guy told us that we our a year from making a profit and that nothing else has worked and this is the last ditch effort. After the year if we aren't making a profit Fed Ex would have no problem closing us or selling us, and that we will make a profit or it could be bad news for all. This came from above him. So its in everybody's best interest to get along and do the best job they can. Getting along is all they want neither side is happy about this but it's none of our faults.
Our regional guy told us that we our a year from making a profit and that nothing else has worked and this is the last ditch effort. After the year if we aren't making a profit Fed Ex would have no problem closing us or selling us, and that we will make a profit or it could be bad news for all. This came from above him. So its in everybody's best interest to get along and do the best job they can. Getting along is all they want neither side is happy about this but it's none of our faults.
Yes dog we were at a billion yes I said billion dollar a year income and was making money. The Watkins brothers where bragging on that one. Then FedEx bought us and dismantled it and we are were we are today.But in retrospect I have never worked for a third generation owned company for very long. I new they would sell soon as John Watkins turned it over to them.When we were American Freightways, we made money year after year. I also worked for Spartan Express, and our west partner Viking Freight was the money making division that kept that fiasco alive. And I don't know that much about Wakins history, but when I started driving back in the mid 80's they were around then, so they must have been making money to be in business for as long as they were. So WHAT has changed? Upper Management ! Maybe they need to "get the big picture"....
are management in cincy are only policy pushers,matter of fact they will enforce a policy quicker than order stuff, find out an answer,do any thing for the driver.I don't know if that is fedex way of operation or just are chicken crap managements way.if it's the latter I hope you guys in columbus put a stop to it because the 2worst are going to clm.my opinion is if your title is manager you should manage.