J. Johnson
Oklahoma City,#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, February 04, 2009
The person that posted this report is obviously a third party. Most drivers associated with Sooner Delivery are "Contract Drivers". That means that each person signs a contract and takes full responsibility for obtaining all legible proof of deliveries for the purpose of legitimately billing the customers. Proof of deliveries that do not contain legible information can not be billed. A driver that does not provide legible POD's will not be paid for the deliveries in question. Some drivers might disagree with this concept, but after all, the contractor's actual payment is based on the company's ability to receive payment for jobs that are actually able to be invoiced. The delivery business is risky for anyone and can be stressful when you are waiting on payment from customers. The "transportation industry" is economically driven, lots of money in the market usually means quicker payment from the customer. A stressed economy could mean slow or no payment for services provided. Customers can take from 15 days to 60 days to make a payment on any given invoice or if the POD is not legible, the customer can refuse to make payment altogether. A contractor's risk involves his immediate expense for fuel, wear and tear on the vehicle and the labor directly involved with each movement. If payment is delayed, the driver's money is delayed. Attempting to explain this to some people who have selective hearing or are overly stressed because they have bills to pay with the money that has not arrived yet can be difficult. To some people, being a delivery driver supports a certain amount of mental freedom by not being in a enclosed cubicle or having someone standing over your shoulder watching every keystroke, but with the added freedom there is always implied and self imposed risks. At any degree, supplying delivery service to a variety of customers can mean that your income is spread out and will not always show up in one lump check. Before you make a decision towards a career in the "transportation industry", I would strongly recommend that you have enough financial support to cover you and your bills until the customer payments actually start coming in.