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<blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 4055260" data-attributes="member: 60252"><p>If there is no volume increase, volume will just be spead out more meaning contractors can run FEWER vans/drivers the other days. It may allow for fewer vehicles owned to deliver the same number of packages, and more efficient use of assets. It's like a fast food restaurant that only serves a dinner menu. Almost all have gone to adding a breakfast menu in order to use their equipment 24 hours a day instead of 16. </p><p></p><p>In this case, each drivers will be using trucks 100% of days instead of 85%. and each day may go from 8 hour average to under 7 hours. I think that being able to use your vehicles 7 days a week is a good thing for contractors, and the smart ones will make more money. Those contractors with more routes will benefit more if the contractor has a clue about scheduling his workers. He might have drivers working 4 ten hour days one week, and three ten hour days the next. He might save a lot on overtime costs. The potential savings from owning fewer vehicles to do the same work could allow for better pay to make up for hours lost by drivers.</p><p></p><p>Even those contractors with fewer routes could benefit if they are flexible enough. 5 routes per day could become 4. And if some shippers use fedex more because of potentially quicker delivery times, volume could increase- which is also good for contractors. For the guy who signed up for a 40 hour job, 5 days a week, and is getting further away from that with every fedex change in the contract, they might be unhappy, but as a business owner, they should be happy with more efficient use of their assets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmac1, post: 4055260, member: 60252"] If there is no volume increase, volume will just be spead out more meaning contractors can run FEWER vans/drivers the other days. It may allow for fewer vehicles owned to deliver the same number of packages, and more efficient use of assets. It's like a fast food restaurant that only serves a dinner menu. Almost all have gone to adding a breakfast menu in order to use their equipment 24 hours a day instead of 16. In this case, each drivers will be using trucks 100% of days instead of 85%. and each day may go from 8 hour average to under 7 hours. I think that being able to use your vehicles 7 days a week is a good thing for contractors, and the smart ones will make more money. Those contractors with more routes will benefit more if the contractor has a clue about scheduling his workers. He might have drivers working 4 ten hour days one week, and three ten hour days the next. He might save a lot on overtime costs. The potential savings from owning fewer vehicles to do the same work could allow for better pay to make up for hours lost by drivers. Even those contractors with fewer routes could benefit if they are flexible enough. 5 routes per day could become 4. And if some shippers use fedex more because of potentially quicker delivery times, volume could increase- which is also good for contractors. For the guy who signed up for a 40 hour job, 5 days a week, and is getting further away from that with every fedex change in the contract, they might be unhappy, but as a business owner, they should be happy with more efficient use of their assets. [/QUOTE]
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