FedEx Ground

FedEx to rely more on outside airlift to support in-house air services

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FedEx Corp. will use third-party aircraft capacity to handle less-urgent shipments that don’t need...

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Is FedEx Ground looking to zero out 3rd-party influence?

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The FedEx Ground model is a low-margin business with little tolerance for spendthrift behavior. Yet...

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Los Teamsters empiezan a perfilar su estrategia de negociación con UPS 

Se esperaba que el proceso de negociación del contrato entre UPS Inc. y el sindicato Teamsters fuera ruidoso y emotivo. A juzgar por los comentarios realizados en la primera reunión de los Teamsters para discutir la estrategia de negociación, el sindicato no decepcionó. 

El lunes en Washington, el Presidente General de los Teamsters, Sean O’Brien, y el Secretario-Tesorero General, Fred Zuckerman, convocaron una reunión de lo que se conoce como el Comité Nacional de Selección de UPS. El encuentro...

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Fur flies as Teamsters begin hashing out UPS negotiating strategy

The contract negotiating process between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union was expected to get loud and emotional. Judging from comments made at the first Teamster meeting to discuss bargaining strategy, the union didn’t disappoint.

On Monday in Washington, Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman convened a meeting of what is known as the UPS National Screening Committee. The gathering brought together representatives from dozens of UPS (NYSE: UPS)...

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Bad weather to delay more than 10 million holiday packages, consultancy says

More than 10 million holiday packages did not reach their destinations on Friday nor will they reach their destinations by Christmas Eve, casualties of the weather nightmare ensnaring more than half of the country, consultancy ShipMatrix Inc. said Saturday.

The bad weather, which has caused delays at parcel carriers’ East Coast and Midwest air and ground hubs, and has made driving slow and treacherous across the nation’s roads and highways, means that about 15% of deliveries scheduled for Friday...

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The leap of faith at FedEx

FedEx Corp. has managed through multiple “show-me” moments in its half-century of operations. But none may be as important as what transpired Tuesday night.

FedEx’s (NYSE: FDX) fiscal 2023 second-quarter results, coming on the heels of a first quarter that included a pre-announcement of shockingly bad numbers, were important in trying to convince analysts, investors and the transportation community that the business either has been stabilized, albeit at what would be considered...

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FedEx, UPS shippers face 8%-10% prices hikes in 2023, consultancy says

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TransImpact says there will be virtually no difference in rates in 2023 between FedEx and UPS.

Shipper...

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Si el sindicato Teamsters hace huelga, ¿cerrará UPS sus puertas? 

En agosto de 1997, los Teamsters abandonaron el trabajo en UPS Inc. en la primera huelga no sindical de la larga historia de la empresa. Con una fuerza laboral compuesta exclusivamente por Teamsters y sin planes de llamar a trabajadores de reemplazo para repartir mercancías, UPS cerró su enorme red de reparto terrestre en EE.UU. en lugar de arriesgarse a dañar permanentemente su reputación entre los clientes. 

La huelga duró 15 días, enviando una avalancha de paquetes y cartas a los...

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If the Teamsters union strikes, will UPS close its doors?

In August 1997, the Teamsters walked off the job at UPS Inc. in the first non-wildcat strike in the relationship’s long history.  With an all-Teamsters labor force and no plans to call in replacement workers to deliver goods, UPS shuttered its massive U.S. ground delivery network rather than risk permanently damaging its reputation with customers.

The strike lasted 15 days, sending an avalanche of parcel and letter volumes to rival carriers, burying their networks and, in many cases, causing...

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Affidavit: FedEx Ground contractor killed Texas girl in panic after accident

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Content warning: This story contains graphic details about how Athena Strand died, based on the...

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