FedEx Ground Package System considering Cecil Field?

[thelakelander]

"I can confirm FedEx Ground is looking into something in the Jacksonville area, but nothing is confirmed," said Jesse Bull, FedEx communications coordinator.

"We're still in the preliminary phase," he said. "We don't have further details."

FedEx is based in Memphis and FedEx Ground is based in Pittsburgh.

Several sources say FedEx is looking at Jacksonville for a potential 500,000-square-foot logistics operation at Cecil Commerce Center in West Jacksonville.

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=538859

[Jason]

Would be a perfect fit, assuming FedEx can fly cargo in and out as well.

[acme54321]

Do FedEx and UPS currently fly into Cecil or JAX?  I am thinking JAX...??

[Jason]

Yes, JAX.

[Jason]

It seems a no-brainer for Cecil to be set up for commercial and private air traffic, and for JAX to be set up for passenger traffic.

[fsujax]

well, Cecil does have one of the longest runways in country!

[If_I_Loved_you]

7th Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Argument in FedEx Ground Drivers Contractor Misrepresentation Case

January 13, 2012 â€" Chicago, IL In December 2010, a federal judge in Indiana placed an obstacle in the way of the drivers’ lawsuits by finding in a number of cases that the drivers were contractors despite the more than 10,000 pages of testimony and documentary evidence the drivers had submitted in support of their claims.  In the December 2010 decision, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Miller concluded, in a number of the class action cases, that the drivers were independent contractors and not employees.  At the same time, Judge Miller found that the drivers in the states of Kentucky, Nevada and New Hampshire were employees for purposes of certain worker-protection statues, just as the court had found some Illinois drivers to be employees in an earlier decision.  The drivers filed appeals in each of the cases in which they were unsuccessful.  After extensive briefing, the first of these appeals, centering on drivers who worked in the state of Kansas, were the subject of the January 12, 2012 argument before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.


At issue in the appeals is whether Judge Miller should have sided with FedEx Ground or should have left the issue of the drivers’ classification to a jury to decide. While the evidence showed that FedEx Ground required drivers to comply with policies that controlled their uniforms, trucks, how they maintain their vehicles, how they carry packages and how they interface with customers, in order to provide a uniform appearance to FedEx Ground’s customers â€" most of whom have no clue that the drivers are not FedEx Ground employees, the court found that this was not enough to make the drivers employees based upon the unique circumstances of the consolidated class actions.  The Court then found that FedEx Ground’s myriad of rules were only “suggestions and best practices” or were based upon “results” and not how the drivers perform their work.
“FedEx Ground exercises absolute control over these drivers and its contract specifically retains for the company the right to that control,” said Beth Ross of Leonard Carder, LLP of San Francisco, one of the lead attorneys for the drivers, and the attorney that argued the appeal. “The drivers know the difference between a ‘suggestion’ and an order.  When a driver fails to follow the company’s many directions, even on an issue such as how they carry the packages, he or she is threatened with termination and/or fired. Because of this pervasive control, the court should have found that the drivers are employees.”  Ross added, “At the very least, there was ample evidence of employment status that warranted a trial, especially given the broad definition of what is an employee under the Kansas statute.”


The Plaintiffs’ attorneys, many of whom attended the argument, expect that the Court will issue a decision in the next few months.  Drivers should check the website or contact their local attorneys for updates.
http://www.fedexdriverslawsuit.com/

[Ocklawaha]

Would be a perfect fit, assuming FedEx can fly cargo in and out as well.

Not necessarily why they are looking at a cargo facility next to a freight airport. Like companies that locate facilities next to railroad track or even along abandoned rail sidings, it is often done for rate making purposes. In the bad Ol' days of super regulation lots of industries did that. The minute a small town would lose it's railroad branchline, the rates for trucking would skyrocket. I knew of several fair sized towns on the high prairie where the truckers undercut the railroad so bad (100 mile+ remnants of the old 'Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad') that the company finally threw in the towel and abandoned most of the line. Immediately after the rails came up so did the truck rates in some cases more then 3x what they were when the railroad was operating. In short order the farms and the grain elevator operators started failing.

If the COJ is ever smart enough to relay the Cecil Field Railroad, giving the industrial park the key ingredient to large scale success, a FED-EX ground, plus a top tier airport could spark an explosive boom in relocation to Jacksonville. In case anyone at JAA, COJ, JTA or JPA read this, I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.

[If_I_Loved_you]

Would be a perfect fit, assuming FedEx can fly cargo in and out as well.

