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<blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 4046753" data-attributes="member: 60252"><p>If there is a set volume of deliveries per week, assuming long haul and sort run 7 days a week should mean that volume per day during the week will go down with the extra delivery day. It means that contractors can plan on having possibly two shifts of drivers- maybe one grou[ works a 4 day week, 10 hours a day, and the other works a 3 day week, possibly alternating so every driver gets 7 days, 70 hours every two weeks. You may need FEWER drivers on a daily basis which meand fewer vehicles. Using your assets more efficiently should mean savings. There are a lot of people who would jump at the chance to work a 4 day week. In fact, with basically 2 drivers on every route, they could set up their own schedules. Allowing employees more flexibility should make it easier to keep them, and with fewer trucks on the road because of lower daily volume average, you could even up the pay so the loss of 5 hours pay per week is not a big deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="dmac1, post: 4046753, member: 60252"] If there is a set volume of deliveries per week, assuming long haul and sort run 7 days a week should mean that volume per day during the week will go down with the extra delivery day. It means that contractors can plan on having possibly two shifts of drivers- maybe one grou[ works a 4 day week, 10 hours a day, and the other works a 3 day week, possibly alternating so every driver gets 7 days, 70 hours every two weeks. You may need FEWER drivers on a daily basis which meand fewer vehicles. Using your assets more efficiently should mean savings. There are a lot of people who would jump at the chance to work a 4 day week. In fact, with basically 2 drivers on every route, they could set up their own schedules. Allowing employees more flexibility should make it easier to keep them, and with fewer trucks on the road because of lower daily volume average, you could even up the pay so the loss of 5 hours pay per week is not a big deal. [/QUOTE]

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