Thinking of o/o part time

[scanode]

I'm thinking if hiring on part time as O/O of a new or used van,which I will have to purchase. Company pays % of fuel after $2.75. Can a guy really make it doing this part time as I'm retired collecting a pension also but I don't want to go in the hole either.I would like to to make between $200 -$300 a week clear. Is this possible working 24 -32 hrs weekly? I would be delivering pharmaceuticles.

[pjjjjj]

Will you 'have to purchase' the van from the co you're contracting with to give you the work? Why would you consider a 'new' van if you're only going to work minimal hours? It's prob best if you can go somewhere else to purch/lease a used van (there are bazillions out there).

Sounds like your deal is different from the usual deal... you're probably best to try to chat with other guys doing the same thing for the same company.

How will your 'pay' be calculated? Per mile? Where will you be delivering to, locally only? To who? Other businesses (pharmacies?) or the consumer?

At the end of the day, it sounds like you're going to be content with earning about $10/hr net. You could probably get a job at a local pharmacy using their van to deliver meds to customers on a part-time basis for the same kind of money and a lot less involved.

[x06col]

I'd suggest if you are skeered of going in the hole, or don't enter the business with the mindset that you are going to be the "best" part timer they got.....better stay on the porch.

[scanode]

I would be working locally. Sounds like about a 100 mile radius from Toledo,Ohio.What would be the best size cargo van. They're telling me a e-150 or mini-van is sufficient, but I'm thinking about down the road if I want to get more involved with it. I'm thinking of an e-250.

[Crazynuff]

I would be working locally. Sounds like about a 100 mile radius from Toledo,Ohio.What would be the best size cargo van. They're telling me a e-150 or mini-van is sufficient, but I'm thinking about down the road if I want to get more involved with it. I'm thinking of an e-250.

What you're considering is more courier work than expedite . For that type work you're better off getting a smaller van and save money on fuel , insurance , etc . I really don't see how you can make a profit paying for a van and paying insurance , etc . Check your expenses carefully .

[LDB]

What you describe doesn't sound like expediting as much as local fast delivery in that it sounds like you deliver and then go home empty every time in an A B A fashion. Expediting is more an A B C D E F C G H I J F K L A type activity for most. My company, and most I'm familiar with, pay a FSC that theoretically pays the price above $1.25/gal for fuel on loaded miles. I'm not clear on what your $2.75 example means unless you mean that when fuel is over $2.75 they pay part of the overage. If so, that's not a good FSC at all.

As far as what you can/will make, you'll have to put together your own spreadsheet to determine profit or loss. You can get a good template for free from OOIDA on their website. Without knowing what the van will cost and how you are paying for it we can't begin to guess what you might make since your van payment could be anywhere from $2 a month to $2500 a month. Good luck.

[spacer]

I just recently tried something like that, and used my Chevy Trailblazer. Part time, I was doing nearly what you're aiming for, after gas. Unfortunately, it was just barely enough to cover all my other expenses, including car payments, insurance, and most expensive... my daughter's daycare bill.
The retired folks and ones without young children were doing fairly well, and most were driving minivans and small wagons, which don't hold their value well, so you can find nice, low mileage ones all over the place pretty cheap.

My solution for myself is to get back on the road to get my income level up enough to actually turn a profit. I am lucky in that my wife is our chief breadwinner.