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-square15fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkFedEx is launching a new e-commerce platform as it competes with Amazonwww.theverge.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoThat would require not stressing their drivers to the absolute limit, which is terrible for their bottom line.
minus-squareares35@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 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-up1·11 months agoThey still have a responsibility to ensure their drivers aren’t overworked, even if they try and pass the buck to contractor companies.
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.