Monday, February 22, 2010

In The News: February 2010

Valentine’s Day Flowers “A Hit” With Customers

Rapidgo has started a service tradition. Book your Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day flowers in advance and have them delivered to your place of work for the magical day. Guys, this could get you brownie points! It’s EZPZ.

Compare costs of having a company driver and owning a vehicle ( 5 ton, or cargo van ) versus making a simple, fast call to Rapidgo Inc

Consider:

Cost of vehicle - $1000 plus/mo, insurance - $500 plus per month, licensing/CVOR/inspection - $35 plus/month, repairs-transmission $4-7000, maintenance - oil change $200, hiring driver - attract and interview - $4-500, hourly wage - $12-15/hr benefits/sick time, and holidays, keeping the driver busy if not driving to recover costs.

Downside:

Truck breaks down - lose time and need to call Rapidgo anyway

Driver injures themselves, gets disabled, quits, is the wrong person for the company

Company truck going in one direction and delivery/pickup needed in opposite direction

For 5 ton, driver out of hours for evening or weekend work

Driver does not own the vehicle and therefore has no vested interest in upkeep, in fact if truck breaks down, they get paid anyway

Solution:

Call Rapidgo for all your transportation needs; rest easy, and better spend your time, knowing it will be done professionally

Hands Free Devices Only on Ontario Highways – Fines $155 start Feb 1st.

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