Fedex Freight Furlough

Yes, DSM announced today that the are doing furloughs. From December 4 to March 4.

Someone that works out of New York posted on reddit saying there center was doing furloughs.

 

My niece's husband flies for them. He said that the rumors of layoffs in the flight department are very strong. There has already been some route consolidation and aircraft are sitting idle pending transport to storage.
It doesn't look good.

 

Thats either Express or Ground, freight doesn't use airplanes. But they may be doing furloughs also.

 

Right before their busiest time of the year ?

 

People have been Christmas shopping nonstop for the last couple years
This is just going to be another Tuesday for them and they already have everything they need

 

Its Freight thats doing the Furloughs for right now. Ground and Express do home delivery. Freight does pallet freight delivering to like Walmart Dc, manufacturing plants, ect. Everything is supposed to be over 125lbs.

We do some home delivery but its more like someone ordered tires for there combine or tractor. Or in the spring we will big plastic totes of seed to farmers.

 

I with FXF out of the hub at ATL. They have told us that we are not being affected by the furloughs but other centers are. Freighthauler87 who used to drive out of LRK says that they have absorbed people from the terminal in Conway, Arkansas. Something really weird is going on. I'm starting to get a little spooked because my run that goes from ATL to GSP always runs, but lately has been cut at least twice a week. I've been eyeing other jobs but I don't want to jump ship because I enjoy my job at FXF.

 

Well guys, my best advice is to tough it out. I won't be any better anywhere else and you'll be at the dead bottom of the seniority list. (Former manager at both FXF and XPO).
Good luck and best wishes