Originally Posted by
FDXLAG
Again you are confusing Fedex Ground/Freight/Express. They are separate companies with separate sales, sorts, and delivery employees. If this happens Fred will just have to change his business model and let a lot of those separate employees go. Typical lefties, greater good is defined by what boost union employment not overall employment. Whatever it takes to keep those PAC contribution rolling.
FDXLAG,
When did I confuse them before??? <g>
I have never confused them. We are integrated logistics companies. UPS oversees an empire of various subsidiaries,
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
UPS Capital
UPS Airlines
UPS Express Critical
UPS Freight
UPS Logistics
UPS Mail Innovations
UPS Professional Solutions
Each with own sales staff, employees, facilities, sorts, and delivery employees where applicable.
When we fly into a gateway, we don't work for the folks there, we are the air subsidiary, different managers, etc.
UPS managed to use ground networks to cut airline costs, less pilots, etc, increase services etc. UPS bought Overnite in 2005 to compete with your seperate companies LTL business, etc. That was the subsidiary (UPS Freight) to compete with Fred's purchase of Viking and then American Freightways.
Here is how Fred intended those purchases:
"FedEx Corp. announced today it would re-brand its two LTL operating companies, American Freightways (AF) and Viking Freight, as FedEx Freight. They will continue to maintain separate operations to optimize service in their respective geographic markets, but will work closely with other FedEx companies.
"This move will boost our sales and marketing capabilities in the growing LTL market," said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. president & CEO. "While AF and Viking have excellent reputations in their market segments, they will now join their sister FedEx companies to compete collectively with the transportation industry's most diverse portfolio of shipping services."
Exactly what UPS does.
All was pointing out was Fred's quote from above.
American Freightways and Viking Freight become FedEx Freight
if you want to read the rest.
Fred will combine efficiencies of all these companies he controls. Exactly what UPS does.
and if UPS does something, FedEx matches, FedEx does something, UPS matches.
Our management teams aren't dumb, They will continue to minimize costs in our airlines using their other delivery modes when able. When your LTL folks become team drivers, Fred will most certainly fill trucks with air volume like UPS. Stand by my original post.