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Where do you see FedEx in 5 years? (ISP specifically, but not limited)
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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 3518830" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>It comes down to one simple sentence ......."Know when to go"..Too many contractors believe that they'll be able to walk away with a king's ransom. What are they basing it on? Go onto those route broker sites and you'll see routes that have been on there for more than year. What does that tell you? It tells you that the investor class sees the same thing you do. They see the same powerful forces emerging in the market along with a company that is reestablishing the same strict command and control that got them into trouble in the first place.</p><p></p><p>In the end the entire success of a contractor still comes down to getting people to work for nothing. Matching and exceeding what the average UPS route driver does in a day and do it for a fraction of the overall compensation. Nothing else matters and if you can't find that person to offer up to XG or the person you have to offer is rejected by X........then you're no longer a contractor. Simple as that. Furthermore, if you think that this condition exists only at Ground well....consider this.</p><p></p><p>The other day I saw on one of the nationwide jobs boards an ad from an investor class Custom Critical contractor. This guy was desperately seeking Class A and Class B hammer down, pedal to the metal expedited freight jocks . His pay offer? Get ready for this one.........$120 a day. All straight time. No healthcare. No pension. No overtime. No meal allowance. No mention of even being willing to pay highway tolls. Likewise no mention of whether the guy's going to get paid to sit there for days on end at an assigned location waiting for the call to drive to his next load. </p><p></p><p>Good luck with your recruitment efforts pal....... Looks like Ground cancer is spreading to other OPCO's .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 3518830, member: 58386"] It comes down to one simple sentence ......."Know when to go"..Too many contractors believe that they'll be able to walk away with a king's ransom. What are they basing it on? Go onto those route broker sites and you'll see routes that have been on there for more than year. What does that tell you? It tells you that the investor class sees the same thing you do. They see the same powerful forces emerging in the market along with a company that is reestablishing the same strict command and control that got them into trouble in the first place. In the end the entire success of a contractor still comes down to getting people to work for nothing. Matching and exceeding what the average UPS route driver does in a day and do it for a fraction of the overall compensation. Nothing else matters and if you can't find that person to offer up to XG or the person you have to offer is rejected by X........then you're no longer a contractor. Simple as that. Furthermore, if you think that this condition exists only at Ground well....consider this. The other day I saw on one of the nationwide jobs boards an ad from an investor class Custom Critical contractor. This guy was desperately seeking Class A and Class B hammer down, pedal to the metal expedited freight jocks . His pay offer? Get ready for this one.........$120 a day. All straight time. No healthcare. No pension. No overtime. No meal allowance. No mention of even being willing to pay highway tolls. Likewise no mention of whether the guy's going to get paid to sit there for days on end at an assigned location waiting for the call to drive to his next load. Good luck with your recruitment efforts pal....... Looks like Ground cancer is spreading to other OPCO's . [/QUOTE]
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