The Trade Association for Logistics Professionals (TALP), formed in August, was designed to advocate for fleets contracted with FedEx Ground.
HDT’s Deborah Lockridge talks to fellow fleet editor Chris Brown, who’s been covering the largest FedEx Ground contractor in the United States — and the criticism that led to the contract's cancellation.
FedEx Ground contractor Route Consultant and its CEO Spencer Patton have been under fire by the delivery company, facing a late August lawsuit. Now, Patton and the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals are asking for a vote of no confidence against FedEx's CEO John Smith.
Spencer Patton, the de facto leader of FedEx Ground contractors, had his routes terminated and his business sued by FedEx. But the top challenges facing delivery fleets — fuel, maintenance, labor costs, and supply-chain delays — aren’t going away soon.
The owner of Patton Logistics and Route Consultant says that FedEx Ground is ignoring systemic, networkwide problems and is attempting to silence its contractors.
Spencer Patton, of Patton Logistics and Route Consultants, has publicly challenged FedEx Ground regarding strains to contractor profits involving fuel surcharges and Sunday deliveries.
FedEx Ground's largest U.S. contractor is calling on the Fortune 50 company to provide an increase in pay and a reevaluation of Sunday deliveries for its 6,000-plus independent service providers (ISPs).
Five different FedEx Corporation independent service providers received vehicles during the month of March.
Surging demand for drivers, more than doubling in the last year, has led to sign-on bonuses and high wages to fill positions, according to Global Data, a leading data and analytics company. A high number of retirements in recent times and tough working conditions have prompted companies to go the extra mile.
Parcel delivery and trucking company FedEx Corp. on Tuesday reported it turned its finances around dramatically in the most recent quarter as it also wrapped up its fiscal year.
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