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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    Bob, Ive already been looking into much better opportunities. Seems like courier isnt such a great route to go. Im getting much better feedback running ltl for brokers. I find out what they actually pay me for last week, but not worth running for peanuts. If you own your own vehicle and are...
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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    deville, I didnt have any downtime...Made about 32 deliveries , or 1 pickup and delivery an hour. As for parking, I was told if you get a ticket, you have ten minutes from the ticket time to pay it and get it wiped out. My trick has been to put a ticket in my windshield wiper. I havent been...
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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    hey buddy, before you take cheap shots..a contract can be written, or , oral. Both are meaningless if not followed thru. I have a successful business and I dont need this to survive. It is a supplement , and I have other business uses for the vehicle. I was quoted as $1500/wk working 50-60...
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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    I talked with the guy who hired me on and in more than one way he said you should gross on average $1500/week for 50-60 hour weeks. now, is it possible he lied to me? Definitely, but he got 30 hours of my labor. I have another income right now and I can easily pay the bills for the van, so no...
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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    No, I understand. I dont know, other than that $1500 week gross figure Im getting. I was just hoping someone heard, or was aware of appropriate payouts. This is a supplemental thing for me, as I make most of my money off another biz, so If tuesday rolls around and they really pay me low, Im...
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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    Basically, I'm in the heart of manhattan going to various businesses and picking up packages 100lbs or less and dropping them off at other locations. Ive been going nonstop without breaks for 30 hours. I understand I may have been given some of the worse loads bc im new and all (been told this...
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    Driving for Urban Express in NYC

    Ive been driving my cargo van for urban express in manhattan the last week and Im a little worried what my pay will be for the week. I was told before I started that guys gross about $1500/wk working 6 days or roughly 55-60 hours , on average. I did about 31 pickups and 31 deliveries...hoping...
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