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Fed Ex Is Screwy

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All shipped the same day.
2 boxes arrived - 3 didn't and still show "left Fed Ex".
Don't they keep these things together when they are all one shipment?

473371210034812 Departed FedEx location Sep 13, 2007 3:17 AM
473371210034829 Delivered Sep 13, 2007 3:26 PM
473371210034836 Departed FedEx location Sep 13, 2007 12:24 AM
473371210034843 Delivered Sep 13, 2007 3:26 PM
473371210034850 Departed FedEx location Sep 13, 2007 8:02 AM
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Just got off the phone.

Fed Ex had extra space on one truck so they split up my order and delivered 2 boxes a day early. 2 of the other boxes will come tomorrow and the last one is due Saturday.

One order delivered over 3 days. :rolleyes: What a waste of gas. If the order is there, why break it up and risk losing a part of it and just deliver the entire order at once?
 
SPJ said:
Don't they keep these things together when they are all one shipment?
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Absolutely not. A box is a box is a box is a box. All they care about is what their scanner tells them. That aint just Fed-Ex, that is everyone in the shipping industry. From the post office to Fed-Ex/UPS to motor freight. Its all about the scanner and bar code.
 
As long as they don't lose the little box that is supposed to come Saturday. That one has the hardware and wiring in it. The other 4 boxes are no good without that one.
 
Check this out, from the bottom up. Arrived at Kalamazoo Mi. went to Calif. back to N.J. then back to Calif. I am glad my customer was understanding, 2 weeks to deliver??

Sep 5, 2007 12:15 PM

Delivered

San Gabriel, CA

Left at front door. Signature Service not requested.


8:30 AM

On FedEx vehicle for delivery

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA




5:40 AM

At local FedEx facility

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA




4:25 AM

Departed FedEx location

BLOOMINGTON, CA




Sep 4, 2007 9:10 PM

Arrived at FedEx location

BLOOMINGTON, CA




Aug 30, 2007 8:21 PM

Departed FedEx location

KEASBEY, NJ




4:11 PM

Arrived at FedEx location

KEASBEY, NJ




Aug 27, 2007 11:10 PM

Arrived at FedEx location

BLOOMINGTON, CA




Aug 23, 2007 11:12 AM

Departed FedEx location

CHICAGO, IL




1:46 AM

Arrived at FedEx location

CHICAGO, IL




Aug 22, 2007 10:41 PM

Left origin

KALAMAZOO, MI




8:24 PM

Arrived at FedEx location

KALAMAZOO, MI




5:55 PM

Picked up
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I just had several boxes sent to me through fedex. One of the days, 2 boxes were supposed to arrive the next day, 1 showed on time, other got lost and re-routed for a day later. If you punched the main tracking number into fedex, both are under it. So no excuses for wrong address and what not when one made it. Shrap is right though, it's not just fedex, its everyone. None have a flawless sheet... or close to one. I've been screwed by every company.

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I dont know how many of you are familiar with the inner workings of a major hub, but each shift is literally 4 to 5 hours of designed chaos.

At the UPS 81st street hub here in Indy we used to move 300,000 packages on average in a 4-1/2 hour shift. That is literally unloading semis and delivery vehicles at one end of the facility, sorting them and reloading them in different trucks at the other end of the building. Packages are flying folks.

In between they are scanned and sorted. They are scanned to show they have arrived at the Indy hub, next a sorter will sort the packages onto different conveyor belts based on the first three digits of the zip code. A sorter is literally sorting a package a second. A good sorter is anyway. As long as 99% the Next Day got properly sorted and 94% of of everything else got properly sorted management was happy.

The packages go from the sorter down a conveyor to the folks who load the packages back up on different semi-trailers and delivery trucks based again on the first three digits of the zip code. As the folks load the truck the packages get scanned again to show they are exiting the 81st street hub.

Keep in mind this is roughly 125 people doing it. 300,000 packages unloaded, arrival scan, sorted, exit scan and loaded up again in 4-1/2 hours, by 125 people. It is truly designed chaos inside these hubs folks. We used to joke all the time that it was a miracle that anything ever made it on time.
 
That is just crazy!
Chaos is an understatement.
No wonder fragile means nothing. LOL.
Talk about working hard to earn a paycheck. Sounds like you would be exhausted after a shift.
 
SPJ said:
Sounds like you would be exhausted after a shift.
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You were actually still pretty juiced most days when the shift was over. Its pretty much impossible to get yourself mentally/physically hyped to do the job and then just shut it back off instantly. The bar a couple blocks up the road always had at least 10 UPS employees in it pretty much every hour it was open. Immediately after a shift ended there could be as many as 50 or 60.
 
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