What Would FedEx Freight - Watkins Merger Mean for Workers? - May 25, 2006

The financial coverage of the rumored FedEx purchase of Watkins Motor Lines has seemed to accencuate the positive.  We've heard another viewpoint from analysts that may be more worrisome to investors - and certainly to both FedEx Freight and Watkins employees.  The analysts we've talked have raised the question of duplication of facilities and coverage in parts of the the US from the investor perspective.  Surely, as with most mergers in corporate America, the merger would have a deep impact on the existing workforce at both FedEx Freight and Watkins.