Keeping the Wheels in Motion
Cars and trucks, red lights and stop signs. Traffic jams, turn signals and seat belts. Torrential rain, flash floods and a nice, hot cup of coffee. Another day at the office. Just a typical boring day, tagging orders and moving to the next. Got to keep those wheels in motion!
Keeping those wheels in motion. And rolling in as much safety as possible. Wheels will not be in motion, if we fail to meet the safety standards. Keeping the wheels turning is a strategy that is more beneficial to gig-work drivers, than in-house crew.
Crew Driving
Driving with a crew is different, than the gig-work solo driver. If driving as an employee, you have a home base. With each run there’s a return trip to home base.
Count the miles out every time, and then double it, for overall mileage cost. The drawback is the extra mileage traveled returning to home base each trip. Ideally, the return trip is also a paying trip.
The solo act is different, firstly, there isn’t the home base scenario. Completing the run means the courier is geographically unchallenged until the next run.
Best case scenario, the wheels will be in motion to the next pickup on the way from the drop off. This strategy means every mile traveled is more purposeful and profitable, hence, keeping the wheels in motion.
Secondly, the courier is able to shift zones when needed to accommodate slow business hours.
The takeaway is about pros and cons, consequently, there are several for each category, and some are obvious. Crew drivers get hourly pay, it varies by company. It’s an incentive to cover all those return trips with an empty cargo hold.
By comparison, the solo act has no home base. It’s important to be comfortable completing offers with no home base.
Keeping the wheels in motion, means the courier is in an excellent position, for maximum earnings. Stay safe out there!
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