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Delivery Crew 101

I often get asked by women can I do this with out a man? The answer is absolutly!  I would still recommend that you learn how to roll a unit by yourself in case one day it’s just you and a castle stuck in a park somewhere. I strongly recommend leaving the heavy lifting to guys who love to do heavy lifting. Some of these units can weight as much as 300 pounds especially the wet water slides.  

Build your team with dependable people that have the patients to work with children. I want to take this opportunity to emphases patients. Almost every pick I have gone on the children were still jumping in the castle when we pulled up.

We would even call ahead of time and ask the customer to unplug the unit prior to our arrival, and it was never a surprise to see them unplug it when they spot our truck. Your delivery crew is the most important representation of your company, and it’s moments like this that you need a crew that will smile and shake hands, rather than argue and fuss. 

I pay my delivery crew as contractors, in which they provide their own truck. Each delivery driver is paid the entire delivery fee for the rental. This system has always worked for me because a driver could make as much as $400 per weekend. It only takes 15 min to roll up a deflated unit so you’re mainly paying for the drive time. 

Always make sure your drivers are in uniform, with your company logo and a ID badge. Having your delivery crew in uniform will help you in two ways. Number one it will help promote your brand and give a more professional appearance of your rental operation. Second it helps the customer identify that only your crew will return to pick the unit up. This may seem like a rather small detail, but I once had a units stolen by a company that went around picking up units illegally. Not having my guys in uniform cost me $5000  in stolen equipment. 

Never over load a driver, this could lead to angry customers when that same driver arrives once the party has already started. Being that your delivery guys are paid per stop they are aways requesting to take out more than the normal load. I would always encourage my really experience drivers to deliver Saturdays party on Fridays nights, this way if there is an opportunity for extra deliveries it’s not at the risk of blowing our delivery schedule.

If my drivers where on time for all deliveries then I would pay an incentive. Take care of your delivery crew and they will take care of you. Simply run an ad in the local classified for a part time drivers, also post the amount they could make. In no time you will have more help then you need.

If you would like additional information on the party rental business then please visit our website  at  http://www.bouncingncash.com

Tyronne Jacques - tj@bouncingncash.com

If you would like additional information on the party rental business then please visit our website at http://www.bouncingncash.com

Tyronne Jacques - tj@bouncingncash.com

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