Spencer Patton has 225 FedEx Ground routes in 10 states as well as businesses that offer services to the roughly 6,000 U.S. contractors that transport and deliver packages for that unit.

FedEx Ground contractors have various long-standing grievances. High on the list is FedEx's move to seven-days-a-week service in May 2019 — many say there's not enough demand on Sundays to ...

FedEx Ground’s average daily volume has grown from 1.4 million parcels in 2000 to 8.3 million in 2018, while FedEx Express’ volume dropped from 2.9 million in 2000 to 2.73 million in 2018 ...

FedEx Ground is suing its largest contractor, Spencer Patton, for disparaging the company. Patton has claimed the FedEx Ground network is in trouble due to contractors going out of business.

Patton says the 6,000 FedEx Ground contractors spend about $15 billion per year collectively in procurement – buying vehicles, fuel, uniforms, etc. — but there is no collective purchasing power.

As FedEx Ground delivery drivers pay the price for soaring inflation and high diesel fuel prices, FedEx’s largest contractor sounded the alarm that at least one-third of the route system is on ...

Its petition states the former FedEx Ground contractor made nearly $527,000 in 2023 and over $1.6 million in 2022. FedEx Ground litigation. According to court documents, ...

All packages delivered by FedEx Ground are done through contractors. Patton ran 225 routes in 10 states using 275 vehicles. Most ISPs are small fleets, operating 10 to 25 vehicles, though some 200 ...

A former FedEx Corp delivery contractor on Tuesday called for a no-confidence vote by contractors against FedEx Ground Chief Executive John Smith, escalating a conflict with the parcel delivery firm.

FedEx has also withdrawn its FY 2022 outlook, while rival UPS has held firm. In an Oct. 5 memo to contractors, Paul Melander, senior vice president of safety and transportation for FedEx Ground, said ...

In a March 18 letter to contractors, FedEx Ground's CEO, John Smith, said the company took a look at the gas and diesel compensation for contractors and decided no special action was necessary.