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<blockquote data-quote="tickz" data-source="post: 4135890" data-attributes="member: 77566">Looking at buying a Route business (southwest region, ISP compliant, 100% overlap, 16 routes in total), would very appreciate any feedback on questions below: (understand every ISP is different and difficult to give specific number, just look for your personal input as a data point for me) Revenue side:- Due to lack of historic data, has to rely on limited data for assessment, does May/June reflect average business? or above/below?- Reasonable to assume 6 weeks of holiday peak? and average 50% of revenue plus during peak?- What is the reasonable incentive/bonus on average from customer service/safety? $2500 a month easy to achievable?Cost side:- w/ ISP &amp; 100% overlap, mandatory to serve 7days/week in future? It seems the payroll will jump ... What is a reasonable average hrs/route? Assuming suburban residential setting ...- What is a reasonable fuel cost/route? Assuming suburban residential setting ...- What is a reasonable maintenance cost/truck? average $5000/truck annually? Assuming 1:1:1 composition of young(&lt;5yr), mid(5~10yr), old(10yr+) fleet- What is a reasonable insurance cost? Assuming work-comp + supplement non-trucking coverageYou input is much appreciated! Drop me a private note if you don&#039;t like to put it in public ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tickz, post: 4135890, member: 77566"] Looking at buying a Route business (southwest region, ISP compliant, 100% overlap, 16 routes in total), would very appreciate any feedback on questions below: (understand every ISP is different and difficult to give specific number, just look for your personal input as a data point for me) Revenue side: - Due to lack of historic data, has to rely on limited data for assessment, does May/June reflect average business? or above/below? - Reasonable to assume 6 weeks of holiday peak? and average 50% of revenue plus during peak? - What is the reasonable incentive/bonus on average from customer service/safety? $2500 a month easy to achievable? Cost side: - w/ ISP & 100% overlap, mandatory to serve 7days/week in future? It seems the payroll will jump ... What is a reasonable average hrs/route? Assuming suburban residential setting ... - What is a reasonable fuel cost/route? Assuming suburban residential setting ... - What is a reasonable maintenance cost/truck? average $5000/truck annually? Assuming 1:1:1 composition of young(<5yr), mid(5~10yr), old(10yr+) fleet - What is a reasonable insurance cost? Assuming work-comp + supplement non-trucking coverage You input is much appreciated! Drop me a private note if you don't like to put it in public ... [/QUOTE]

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