Not necessarily why they are looking at a cargo facility next to a freight airport. Like companies that locate facilities next to railroad track or even along abandoned rail sidings, it is often done for rate making purposes. In the bad Ol' days of super regulation lots of industries did that. The minute a small town would lose it's railroad branchline, the rates for trucking would skyrocket. I knew of several fair sized towns on the high prairie where the truckers undercut the railroad so bad (100 mile+ remnants of the old 'Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad') that the company finally threw in the towel and abandoned most of the line. Immediately after the rails came up so did the truck rates in some cases more then 3x what they were when the railroad was operating. In short order the farms and the grain elevator operators started failing.

If the COJ is ever smart enough to relay the Cecil Field Railroad, giving the industrial park the key ingredient to large scale success, a FED-EX ground, plus a top tier airport could spark an explosive boom in relocation to Jacksonville. In case anyone at JAA, COJ, JTA or JPA read this, I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.

(I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.) Then you would be talking to Genesee & Wyoming Inc aka GWI http://www.gwrr.com/

[Ocklawaha]

Would be a perfect fit, assuming FedEx can fly cargo in and out as well.

Not necessarily why they are looking at a cargo facility next to a freight airport. Like companies that locate facilities next to railroad track or even along abandoned rail sidings, it is often done for rate making purposes. In the bad Ol' days of super regulation lots of industries did that. The minute a small town would lose it's railroad branchline, the rates for trucking would skyrocket. I knew of several fair sized towns on the high prairie where the truckers undercut the railroad so bad (100 mile+ remnants of the old 'Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad') that the company finally threw in the towel and abandoned most of the line. Immediately after the rails came up so did the truck rates in some cases more then 3x what they were when the railroad was operating. In short order the farms and the grain elevator operators started failing.

If the COJ is ever smart enough to relay the Cecil Field Railroad, giving the industrial park the key ingredient to large scale success, a FED-EX ground, plus a top tier airport could spark an explosive boom in relocation to Jacksonville. In case anyone at JAA, COJ, JTA or JPA read this, I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.

(I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.) Then you would be talking to Genesee & Wyoming Inc aka GWI http://www.gwrr.com/

Two out of three isn't too bad! Actually the St. Marys Railroad is owned by the Boatright Corporation and has nothing to do with G&W ( http://www.railroadman.com/railroads.php ). Boatright might be more interested as the St. Mary's is their first and only property - but a company that wants to expand its presence in the field. There are others like www.patriotrail.com/ or http://www.pinsly.com or http://www.anacostia.com/arh/arh.html or http://pioneer-railcorp.com etc. 

[If_I_Loved_you]

Would be a perfect fit, assuming FedEx can fly cargo in and out as well.

Not necessarily why they are looking at a cargo facility next to a freight airport. Like companies that locate facilities next to railroad track or even along abandoned rail sidings, it is often done for rate making purposes. In the bad Ol' days of super regulation lots of industries did that. The minute a small town would lose it's railroad branchline, the rates for trucking would skyrocket. I knew of several fair sized towns on the high prairie where the truckers undercut the railroad so bad (100 mile+ remnants of the old 'Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad') that the company finally threw in the towel and abandoned most of the line. Immediately after the rails came up so did the truck rates in some cases more then 3x what they were when the railroad was operating. In short order the farms and the grain elevator operators started failing.

If the COJ is ever smart enough to relay the Cecil Field Railroad, giving the industrial park the key ingredient to large scale success, a FED-EX ground, plus a top tier airport could spark an explosive boom in relocation to Jacksonville. In case anyone at JAA, COJ, JTA or JPA read this, I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.

(I'd talk to Talleyrand Terminal, the St. Mary's Railroad and First Coast Railroad about what it would take to get a industrial terminal company up and running to cecil.) Then you would be talking to Genesee & Wyoming Inc aka GWI http://www.gwrr.com/

Two out of three isn't too bad! Actually the St. Marys Railroad is owned by the Boatright Corporation and has nothing to do with G&W ( http://www.railroadman.com/railroads.php ). Boatright might be more interested as the St. Mary's is their first and only property - but a company that wants to expand its presence in the field. There are others like www.patriotrail.com/ or http://www.pinsly.com or http://www.anacostia.com/arh/arh.html or http://pioneer-railcorp.com etc.

Thanks for that info. 

[thelakelander]

FedEx confirms it will move Jacksonville hub to Cecil Commerce Center

FedEx Ground Shipping Service has confirmed that it is planning to build a 300,000-square-foot distribution center at Cecil Commerce Center, to be completed in 2015.
As the Business Journal reported in May, the new facility will replace FedEx's existing facility on Lane Avenue.

full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/06/17/fedex-confirms-it-will-move.html

[tufsu1]

apparently Jax. isn't the only Florida city they will be expanding in

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130617/ARTICLES/130619736?p=1&tc=pg