Short answer. No. Especialy if you are thinking of getting your own truck and have no consistent work lined up already. By the time you pay for fuel, truck finance, parking, maintenance and driver wages. £200 loads a day wont cut it. You will be bankrupt in no time and if you price loads at what these companies should be paying, you simply won't get any work. As you will always be out bidded.
Courier exchange is only 5-10% of UK loads moved in the haulage exchange etc Most companies dont want or rely on return loads as tgey are delivering to their own stores etc Day in day out etc Couriers need to get their own customers 1st and use Courier exchange as a back up only and possibly have a part time job as well as the Courier exchange
My own personal opinion, the exchange is getting worse every year. They keep on taking on more and more drivers for their subscription fees and there is less and less work, so you are working for around between 0.65-0.95p a mile. The issue is it's even difficult getting these jobs..I would only recommend the exchange of you have your own customers
Not in a million years don’t waste your time, I have just got my operators licence and I wish I never bothered. To many people working for peanuts and undercutting each other.
@@Coln-yy2xp oh it's not my company, I just drive for them. But I wouldn't invest in such thing as I've seen so many going wrong here already in 2 years. And the best trucks for it are the 18t curtainside with TL. For artic is hard to find return loads so it comes back empty or takes 7.5t 18t jobs. The 7.5t just don't make enough profits. So best is 18t with a large cab and 1-2 nights out per week. Or tramping obviously.
@@alexstefan1965 Read the question, would you join Courier Exchange using your own money, not driving for someone else, you have just said you wouldn’t invest and you don’t know what your boss is quoting , so RTFQ, seems to me you are doing something wrong you muppet
Iv had 8 years on cx some good times some bad..but now its gone ridiculous 80p even 70p a mile for 3.5t curtainsider that cost 40k to buy and 2k to insure…its a bye bye from me
Most couriers would get more work just by making a 60 second youtube short video advertising their courier service and state your own mileage rates and state prices non negotiable Smart plain van Smart dress code Eg black trousers black t shirt black jumper black coat black safety trainers with no colours in the trainers etc From my experience as an agency driver for years etc the drivers that wore the above clothing were always sought after by professional companies and always booked first And be reliable and always turn up a few minutes early Better to wait for the customer whilst drinking a coffee than the customer having to wait for you Reliability and capability.and professionalism is more important than a cheap price
@TheDomainNameGuy That's me. Always wear a black top & black jeans and always turn up early with a clean van. I still struggle to get regular work and that's with 100% positive feedback
@@leechi001 It might be worth also registering with a nationwide driving recruitment agency because they will get a lot of driver work from driving companies direct that don't need a driver with van they just need a driver or a driver's mate to sit in a truck usually a 7.5t or 18t truck and be a passenger and help the regular driver unload and load the truck etc where all you do is ring the driving agency to let them know which days you are available etc and if they get you work you just drive your van to the customer they send you to and park your van in the company car park and drive their van or truck if you have the licence for a truck etc which will usually already be loaded etc but this driving work won't appear on the courier exchange but is available every day
I think a lot of it depends on where you live in the UK. I live down on the south coast near Brighton. It's been really slow today and didn't pick up until the afternoon. I've found if I don't get a job booked in for the following morning then it's very unlikely I won't get a job until gone 9 am. It's so bad at the moment I'm seriously thinking of not renewing my subscription when it runs out at the end of the month. I also think the CX knows there's not a lot of work around as I've been seeing jobs over 40 miles away from my home when my settings are set at 25 miles. So at this moment in time I would say the Cx is not worth the money.
Sadly it used to be good but it costs far too much to join, no payments for 30 to 60 days. You need at least £10,000 to keep you going. DO NOT HIRE OR LEASE A VAN. If you can't afford a van, don't bother. Too many people undercutting each other, silly prices.
It'll be a no from me when renewal comes up. Been almost 7 years now, and worse year on year, with exorbitant subscription costs, and the addition of 'Trustd' has driven me to distraction with its pettiness and nagging emails.
No for the following reasons Too expensive subscription Too many people doing it Everybody undercutting everyone eg Luton jobs going for 80p per mile Vehicle maintenance is too expensive nowadays Too many idiots on the road Price of fuel AI camera technology is now operational
I’ll be starting soon, not expecting it to be easy but already gotta small long wheel base van ect so why not if I can make money back from member ship and then some why not, I’ve been considering it for long time and need to get out of warehouse 🤣
Looking at these comments has Answered my question about joining CX, i can get a van no problem but only if it's worth it, looking at these comments, it isn't
@@LanceVance305 wow what depot was it or you reckon there all like that? Im looking at amazon dsp but cant find anything near to me so dpd was the other option
Short answer. No. Especialy if you are thinking of getting your own truck and have no consistent work lined up already. By the time you pay for fuel, truck finance, parking, maintenance and driver wages. £200 loads a day wont cut it. You will be bankrupt in no time and if you price loads at what these companies should be paying, you simply won't get any work. As you will always be out bidded.
Courier exchange is only 5-10% of
UK loads moved in the haulage exchange etc
Most companies dont want or rely on return loads as tgey are delivering to their own stores etc
Day in day out etc
Couriers need to get their own customers 1st and use Courier exchange as a back up only and possibly have a part time job as well as the Courier exchange
Spot on
I agree but getting your own customers is rather difficult.
