Will UPS Go On Strike?
FedEx has reportedly met with many volume UPS shippers letting them know it will not accept new customers should UPS workers strike, and that if shippers want to shift from UPS to FedEx, now is the time.
However, as reported in Wolfe Trahan's State of Freight first quarter 2013 shipper survey results, 82 percent of shippers said they have no plans to shift parcel volumes to FedEx during IBT/UPS contract negotiations. If a tentative agreement hasn't been reached by the end of March, Wolfe Trahan expects to see an acceleration of volume shifts to alternate providers, including FedEx, USPS and regional parcel carriers.
- Categories:
- Shipping
- Companies:
- Federal Express
- United Parcel Service
Rob Martinez is the CEO of Shipware LLC, a professional services firm that transforms businesses through intelligent distribution solutions and strategies. Rob has helped some of the world’s most recognizable brands reduce parcel shipping costs an average of 25 percent through contract negotiations, rate benchmarking, modal optimization, invoice audit and other savings vehicles. A cum laude graduate of UCLA, Rob has 20 years of transportation industry experience, including executive positions at DHL and Stamps.com, in addition to his work as an outside consultant since 2001.
