Courier Exchange
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Known this platform for few years now…
Known this platform for few years now and having worked for 2 years, i can safely say that its not safe for driving courier companies. Shippers/freight forwarders r the one minting money selling jobs for pennies. This is down to no strict policy of courier exchange. There is no set criteria for job. 200 miles job for small van selling for £40. Similar mileage job for luton van, £80 . I mean it has become a joke. Some junkies have entered the driver market to let shipper sell jobs at this rate but there should a market standard. This is not even minimum wage. Every year, insurance rises, maintainence rises, fuel going up , CX annual fee rising and £ per mile has dropped. It is impossible to survive if one does proper math. Unless Cx intervene and changes thr business model, this is a dead rubber for driving company. Shippers should not be allowed to hold jobs for hours n hours. Thr should be time limit in which they have to sell. There should be minimum threshold for selling job that can give some leverage to driving companies. The way it is going at the moment, its unsustainable. I heard ppl saying ‘oh its a backload platform’. No its not. Shipper want clean vans, five star service, on time collection and deliveries. Same day and timed journeys. All of this is great but it doesnt come at a BACKLOAD price. U expect all this literally done free by drivers. Not anymore. Glad i left the platform. Investing 20 grand or above on a Luton van to work for less than £1 a mile is miserable. The roi is ridiculous. Get ur van and work someone that gives you regular work. CX, wake up and do something for driving companies. This platform is making one side rich and the other bankrupt. Yes, shippers are the rich ones.