Dean Maciuba, Managing Partner (USA) for Crossroads Parcel Consulting,
discusses the ramifications of the UPS - Teamsters deal, FedEx’s
cost-cutting, USPS reform, and Amazon delivery contractors.
Impact of UPS’s deal with Teamsters
How UPS was travelling prior to striking a
deal with the union
FedEx’s efforts to reduce its operating
costs
Amalgamation of FedEx’s Ground and Express
networks
FedEx’s improved competitiveness with
UPS
UPS parcel volume loss
Losing low-margin residential e-commerce
business
Potential for lay-offs at UPS
UPS’s focus on high-revenue express
business
FedEx’s low-cost contractor model
Potential for UPS-Teamsters deal to raise
wages across the sector
Earning potential of Amazon drivers
The war for talent in the last mile
Amazon remuneration of Delivery Service
Partners
Employee/contractor classification issue
FedEx’s experiences with
mis-classification
Dynamic pricing and surcharges in the
USA
The costs behind peak season
Granularity of dynamic pricing
Lack of transparency in parcel pricing
US Postal Service reorganisation under PMG
Louis DeJoy
Volume decline at USPS
Changes to USPS ground services
USPS investing more in sales and
communications
Amazon’s encroachment into non-metro
delivery
Rural delivery surcharges
Peak season preparations
The extension of peak season
About the Podcast
The Postal Hub is the podcast for the global postal, parcels, delivery and express sectors.