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<blockquote data-quote="NYCFXG" data-source="post: 3275123" data-attributes="member: 56621"><p>From what I gathered, this peak was all about HD. They finally planned and organized their operations in my area well enough that they were able to re-route the majority of the workflow through the cheaper carrier. In this case, HD costs (on average) 30% less than Ground. We were there to handle the overwhelming amount of work during the first two weeks and then any overflow during the remaining. I made decent money, but no where near what I expected based on initial projections. Whereas, my HD brethren blew away projections and made 50% more than expected.</p><p></p><p>I honestly, can't blame X for doing it this way because it is exactly what I would have done had I been in their position. I figure, they will do this until they can overlap and then reduce the overall pay for contractors. There is about to be a massive loss of equity for the second time in 5 years with the new overlap mandate. It was hard enough with ISP, this is going to be much worse for the contractor. There was once 2 separate carriers that represented $xxx,000 per route area. Now that will likely be slashed by at most 50% with the new attempts to consolidate into one carrier. I wish all those that stick around the best of luck. </p><p></p><p>In the long run, I really, truly believe this was a great investment and has a bright future if you are one of the last remaining juggernauts. But, there are going to be a lot of losers before we reach that point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NYCFXG, post: 3275123, member: 56621"] From what I gathered, this peak was all about HD. They finally planned and organized their operations in my area well enough that they were able to re-route the majority of the workflow through the cheaper carrier. In this case, HD costs (on average) 30% less than Ground. We were there to handle the overwhelming amount of work during the first two weeks and then any overflow during the remaining. I made decent money, but no where near what I expected based on initial projections. Whereas, my HD brethren blew away projections and made 50% more than expected. I honestly, can't blame X for doing it this way because it is exactly what I would have done had I been in their position. I figure, they will do this until they can overlap and then reduce the overall pay for contractors. There is about to be a massive loss of equity for the second time in 5 years with the new overlap mandate. It was hard enough with ISP, this is going to be much worse for the contractor. There was once 2 separate carriers that represented $xxx,000 per route area. Now that will likely be slashed by at most 50% with the new attempts to consolidate into one carrier. I wish all those that stick around the best of luck. In the long run, I really, truly believe this was a great investment and has a bright future if you are one of the last remaining juggernauts. But, there are going to be a lot of losers before we reach that point. [/QUOTE]
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