Courier work - any advice?

[MRO]

My brother-in-law is about to start working as a courier. He is lazy, nutless and midly stupid but i feel obliged to help him out as he is married to my sister-in-law and they have children.

Anyway, does anyone have any experience with this industry that can answer the following questions and provide any other advice:

1. What is the average earn for a van type courier? i hear that after costs about $45k but he is being told a bit more.

2. Which companys pay the most and are the preferred employers (recommendations)?

3. Is there anything else to be aware of?

Any help appreciated.

MRO

[thommo]

one of my mates works for toll driving a very large van, and its pretty cruisy like you do work all day but its not much heavy lifting at all. he is sub contracting to them on $30/hr

[Muppet_Guy]

Morgs, I met this guy the other day who is a contractor for the Oz Post. Apparently he makes about 75K after all the costs are taken out. Only that he works weird hours, 4am to 12pm or something like that. He said he would be getting less if he worked the normal hours. Just an idea to look into...

[MRO]

He has to pay car costs and insurance out of the $30/hr?

Cruisey is the reason this guy wants to do the work.

[MRO]

Morgs, I met this guy the other day who is a contractor for the Oz Post. Apparently he makes about 75K after all the costs are taken out. Only that he works weird hours, 4am to 12pm or something like that. He said he would be getting less if he worked the normal hours. Just an idea to look into...

Thanks dan.

Police clearance is an issue so no go at Oz Post.

[Muppet_Guy]

Aww bugger. Wouldn't police clearance be necessary at most other places?

[thommo]

He has to pay car costs and insurance out of the $30/hr?

Cruisey is the reason this guy wants to do the work.


yeh pays for his van out of it


the run he does is the same every day but its for pharmacutical company

[MRO]

Aww bugger. Wouldn't police clearance be necessary at most other places?

Not the dodgy ones. Think about that next time you courier something important.

[ben351]

Call Direct Couriers in Malaga ... ask for Steve Tringas, they might have some possitions going

[Cake]

Not the dodgy ones. Think about that next time you courier something important.Let us know where he ends up working so that we know not to use them. :)

[MRO]

Let us know where he ends up working so that we know not to use them. :)

Will do - hes not too dodgy but dont know about the others who would be working there without police clearance.

[Muppet_Guy]

Let us know where he ends up working so that we know not to use them. :)


Call Direct Couriers in Malaga ... ask for Steve Tringas, they might have some possitions going

ROFLMAO!!!

[TJ]

If the record is a bit sketchy, our mate bam could use him for some international courier work*






*disclaimer death penalty may apply.

[locote]

My old man worked as a courier when i was living with my parents..
After all the cost came in and what he was been paid didnt realy have that much in his pocket (for the hours he was doing)
cost of the extra car/van
Speeding fines
Loss of demeritt points
And if they got no work you just sit around doing nothing
And you only make good money with the heavy, long distance jobs, small jobs dont pay aswell, spend the whole day doing them can be annoying and result in a crap day money wise specialy if a multinova gets ya.

[MRO]

My old man worked as a courier when i was living with my parents..
After all the cost came in and what he was been paid didnt realy have that much in his pocket (for the hours he was doing)
cost of the extra car/van
Speeding fines
Loss of demeritt points
And if they got no work you just sit around doing nothing
And you only make good money with the heavy, long distance jobs, small jobs dont pay aswell, spend the whole day doing them can be annoying and result in a crap day money wise specialy if a multinova gets ya.

Thats what i thought (long hours - crap money after expenses) but he wants a job that doesnt involve hard physical work.

[locote]

May have to lift a few things here and there i guess, not real heavy stuff but.

To make good money you have to be fast, and know your way real good and all the short cuts.

And course your gonna speed so it also comes down to luck and not picking the roads with cops or cameras.

[INSINR8R]

Call Direct Couriers in Malaga ... ask for Steve Tringas, they might have some possitions going

This is true, I work for Direct, we've had about 5 or 6 drivers leave in the last few months.

[Niva]

Mate works for bring, think they are like toll and CTI's overflow bottle, picks up probably avergae of 1500 a fortnight, then has fuel etc to take out. van on gas would be a must as 300k's a day isnt out of the ordinary.

advice, get full comp insurance... mates had more crashes than anyone i know, running into low carparks taking out lights etc haha
next would be , try and get friendly with the guy who gives out the jobs, that way he will give u ones close to home when knock off time rolls around... no point in your last job being in rockingham when u live in joondalup.

[INSINR8R]

My brother-in-law is about to start working as a courier. He is lazy, nutless and midly stupid but i feel obliged to help him out as he is married to my sister-in-law and they have children.

Anyway, does anyone have any experience with this industry that can answer the following questions and provide any other advice:

1. What is the average earn for a van type courier? i hear that after costs about $45k but he is being told a bit more.

2. Which companys pay the most and are the preferred employers (recommendations)?

3. Is there anything else to be aware of?

Any help appreciated.

MRO


Ok here goes, I've been a courier for about 10 months.

1. Each van/ute/truck earns different amounts. I wont say how much I earn coz it varies each week, but 1 tonne vans can earn between 800-1600 a week, same with 2 tonne, utes can earn the same, sometimes more as they can fit pallets, trucks would probably earn the most, but have more to pay in running costs.

2. As far as highest paying, its not really out in the open, but Direct Couriers is one of the highest paying in Perth. Steve and Frank really try to look after us and Frank is always willing to listen if you have any queries.

3. The best advice I can give is to find a car with LPG. It's cheaper and you'll have more money at the end of the week. I dont have it unfortunately, and I'm shelling out around $250 a week in fuel. Looking forward to tax time though... cha ching. Also, its best to OWN the car, as alot of places that lease cars have a 200km a day limit. You get slugged for each km you go over and it can get very costly.

Also with insurance, alot of companies won't touch you with a 10 foot pole as Courier work is a high risk job. I'm with SGIO, but for my age, I'm paying a huge premium. But Just Cars, SGIO and RAC will insure. Just tell them that you have a set run as they wont insure if you go job by job.

Hope this help. Like I said before, Direct is looking for workers asap.

Direct Couriers - 24 Mercantile Way, Malaga. (08) 9208 7777, 13 16 10. But if you enquire, tell them Adrian referred you, Frank thinks I'm the shit hahaha

[MRO]

Thanks Adrian.

I will pass the info onto my brother-in-law at he can make up his own mind. I think he may be looking to do something else but he is still thinking about this.