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<blockquote data-quote="Epoisode7" data-source="post: 1155930" data-attributes="member: 47942"><p>Not an ISP, nor a contractor. I was however a Ground driver for a year, and also the business contact for the contractor here. You sound like a genuine person looking to make a profit in an ethical way. I can't offer you anything in terms of the technicalities of contracts and the like. I like the other posters enthusiasm, and I could add plenty of vile things about Ground, but it serves no purpose. The only thing I could say of worth (maybe) is that, even in a good terminal, this is a cut-throat business. From square one you are backed into a metaphorical corner. You have FedEx (terminal manager and up), customers, drivers, and mother nature (vehicle breakdowns, accidents, weather, injuries, etc) to deal with. That's a lot to contend for anybody. If you work out of a large terminal with many different contractors, just be up front with the drivers you hire. If you can't offer much in terms of pay and (lack of) benefits, just be honest. Lying about these things may get you better candidates, but their loyalty will taper later on. If you can buy a route with existing drivers, even better. IMHO, it wouldn't hurt to toss them a small raise just to show you mean business. A small bonus or paltry raise is pennies compared to the work drivers do on a daily basis. Not sure if any of that is worth anything, probably not. Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Epoisode7, post: 1155930, member: 47942"] Not an ISP, nor a contractor. I was however a Ground driver for a year, and also the business contact for the contractor here. You sound like a genuine person looking to make a profit in an ethical way. I can't offer you anything in terms of the technicalities of contracts and the like. I like the other posters enthusiasm, and I could add plenty of vile things about Ground, but it serves no purpose. The only thing I could say of worth (maybe) is that, even in a good terminal, this is a cut-throat business. From square one you are backed into a metaphorical corner. You have FedEx (terminal manager and up), customers, drivers, and mother nature (vehicle breakdowns, accidents, weather, injuries, etc) to deal with. That's a lot to contend for anybody. If you work out of a large terminal with many different contractors, just be up front with the drivers you hire. If you can't offer much in terms of pay and (lack of) benefits, just be honest. Lying about these things may get you better candidates, but their loyalty will taper later on. If you can buy a route with existing drivers, even better. IMHO, it wouldn't hurt to toss them a small raise just to show you mean business. A small bonus or paltry raise is pennies compared to the work drivers do on a daily basis. Not sure if any of that is worth anything, probably not. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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