[woofer]

Weren’t these the delivery guys from the RPS ground service that Fedex bought from Roadway Freight to jumpstart their Fedex Ground service? The RPS delivery guys were independent contractors.

[Myrddin]

I don't have enough info on the RPS case to make an intelligent comment on that situation.

[Nowhere Man]

Weren’t these the delivery guys from the RPS ground service that Fedex bought from Roadway Freight to jumpstart their Fedex Ground service? The RPS delivery guys were independent contractors.

Yeah, RPS was that way prior to them being bought out and they became Fed Ex Ground. I'm following this with great interest since I work there. I hope the ruling is challeged, some say if it is, it will be laughed out of court.

[NittanyLion]

Weren’t these the delivery guys from the RPS ground service that Fedex bought from Roadway Freight to jumpstart their Fedex Ground service? The RPS delivery guys were independent contractors.

RPS was purchased by FedEx, and as far as I know the employees went with the deal. DHL Express purchased Airborne, and the reason service is spotty is because they have fewer physical assets and employees than their two much larger competitors. That said, DHL Express' parent company is Deutsche Post, the second largest employer in the world. They're pumping cash into the US DHL Express operation, so one would have to figure that within the next five years DHL Express' service should improve within the US market (they're already dominant in most large ex-US markets).