Well you keep wishing that I worked for Con-way. I am sure they wish I did work for them!
But, as I was saying before I was taken off topic, by someone who more than likely can not read! In fact go back and re-read the post. Which I did post, to find out why a person at Con-Way would not be fired for doing all that I wrote. I wanted someone to answer all those questions that I placed on their board. Con-Ways board. Now, that, that is out of the way and put back where it belongs it still does not change these facts soon to be stated below.
This is another reason for why FedEx National is doing the cuts! Private company vs. Public company! This is Mr. Simmons who was on our mailed CD ROM...did you get yours?
Q. Mr. Simons, as an industry veteran, what has it been like for you to see the transformation from Watkins to FedEx?
A: Simons: It's been very interesting. You know, working for a family-run private company and going to a very large public company is much different. Public companies do things in a way that's significantly different than a private company can. But FedEx understands our culture; they understand our need to maintain our heritage, and it's been a great experience.
He uses the word Heritage! However, big companies do not care about heritage they believe in being number one and the bottom line getting there, as a Public company. The mind set of most of, heck all of us at Watkins was that FAMILY like feeling. That no longer exist. However, I can bet my bottom to last dollar that within time all of those feelings will be gone within another year. Once, those feeling are gone, it will be replaced by another feeling. The feeling of working for a name brand big company with leverage and lobying power. That all equals stability.
Those that were removed, can go and work for another family owned company, and horse play and wear jeans on the docks and Dickie shirts in their local P & D tractors and not care about being number one in what they do.
There are places like that for you here in the LTL world. Go to trasport topics top 100 list and apply for everyone after number 2 on the list and you can fill one of their tractor seats, answer their phones or move their freight on their docks.
But, the bottom line is this!
Q. Going forward, how will this Lakeland-based LTL segment fit in to the overall goals of FedEx Freight?
A: Reed: This is our baby. We have grown the freight business; it took us a while to get on top of that segment of our business. We're always striving to do better in that organization, but what we have found here with the National LTL is something special, long-term, and I can see success building each and every day, quite frankly. Especially when you have the people and culture, and you're willing to support it capital-wise and you're willing to support it technology-wise and really get behind those four elements of capacity that drive the success of our business: the people, the technology, the facilities and the equipment. As you see the rebranding of the equipment, these beautiful national LTL trucks rolling down the road, it's pretty exciting.
One more thing. Mr. Simmons is correct....
Q. Tell us more about the hub expansion.
A: Simons: We're starting a major expansion in our San Bernardino, Calif., terminal. It will basically increase it by a third. We've got Phoenix coming on, a new facility there. When we re-engineered we had to open, I think, nine new locations for our line-haul relay operations. It was a big project. We've also seen tremendous efficiency improvements in our docks. The way our freight flows now is much more efficient in general. Our hubs, we worked them seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Right now we work five days a week and we don't even work 24 hours a day anymore.
That is called quality of life! I and others feel sorry for the jobs and positions that were removed from the system. But, like I stated earlier. There are tons of mom and pops that will take you on as and employee.
But one more important person stated this. I must quote someone from Con-Way, since they were brought up in this conversation.
John Labrie , president of Con-way Freight, the LTL unit of truck and logistics company Con-Way Inc said FedEx. "have raised the bar in the LTL market."
As well as this quote!
FedEx don't just try a new market on for size, they get into it to win ," Skubiz said.
This had to be said...to help others here that want to make FEDEX NATIONAL NUMBER ONE IN THE LTL FREIGHT DIVISION IN AMERICA. Do not be let down by others that had to be part of the big machine and cut from a system that they were no longer needed.
The buggy whip maker had to go, too! Thank FORD for that one!
