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Whether you buy gifts for your loved ones or you were looking to take advantage of Cyber ​​Monday's offers for yourself, the next oneHoliday shopping season is sure to be busy - and this means packaging in Gogo. Last year,3.4 billion packages were estimated at the expedition between Black Friday and Christmas. But if you already think in advance, you must make sure that you follow the difficulties of a popular maritime company. Fedex now encounters problems with at least one of its main entrepreneurs - and therefore consumers could face the consequences. Read the rest to know why Fedex may not be able to deliver your vacation packages.

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Fedex uses a network of6,000 independent companies Make deliveries with its earthly division, according to CNN. These Fedex Ground drivers delivering packages at the doors of the Americans are in fact used by this network of entrepreneurs, and not by Fedex itself. For months now, entrepreneurs have been ringing the alarm on the main financial concerns. An estimate of the Deutsche Bank indicates that the higher costs of fuel, trucks and compensation of drivers in the middle of inflation have around 30% of Fedex entrepreneurs losing money, by CNN.

"My business loses money every day,"Spencer Patton, the owner of Patton Logistics, who operates approximately 275 FEDEX floor delivery routes in 10 states, told The News Outlet.

Although the controversy between Fedex and its entrepreneurs do not seem to be a problem for consumers, it could affect them soon. Patton, who is one of Fedex's greatest entrepreneurs and was one of the most vocal criticism of the maritime company, threatened to stop vacation because of this problem. "My company will not be able to continue to operate after November 25," Patton told CNN. November 25 is, in particular, Black Friday. "The high season is one of the highest operating costs of the year."

According to the media, the Patton company is delivered around 6.5 million Fedex packages last year only. Patton said the salary he needs to keep his drivers is more than 37% higher this year, while truck prices increased by 30%. With inflation, AAA reports that the average price of diesel fuel for these trucks is also 52% higher than last year.

"The fuel prices have dropped to boil, and this has undoubtedly been an advantage. But the salary pressures remain hot," said Patton. "We actually compete with Fedex for drivers."

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Patton wastrying to renegotiate His contact to relieve the difficulties of cost inflation has a financially impact on his business at the moment, said Freightwaves. But the owner of Patton Logistics said that Fedex had repeatedly denied the requests for renegotiation of his business, and that many other entrepreneurs asking for renegotiation have been ignored or denied.

Without Fedex's cooperation, vacation expedition could be in danger. Patton told CNN that before the season, he will have to "double the number of trucks, [and] hire drivers" in order to respond to requests. However, "I won't do it if things don't change," he said.

Fedexreplied by filing legal action Against Patton in a federal Tennessee court on August 26, Bloomberg reported. According to the media, Fedex says that Patton "creates a fictitious crisis" between the maritime company and its entrepreneurs in order to promote its own business. Patton also operates a consultant route, which provides consulting services and other services to Fedex entrepreneurs, and Fedex claims in his trial that he is trying to obtain "a large number" independent entrepreneurs to renegotiate their agreements with the 'Company to stimulate business to its Solidifying Council.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"Although the current economy is a challenge for all businesses, the reality is that the service providers of [Fedex Ground] earn an average annual turnover of around 2.3 million dollars, a figure that has doubled in the past four years, "said the company in its trial.

Fedex also said that only about 10% of independent entrepreneurs "asked for mid-contract" for the agreements in 2022 ", unlike the false or deceptive allegations of Mr. Patton on the number of service providers who [are] allegedly in financial distress. " Fedex said that he had approved 40% of renegotiation requests since July 2022 and more than 90% have led to new agreements for purposes.