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<blockquote data-quote="rkj77" data-source="post: 1384786" data-attributes="member: 54616"><p>Thank you for the advice and insights, it is appreciated. Yes, I have been approved by Fed Ex as I have a clean background and license and the necessary driving experience, which is all that seemed to be required here in NY. </p><p></p><p>At this point, I am leaning against it simply because if my state should go ISP in the near future, I would likely be able to afford to purchase a second route, but probably not a third in the near future and I definitely would not want to be faced with having to sell or joining with other single route contractors in some sort of nightmare business arrangement. </p><p></p><p>I spoke to the route owner as well as a couple of other single HD route owners from another terminal and they all said that no single route owners that they know would ever put a second driver on the payroll because it makes no financial sense. They all use flex/temp drivers for coverage and it is apparently not a problem according to them. Now I realize that in the event of a sudden serious illness or injury that could put me in a real bad place and that is the second reason I am leaning against it. This arrangement appears to work OK for most single route drivers in my area, but I am probably not willing to risk it since I could lose everything if I am unable to find adequate coverage. </p><p></p><p>Ground and HD routes in my area are hard to come by and are all priced much higher than most other areas of the country. 1.5 x net is about the best one can do for a stable and profitable route, so there's also that downside.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rkj77, post: 1384786, member: 54616"] Thank you for the advice and insights, it is appreciated. Yes, I have been approved by Fed Ex as I have a clean background and license and the necessary driving experience, which is all that seemed to be required here in NY. At this point, I am leaning against it simply because if my state should go ISP in the near future, I would likely be able to afford to purchase a second route, but probably not a third in the near future and I definitely would not want to be faced with having to sell or joining with other single route contractors in some sort of nightmare business arrangement. I spoke to the route owner as well as a couple of other single HD route owners from another terminal and they all said that no single route owners that they know would ever put a second driver on the payroll because it makes no financial sense. They all use flex/temp drivers for coverage and it is apparently not a problem according to them. Now I realize that in the event of a sudden serious illness or injury that could put me in a real bad place and that is the second reason I am leaning against it. This arrangement appears to work OK for most single route drivers in my area, but I am probably not willing to risk it since I could lose everything if I am unable to find adequate coverage. Ground and HD routes in my area are hard to come by and are all priced much higher than most other areas of the country. 1.5 x net is about the best one can do for a stable and profitable route, so there's also that downside. [/QUOTE]
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