MAKAVELI
Banned
You have proof of the numbers?
Last Mile
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It will be fine
Well-Known Member
Express profit margin is 6-7%. The only costs to Express are the initial pickup and sort to the Ground trailer. If Express can pass it off for 50% of the revenue there’s 43% left to cover the cost of that pickup and sort and still increase profit margin. Where are you getting lost?
McFeely
Huge Member
The LMO scenario isn't applying the stuff that still goes on airplanes. All LMO packages have a different URSA and they get separated at the origin ramp. They never see a plane. Right now I'm mostly seeing 2- and 3-day packages.
Star B
White Lightening
You are also in Colorado. Get over on the east coast where you can hit multiple large metros in a 1 day timeframe and the savings compounds.
McFeely
Huge Member
I was just clarifying mainly about the plane/overnight issue, but you are correct. East coast density makes an SO pretty feasible.
59 Dano
I just want to make friends!
Let's try it this way. You get the LMO documentation that was given to you and compare it to the LMO documentation that was given to everyone else.
Gone fishin
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These changes are basically unrealistic because of an inept ground division. For them to be reasonably effective , they’d have to pay benefits and more money to the drivers. That will take away too much profit on the contractors and won’t be worth the time.
Our ground hub is ten days behind , with perishables rotting. They’ve been through the workforce here and people won’t do the work anymore
Our ground hub is ten days behind , with perishables rotting. They’ve been through the workforce here and people won’t do the work anymore
59 Dano
I just want to make friends!
It's an amazing new concept called "if you can get someone to do it cheaper then it doesn't cost as much."
AB831
Well-Known Member
It sounds like they need to see a Frontline video of Fat Freddy telling them how great things are.
Gone fishin
Well-Known Member
What they need is benefits and pay. We have a lot of job opportunities in our area.
AB831
Well-Known Member
A motivational clip of Fat Freddy telling me everything will be okay is all the health insurance I need.
Gone fishin
Well-Known Member
You’re a good soldier
As a retiree the only documentation given to me was a swift kick in the butt. Just asking a question.
It will be fine
Well-Known Member
From my experience benefits don’t move the needle much on recruitment or retention. The job is physically demanding, most people aren’t capable of doing it for very long.
AB831
Well-Known Member
Do you have any lifers or is it a get hired, do a couple months-years, then hit the road kind of thing?
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Until another employer that does comes along and poof! Employee gone.
It will be fine
Well-Known Member
I have a handful of long time 5-10 year drivers. The ones that want to stay for awhile get moved into management positions, but a few guys just like driving and stay there. They were long term before I offered benefits though. The new hires don’t seem affected either way, I’m not attracting any different people and my retention hasn’t increased.
