With the VRP going away next month or so I hear, the best piece of advice I can offer you is to own the whole zip code for Ground and HD. Don't make pizza pie cuts in splitting the town. Make the routes as dense as possible and plan them accordingly regardless HD or G. I'm about 80% overlapped and that's what I've been doing Tuesday to Friday for operations and it's increased my stops per hour and productivity while lowering my fuel and mileage. Think of it like this, would you rather work it out with the other contractors or FedEx management? Trade trucks, dollars, whatever it takes but do not put it in the offices hand unless you really want it to risk losing everything or getting stuck with the short end of the stick. Look at this as your last opportunity to really grow and make sure you get the most value out of it possible.