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<blockquote data-quote="gixxer squid" data-source="post: 1325460" data-attributes="member: 53297"><p>"if "we" pay more, so your admitting to being a company spokesperson. Regardless, production would be the same but lets see, where shall I start?</p><p></p><p>UPS has a union, they make good wages, they have vacation time, they have medical and dental, there trucks are not band-aided together, they probably pass DOT with flying colors, not just the outside, but everything probably works.</p><p></p><p>We have drivers doing 400+ boxes a day with 120-130 stops. I would love to give them medical and dental, vacation time etc. However, this is going in Freds pocket as he sings all the way to the bank.</p><p></p><p>If you were a contractor, you would understand. 2 bucks a stop and .23 cents a box, hmmmmm you do the math. We have lost many good drivers who loved there job because there were no benefits and they needed them for there family.</p><p></p><p>Regarding truck maintenance. A recent home delivery contractor I know failed all 6 of his trucks for DOT. All he did was find someone to sign off. Station managers stop drivers in morning when exiting facility preaching safety safety safety but the <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> margins or so damn small and the whole purpose of owning a business is to make money. Contractors are lucky to squeeze 400-600 per truck after paying everything if that. Replace two tires and there goes 400 of that. If UPS can do it than why can't we!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gixxer squid, post: 1325460, member: 53297"] "if "we" pay more, so your admitting to being a company spokesperson. Regardless, production would be the same but lets see, where shall I start? UPS has a union, they make good wages, they have vacation time, they have medical and dental, there trucks are not band-aided together, they probably pass DOT with flying colors, not just the outside, but everything probably works. We have drivers doing 400+ boxes a day with 120-130 stops. I would love to give them medical and dental, vacation time etc. However, this is going in Freds pocket as he sings all the way to the bank. If you were a contractor, you would understand. 2 bucks a stop and .23 cents a box, hmmmmm you do the math. We have lost many good drivers who loved there job because there were no benefits and they needed them for there family. Regarding truck maintenance. A recent home delivery contractor I know failed all 6 of his trucks for DOT. All he did was find someone to sign off. Station managers stop drivers in morning when exiting facility preaching safety safety safety but the :censored: margins or so damn small and the whole purpose of owning a business is to make money. Contractors are lucky to squeeze 400-600 per truck after paying everything if that. Replace two tires and there goes 400 of that. If UPS can do it than why can't we! [/QUOTE]
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