FDX: any news on the USPS contract renewal
10-10-2012, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Commando
I don't see an annoucement until early Spring. It is effective Sept. 1, 2013. The USPS needs to give the New company time to get up to speed. If a New company does get the Contract. I think UPS is just in the competition to lower the yield for FDX. UPS will not win, they don't have the Lift to do the contract. Not even close. And no airplanes showing up. It takes at least a year to get ramped up if it was UPS. They don't have the Lift.
10-10-2012, 07:48 AM
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Half of the 757's are not parked. Let's not be an Obama here. About 5 757's are parked last spring. And they are all back flying now. Let me say it one more time. The USPS contract Fills 30 DC-10's a DAY. RFD, DFW sorts are not a player here. It's Lift problems. UPS is in this to lower the Profit margin. Just like the TNT deal, never going to happen.
UPS will walk just like they did years ago with ATSG.
UPS will walk just like they did years ago with ATSG.
10-10-2012, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Commando
Half of the 757's are not parked. Let's not be an Obama here. About 5 757's are parked last spring. And they are all back flying now. Let me say it one more time. The USPS contract Fills 30 DC-10's a DAY. RFD, DFW sorts are not a player here. It's Lift problems. UPS is in this to lower the Profit margin. Just like the TNT deal, never going to happen.
UPS will walk just like they did years ago with ATSG.
UPS will walk just like they did years ago with ATSG.
Most of our fleet sits during the day and could be flown on the second day system.
RFD and DFW sorts could be ramped up with very little difficulty . The capacity exists in our current system.
I fly the system 14 days a month and could fly the system more if the flying is available. Just with our current staffing we could fly 50% more , our guys would suck it up in a heart beat. 100 hrs pay and credit a pay period and not get close to FAR maximums.
10-10-2012, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 757upspilot
...I fly the system 14 days a month and could fly the system more if the flying is available. Just with our current staffing we could fly 50% more , our guys would suck it up in a heart beat. 100 hrs pay and credit a pay period and not get close to FAR maximums.
01-30-2013, 07:48 PM
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Retirement seems to be working out great so I don't get here very often anymore. However, that said, I thought I'd comment on the USPS contract and how I believe it will effect UPS. Knowing what you all know about your (UPS) management and the methods they've used to "grow" your flight department, why would anyone believe that UPS has actually presented a viable bid for this upcoming contract. I suspect that when the dust settles, UPS will be carrying the same amount of USPS cargo that they carry today, and not one package more. Just my guess.
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