Brisco is spot on. If you are going to putt around town dropping envelops you will starve. We have a ever rotating fleet of new guys in cars that always complain and leave when they don't make any money.
If you are going to run local then make yourself different, do things others will not and...
I work as a local courier in a van. Find out what rate they pay van drivers. We get 66% and the guys with box trucks get 75% and 52% for car drivers. Good part is we get the higher rate on all the jobs we take (car jobs still get van rates). If they dont do this find another company that will...