Wow, we made it through. We managed to find two drivers after a month and a half of being short, and turning down a whole whack of work. Just in time for the summer slow down to hit. Ironic.
Now, we are going to overhire. This is concerning me, because I like to play things safe. This means, I now have to get more work into our network to keep all of them busy, and not sitting on the side of the road.
In our experience, we typically go through a couple of drivers, before someone decides to stay with our company for a while. This is typical. Most think delivering packages, is just that simple. What do you do? Deliver packages.
Oh, only if it is that simple. They forget the Vancouver road system is a nightmare to navigate through, customers are rude, and oh yea, throw in about 40 deadlines you have to meet during the day, and if you miss one, it is usually the customer who cries the loudest.
Those who stay, love the challenge, the daily variety, and meeting a whole whack of new and interesting people. I love these people, because they shock the hell out of you once in a while by going out of their way to satisify a customer, or not whine about how their work volume doubled over night.
My work is now cut-out for me now. Time to dive into cold contacts & contracts. It has been a few months since I went out in the search for new customers, I will soon pick-it up again. I am not worried, finding work is never a problem for us. We always pick up more work when we need it.
Need a courier? Call me! 
