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What are your thoughts on eventually one or at most two contractors running a terminal? I know the contract now only says up to a certain %, I think its 20% at a terminal etc.
Won't happen. Too much control.What are your thoughts on eventually one or at most two contractors running a terminal? I know the contract now only says up to a certain %, I think its 20% at a terminal etc.
Agreed. That would actually give a contractor some strength to negotiate from. I think they'd like 5 or 6 per building, easier to manage with one P&D manager.Won't happen. Too much control.
They are very anti-union. Express is an airline covered by the RLA, needs a nationwide vote to unionize. Teamsters have tried to get Freight but there's a general lack of interest. They've gotten a few terminals but most of the ones they scheduled votes at said no.
The FedEx manager is probably scared by legal to say anything about contractors. Just ask the guy selling for some names and numbers, he should be friends with other contractors.
I am looking to buy a min of 5 routes prefer maybe 10. Seems harder to find routes of 5+, lots in 2-4 range. I have a hard time believing that a net of 50% is average. Does that include salary and admin/insurance? I would think the net would be around 25-30% like most bizs.Are you buying a single route right now or multiple routes?
I think Bacha was saying he kept 50% when he drove it himself. An average net is hard to pin down since labor is such a variable cost depending on your area. I have trucks I lose money on and others that clear 30% of their gross in profit.I am looking to buy a min of 5 routes prefer maybe 10. Seems harder to find routes of 5+, lots in 2-4 range. I have a hard time believing that a net of 50% is average. Does that include salary and admin/insurance? I would think the net would be around 25-30% like most bizs.
Not really. Many people have suggested talking to the current drivers and within that talk one can get a feel for the labor market. The guy who bought routes here recently chose our area over the Chicago area simply because the routes in Chicago had very few "long term" drivers of 8 months or more. Huge turnover. Two and a half hours west he has a workforce that's been in place for 6 years on average. Talk to other contractors in the area and in 20 minutesone can have a very good feel for the labor market.The above post is the 1st time that I remember someone suggesting that they look at their local labor market before buying. That is a chunk of very, very good advice.
Some of that can be attributed to the contractor though. You can have similar disparities in turnover within a building.Not really. Many people have suggested talking to the current drivers and within that talk one can get a feel for the labor market. The guy who bought routes here recently chose our area over the Chicago area simply because the routes in Chicago had very few "long term" drivers of 8 months or more. Huge turnover. Two and a half hours west he has a workforce that's been in place for 6 years on average. Talk to other contractors in the area and in 20 minutesone can have a very good feel for the labor market.
Some of that can be attributed to the contractor though. You can have similar disparities in turnover within a building.
That is possible. Around here we seem to have a low turnover of drivers regardless which contractor is in qurstion.Some of that can be attributed to the contractor though. You can have similar disparities in turnover within a building.
If its the isp I'm thinking of in Chicago, the dude is a scumbag.Not really. Many people have suggested talking to the current drivers and within that talk one can get a feel for the labor market. The guy who bought routes here recently chose our area over the Chicago area simply because the routes in Chicago had very few "long term" drivers of 8 months or more. Huge turnover. Two and a half hours west he has a workforce that's been in place for 6 years on average. Talk to other contractors in the area and in 20 minutesone can have a very good feel for the labor market.
If its the isp I'm thinking of in Chicago, the dude is a scumbag.