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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 4739500" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>Couldn't have said it better myself. When volume allowed for an additional route. I and my 2 other Day 1 contractors where offered the route completely free of charge. We turned it and all others down and let whoever came in off the street and wanted it to take it. However, we made it clear to them that nothing in that worthless piece of paper they were signing as totally one side as it was, was binding upon Ground and prepare to be lied to....a lot. We did everything we could to help them but none of them lasted long. I asked them why they were leaving and it was the same answer.... " I was lied to". Same old thing. The areas they were assigned to were not the areas they were told they would be assigned. The workday they were told would be 8 hours long ended up 12 hours. The money they were told they would make was in fact the money they made. Only problem was what they were told they would make was what they would GROSS not what their pretax net would be.</p><p></p><p>And yes the subtle changes that were made over the years were not undertaken voluntarily and were for the most part changed little as far as a true lessening of command and control. The control has actually increased due to being required to get to a higher scale which in turn requires placing even more unsecured money at risk. All you have for certain are a bunch of panel vans and cutaways for which there is little to no alternative uses. Not like leasing on road tractors for which there is a multitude of carriers to haul for. Not so for local P&D's . The result of which is that they are trapped in one market and one customer. And they're only hope is that somebody will come in and get them out from under the trappings they found themselves in. </p><p></p><p>Won't happen immediately but eventually as more public attention is drawn to the matter the more likely the matter will come under congressional review. That's why I tell every contractor....." Don't stay too long or there might not be a chair for you when the music stops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 4739500, member: 58386"] Couldn't have said it better myself. When volume allowed for an additional route. I and my 2 other Day 1 contractors where offered the route completely free of charge. We turned it and all others down and let whoever came in off the street and wanted it to take it. However, we made it clear to them that nothing in that worthless piece of paper they were signing as totally one side as it was, was binding upon Ground and prepare to be lied to....a lot. We did everything we could to help them but none of them lasted long. I asked them why they were leaving and it was the same answer.... " I was lied to". Same old thing. The areas they were assigned to were not the areas they were told they would be assigned. The workday they were told would be 8 hours long ended up 12 hours. The money they were told they would make was in fact the money they made. Only problem was what they were told they would make was what they would GROSS not what their pretax net would be. And yes the subtle changes that were made over the years were not undertaken voluntarily and were for the most part changed little as far as a true lessening of command and control. The control has actually increased due to being required to get to a higher scale which in turn requires placing even more unsecured money at risk. All you have for certain are a bunch of panel vans and cutaways for which there is little to no alternative uses. Not like leasing on road tractors for which there is a multitude of carriers to haul for. Not so for local P&D's . The result of which is that they are trapped in one market and one customer. And they're only hope is that somebody will come in and get them out from under the trappings they found themselves in. Won't happen immediately but eventually as more public attention is drawn to the matter the more likely the matter will come under congressional review. That's why I tell every contractor....." Don't stay too long or there might not be a chair for you when the music stops. [/QUOTE]
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