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<blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 2582571" data-attributes="member: 60252"><p>Technology isn't going to help you a whole lot. It is going to come down to the people you work with and hire. If you need to email someone to get packages on the right truck, getting it done is only as good as the person reading the email, and the loaders. Until they get robot drivers and robot sorters and loaders, you can only be as good as the people around you.</p><p></p><p> In my time at fedex HD, I was very disappointed in the quality of management. The good, honest managers tended to leave- because they are good, they can find better jobs. Then they promote from within people who were satisfied in lower operations positions.</p><p></p><p> The same will go for your drivers. A good employee is going to be worth more than you can honestly pay them, and will know it. Your biggest expense is going to be related to driver quality and turnover. Ask contractors/ISPs how long their average driver stays, then assume that the better drivers stay a shorter time because a good driver can get a better job easily. </p><p></p><p>A bad driver will also cost you more in maintenance. Hard starts, stops, and cornering will tire out your trucks faster with hard drivers who are satisfied with a low wage position. You will not be finding people like yourself with your work ethic to do this job. Maybe you can find people in their 40s/50s who have a hard time getting work due to age, but their age will also slow them down some. You are going to need a lot of patience, and it will not be as easy as you think. In my opinion, there are much better investments you can make, especially long term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmac1, post: 2582571, member: 60252"] Technology isn't going to help you a whole lot. It is going to come down to the people you work with and hire. If you need to email someone to get packages on the right truck, getting it done is only as good as the person reading the email, and the loaders. Until they get robot drivers and robot sorters and loaders, you can only be as good as the people around you. In my time at fedex HD, I was very disappointed in the quality of management. The good, honest managers tended to leave- because they are good, they can find better jobs. Then they promote from within people who were satisfied in lower operations positions. The same will go for your drivers. A good employee is going to be worth more than you can honestly pay them, and will know it. Your biggest expense is going to be related to driver quality and turnover. Ask contractors/ISPs how long their average driver stays, then assume that the better drivers stay a shorter time because a good driver can get a better job easily. A bad driver will also cost you more in maintenance. Hard starts, stops, and cornering will tire out your trucks faster with hard drivers who are satisfied with a low wage position. You will not be finding people like yourself with your work ethic to do this job. Maybe you can find people in their 40s/50s who have a hard time getting work due to age, but their age will also slow them down some. You are going to need a lot of patience, and it will not be as easy as you think. In my opinion, there are much better investments you can make, especially long term. [/QUOTE]
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