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<blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 3470566" data-attributes="member: 60252"><p>I actually was profitable running rural routes.even a supplemental a couple times a week that didn't have it's own route. It took some creativity that fedex didn't like at that time. My drivers worked 4 day weeks, paid for 40+ hours and OT after 8 hours, minimum guarantee of $12.50 an hour with bonus for extra prodution. Fedex hated me swapping packages and didn't like the extra work of re-routing packages to my extra van without them in control of how many packages I took. </p><p></p><p>I left in large part because they refused to allow me to buy another route, claiming it would put me over the 20% limit of terminal they never said. I was always told that growth opportunity was 'unlimited' until I wanted grow. That was one of their unilateral changes that made it 'unprofitable' when you consider that there is a minimum number of routes it takes that allows more flexibilty. Like being able to afford extra vehicles, or keep back-up drivers busy enough, etc. I was told that I could run all the supplementals I wanted. Gee, thank fedex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmac1, post: 3470566, member: 60252"] I actually was profitable running rural routes.even a supplemental a couple times a week that didn't have it's own route. It took some creativity that fedex didn't like at that time. My drivers worked 4 day weeks, paid for 40+ hours and OT after 8 hours, minimum guarantee of $12.50 an hour with bonus for extra prodution. Fedex hated me swapping packages and didn't like the extra work of re-routing packages to my extra van without them in control of how many packages I took. I left in large part because they refused to allow me to buy another route, claiming it would put me over the 20% limit of terminal they never said. I was always told that growth opportunity was 'unlimited' until I wanted grow. That was one of their unilateral changes that made it 'unprofitable' when you consider that there is a minimum number of routes it takes that allows more flexibilty. Like being able to afford extra vehicles, or keep back-up drivers busy enough, etc. I was told that I could run all the supplementals I wanted. Gee, thank fedex. [/QUOTE]
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