Difference Between UPS and FedEx
11-15-2006, 09:31 PM
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I gotta echo jetjok; my FedEx driver knows me and stops by when he's delivering a bid pack or a package and we talk, mostly about the company and how busy he is, but he does stay and chit-chat for a few minutes.
Brown comes, drops the package off, and makes a diarrheal exit before I can get to him.
Even if I miss my driver but come out to get the pkg, my driver will at least wave and sometimes stop while he's turning around in the cul-de-sac to say hi.
Brown comes, drops the package off, and makes a diarrheal exit before I can get to him.
Even if I miss my driver but come out to get the pkg, my driver will at least wave and sometimes stop while he's turning around in the cul-de-sac to say hi.
11-15-2006, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetjok
A number of years ago the ground loaders at UPS had failed to tether a B-747 down and while loading, stood the jet on its' tail. Someone managed to take a photo and it was propagating around the company. Management came out with a letter very quickly, saying that if they caught the person spreading this photo, he would be fired.
A few years later, FedEx did the very same thing with a DC-10. Again, someone took a photo and spread it around. Only on this photo was a small caption, placed by the Captains' window. It read: "DC-10 Captain throws his wallet out the window." That photo was hung everywhere with great pride.
Therein lies your major difference between UPS and FedEx.
Good luck with your report. May I suggest that when you're done with it, you post a summary on this website.
A few years later, FedEx did the very same thing with a DC-10. Again, someone took a photo and spread it around. Only on this photo was a small caption, placed by the Captains' window. It read: "DC-10 Captain throws his wallet out the window." That photo was hung everywhere with great pride.
Therein lies your major difference between UPS and FedEx.
Good luck with your report. May I suggest that when you're done with it, you post a summary on this website.
11-15-2006, 10:05 PM
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Sorry to hijack the thread but what a really dumb project. Who cares?? This is the reason why I tell people to stick to a non aviation degree, it will open up your mind and it will make you see that there are other things to life besides aviation. Still hard to understand what the relevance of pilot contracts have to do with anything. The only people that should care about that are the ones that have been hired, not some college kids with SJS.
11-15-2006, 10:16 PM
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STL has two aircraft from each company. With UPS, you have to fuel at a precise time. We were called, expected to be there within five minutes, a marshaller was waiting, signaled us in. We chocked the rear wheels, got wanded with a metal detector, the truck was inspected, and when given the blessing we began fueling. When loading their planes there was the operator on the loader, a supervisor standing next to him, a marshaller, a supervisor next to the marshaller, two people to push the cans, and a supervisor watching them.
FX calls us with their fuel loads. As long as we fuel before they block out it's all good. About 10 minutes before it's time to load, their rampers meet up, do a few exercises and go to work. You have an operator on the loader, a couple people pushing the cans, and a marshaller for the loader and tugs pulling the cans. They also help push the cans. FedEx loads 2 DC-10s in less time than UPS takes for a DC-8 and an A-300 and does it with about 1/4 the staffing.
FX calls us with their fuel loads. As long as we fuel before they block out it's all good. About 10 minutes before it's time to load, their rampers meet up, do a few exercises and go to work. You have an operator on the loader, a couple people pushing the cans, and a marshaller for the loader and tugs pulling the cans. They also help push the cans. FedEx loads 2 DC-10s in less time than UPS takes for a DC-8 and an A-300 and does it with about 1/4 the staffing.
11-15-2006, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilotpip
STL has two aircraft from each company. With UPS, you have to fuel at a precise time. We were called, expected to be there within five minutes, a marshaller was waiting, signaled us in. We chocked the rear wheels, got wanded with a metal detector, the truck was inspected, and when given the blessing we began fueling. When loading their planes there was the operator on the loader, a supervisor standing next to him, a marshaller, a supervisor next to the marshaller, two people to push the cans, and a supervisor watching them.
FX calls us with their fuel loads. As long as we fuel before they block out it's all good. About 10 minutes before it's time to load, their rampers meet up, do a few exercises and go to work. You have an operator on the loader, a couple people pushing the cans, and a marshaller for the loader and tugs pulling the cans. They also help push the cans. FedEx loads 2 DC-10s in less time than UPS takes for a DC-8 and an A-300 and does it with about 1/4 the staffing.
FX calls us with their fuel loads. As long as we fuel before they block out it's all good. About 10 minutes before it's time to load, their rampers meet up, do a few exercises and go to work. You have an operator on the loader, a couple people pushing the cans, and a marshaller for the loader and tugs pulling the cans. They also help push the cans. FedEx loads 2 DC-10s in less time than UPS takes for a DC-8 and an A-300 and does it with about 1/4 the staffing.
11-15-2006, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AirWillie
Sorry to hijack the thread but what a really dumb project. Who cares?? This is the reason why I tell people to stick to a non aviation degree, it will open up your mind and it will make you see that there are other things to life besides aviation. Still hard to understand what the relevance of pilot contracts have to do with anything. The only people that should care about that are the ones that have been hired, not some college kids with SJS.
I like the way you think....I got an all aviation degree, but it was necessity......wish I would have taken your advice, like 8 years ago!!
11-15-2006, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Cosmicharlie26
Nevermind. STL. Okay, thought you were referring to another brown and purple ramp.
11-16-2006, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Pilotpip
It's the only one that I know of where they are on the same basic real estate. Then again, it's the only one that I've really seen their aircraft loaded and unloaded on and it's the only ramp that I used to fuel them on.
No, Mobile is thst way as well ( BFM) . I used to work line service and fueled both; I then went to work for FedEx for a couple of years, but quit to build the jet time and hopefully return one day.
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