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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 3606350" data-attributes="member: 60252">Your mistake is expecting everything to run perfectly. You need to plan for the unexpected. That's why they tell you to plan for double the number of drivers as you have routes. With a 7 day a week schedule, with 3 day and 4 day schedules you should be able to avoid most OT and have a few drivers on call who you can rotate so they have enough work that they don't quit. It is a lot easier than trying to keep extra drivers around than if you only have 5 routes. You could never keep 10 drivers occupied.Express, UPS don't try to run 4-10 hour workdays, or work 7 days a week. That schedule gives you greater flexibility. I shouldn't need to explain this to you.</blockquote>