My own personal opinion, the exchange is getting worse every year. They keep on taking on more and more drivers for their subscription fees and there is less and less work, so you are working for around between 0.65-0.95p a mile. The issue is it's even difficult getting these jobs..I would only recommend the exchange of you have your own customers
It is hard on Cx today...low volume of work created battle to book a job therefore cheap prices, like 2021... think twice before you make a decision
If you’re a experienced courier with other work.
Courier exchange is a extra source off work and great for contacts.
Not in a million years don’t waste your time, I have just got my operators licence and I wish I never bothered. To many people working for peanuts and undercutting each other.
You may be doing something wrong because we're fully booked most days and my truck is not even euro6. I'm also doing the nights out 1-2 per week.
@@alexstefan1965 Good for you, of course you are asking for a good rate and not undercutting I take it.
@@Coln-yy2xp oh it's not my company, I just drive for them. But I wouldn't invest in such thing as I've seen so many going wrong here already in 2 years. And the best trucks for it are the 18t curtainside with TL. For artic is hard to find return loads so it comes back empty or takes 7.5t 18t jobs. The 7.5t just don't make enough profits. So best is 18t with a large cab and 1-2 nights out per week. Or tramping obviously.
@@alexstefan1965 Read the question, would you join Courier Exchange using your own money, not driving for someone else, you have just said you wouldn’t invest and you don’t know what your boss is quoting , so RTFQ, seems to me you are doing something wrong you muppet
Iv had 8 years on cx some good times some bad..but now its gone ridiculous 80p even 70p a mile for 3.5t curtainsider that cost 40k to buy and 2k to insure…its a bye bye from me
I totally agree, shippers want it for free.
Most couriers would get more work just by making a 60 second youtube short video advertising their courier service and state your own mileage rates and state prices non negotiable
Smart plain van
Smart dress code
Eg black trousers black t shirt
black jumper black coat black safety trainers with no colours in the trainers etc
From my experience as an agency driver for years etc the drivers that wore the above clothing were always sought after by professional companies and always booked first
And be reliable and always turn up a few minutes early
Better to wait for the customer whilst drinking a coffee than the customer having to wait for you
Reliability and capability.and professionalism is more important than a cheap price
@TheDomainNameGuy
That's me. Always wear a black top & black jeans and always turn up early with a clean van. I still struggle to get regular work and that's with 100% positive feedback
@@leechi001 It might be worth also registering with a nationwide driving recruitment agency because they will get a lot of driver work from driving companies direct that don't need a driver with van they just need a driver or a driver's mate to sit in a truck usually a 7.5t or 18t truck and be a passenger and help the regular driver unload and load the truck etc where all you do is ring the driving agency to let them know which days you are available etc and if they get you work you just drive your van to the customer they send you to and park your van in the company car park and drive their van or truck if you have the licence for a truck etc which will usually already be loaded etc but this driving work won't appear on the courier exchange but is available every day
Sounds like the dress code to a caliphate.
I think a lot of it depends on where you live in the UK. I live down on the south coast near Brighton. It's been really slow today and didn't pick up until the afternoon. I've found if I don't get a job booked in for the following morning then it's very unlikely I won't get a job until gone 9 am. It's so bad at the moment I'm seriously thinking of not renewing my subscription when it runs out at the end of the month.
I also think the CX knows there's not a lot of work around as I've been seeing jobs over 40 miles away from my home when my settings are set at 25 miles. So at this moment in time I would say the Cx is not worth the money.
Agree. I reckon many members won't be renewing membership and I feel sorry for those who joined the Courier Exchange in last 6-12 months.
Sadly it used to be good but it costs far too much to join, no payments for 30 to 60 days. You need at least £10,000 to keep you going. DO NOT HIRE OR LEASE A VAN. If you can't afford a van, don't bother. Too many people undercutting each other, silly prices.
It'll be a no from me when renewal comes up. Been almost 7 years now, and worse year on year, with exorbitant subscription costs, and the addition of 'Trustd' has driven me to distraction with its pettiness and nagging emails.
Guys. I really need help. I'm about to start and the comments are not good at all. Some companies don't pay the money? Is this true?
i will not be renewing as a solo driver just using the cx exchange its just not profitable
No for the following reasons
Too expensive subscription
Too many people doing it
Everybody undercutting everyone eg Luton jobs going for 80p per mile
Vehicle maintenance is too expensive nowadays
Too many idiots on the road
Price of fuel
AI camera technology is now operational
I’ll be starting soon, not expecting it to be easy but already gotta small long wheel base van ect so why not if I can make money back from member ship and then some why not, I’ve been considering it for long time and need to get out of warehouse 🤣
You back in the warehouse yet.
😂
How did it go ?
Reading the comments I think everyone is disagreeing with you Pete, there seems to be a lot of people fallen out of love with the cx
Looking at these comments has Answered my question about joining CX, i can get a van no problem but only if it's worth it, looking at these comments, it isn't
Definitely not anymore . To dear to join now and outdated . So no not at all
How you gonna find work otherwise
I wouldn't advise anybody to join the Courier Exchange. Don't do it you'll be sorry!
Same with ODF DPD !!
@@LanceVance305i was looking at joining is it not worth it then? (I have my own van)
@@NBeeRL absolutely not routes change cancelled routes collection differ terrible managers
@@LanceVance305 wow what depot was it or you reckon there all like that? Im looking at amazon dsp but cant find anything near to me so dpd was the other option