ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFedEx is launching a new e-commerce platform as it competes with Amazonwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1269cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1269external-linkFedEx is launching a new e-commerce platform as it competes with Amazonwww.theverge.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareedric@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months agoIf the quality of their deliveries, especially Fedex Ground, remain the same, they will never be able to compete.
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThat would require not stressing their drivers to the absolute limit, which is terrible for their bottom line.
minus-squareares35@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agofedex ground is still like the old rps, a poorly-managed collection of contractors and sub-contractors. only the air freight (‘express’) is really ‘fedex’.
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThey still have a responsibility to ensure their drivers aren’t overworked, even if they try and pass the buck to contractor companies.
If the quality of their deliveries, especially Fedex Ground, remain the same, they will never be able to compete.
That would require not stressing their drivers to the absolute limit, which is terrible for their bottom line.
fedex ground is still like the old rps, a poorly-managed collection of contractors and sub-contractors. only the air freight (‘express’) is really ‘fedex’.
They still have a responsibility to ensure their drivers aren’t overworked, even if they try and pass the buck to contractor companies.