--- title: ISP Blog | Information for ISP Ground Businesses | Business Tools (2) description: Business Tools | Become an expert FedEx Ground Business Contractor or ISP while getting organized, profitable and successful by reading the latest news and guest posts on the eTruckBiz for FXG Blog. (2) --- - 855-873-8585 - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/ETruckBiz/154560897943915?ref=hl) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/eTruckBiz) - [Mail](mailto:clientcare@etruckbiz.com) [![flat\_grey\_red\_plasso\_vector\_4x](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/flat_grey_red_plasso_vector_4x.png?width=320&name=flat_grey_red_plasso_vector_4x.png "flat_grey_red_plasso_vector_4x")](http://www.etruckbizforfxg.com/) # The Business of Independent Service Provider Contracting ## [Time Traps: Action & Assessment Phases](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0-0) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 10/18/20, 9:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/close%20up%20of%20a%20calendar.jpeg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0-0) As we’re approaching peak this year, conversations with FedEx Ground Contractors reflect a sense of urgency caused by the expected increase in package volume. From California to the east coast, everyone is feeling the pressure. Rental trucks have long been reserved by others, new trucks are scarce, the competition for finding and hiring temporary drivers is tough, and the new pre-load technology is time consuming at best. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0-0#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Planning](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-planning), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Business Metrics](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-metrics), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Investment](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/investment), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [An Organization Time Trap](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 10/4/20, 7:33 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Early%20autumn%20color%20and%20Prettyboy%20Dam%2c%20on%20the%20Gunpowder%20River%20in%20Baltimore%20County%2c%20Maryland..jpeg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0) A common thread amongst FedEx Ground Contractors is the amount of time and effort required to handle everything that’s expected to stay compliant, safe and profitable. If you’ve been tracking our blog posts about time and task management, this is the third in a series. First, we suggested tracking where your time is spent. From there, we looked at the likelihood that working seven-days a week has resulted in losing your identity. You’re known by your job. Now, let’s examine how to improve your working situation. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults-0#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Planning](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-planning), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Business Metrics](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-metrics), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Investment](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/investment), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [Tracking Financial Results Like FDX](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 9/20/20, 10:02 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Quarterly%20Financial%20Results.png)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults) Did you read FedEx’ Quarterly Results issued last week? The financial news outlets wrote absolutely glowing reviews. Yahoo! Finance headline declared, “FedEx Corp. Reports Strong First Quarter Results” while Barron’s headline gushed, “FedEx Destroys Earnings Estimates. Things Are Getting Really Good.” Reading further down the page you’ll find, “Operating results increased due to volume growth in...U.S. domestic residential package services, yield improvement at FedEx Ground..., and one additional operating weekday.” Could Yahoo! Finance and Barron’s write the same headlines about your last three months? You don’t issue forecasts, but if you did - would you be blowing it out of the water, too? If not, why not? [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/financialresults#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Planning](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-planning), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Bookeeping](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/bookeeping), [Business Metrics](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-metrics), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Investment](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/investment), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [Have You Trapped Yourself?](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie-0) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 8/23/20, 9:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Identity%20Time%20Trap.png)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie-0) In the last blog post about time management, I recommended tracking your tasks. Did you? If you really want to fix an issue, you follow a process. So, if you want to improve at managing your time and tasks, you gotta start with accurate facts. It’s the first step to *discovering time to do things you'd rather be doing*. Now, it’s time for the next step. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie-0#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Timekeeping](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/timekeeping), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Metrics](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/metrics), [leadership](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/leadership) ## [Time Management Is A Lie](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 8/9/20, 2:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Business%20man%20trying%20to%20stop%20time.%20Man%20hanging%20on%20clock%20arrow%20isolated%20on%20gray%20office%20wall%20background.%20Time%20pressure%20passing%20past%20concept.jpeg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie) Ever wished you could stop time? How about rewind time? Yep, you’ve had those thoughts. Your secret is safe with me. The truth is our world spins around the sun in a cycle of light and dark we call days and nights. It's way beyond our control. Above our pay-grade as the saying goes. So, why do we think we can manage time? A co-worker recommended a book written by Todd Duncan called Time Traps. Let me preface something right now, I haven’t read the whole book. I’ve skimmed the first few chapters. Gimme a small break, okay. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/time-management-is-a-lie#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Timekeeping](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/timekeeping), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Metrics](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/metrics), [leadership](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/leadership) ## [DROwning in a Tsunami of Changes](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/dro-webinar) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 7/26/20, 11:57 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Tsunami-1.png)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/dro-webinar) We recently hosted a [webinar](https://www.etruckbiz.com/drowebinar.html) that obviously struck a chord with many Contract Service Providers (CSP’s). Attendance for the webinar was sizable. The topic was Dynamic Route Optimization, more well known by its acronym, DRO, which has understandably created a generous amount of frustration. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/dro-webinar) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/dro-webinar#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [FedEx](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex), [Training](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/training), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Investment](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/investment), [Dynamic Route Optimization](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/dynamic-route-optimization), [DRO](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/dro) ## [What to Look For in a VEDR Safety Solution](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-vedr-safety-solution) Posted by [Lauren Halbrich with Lytx](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/lytx-inc) on 7/19/20, 8:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Lytx%20Blog%20Post%2007-1.2020)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-vedr-safety-solution) ### Today's blog post is brought to you by our friends at Lytx. Implementing new processes can be challenging. And when it comes to implementing a new process for your business, time is money. FedEx Ground now is requiring Contractors to outfit their vehicles with dual-facing Video Event Data Recorders (VEDRs), to implement a driver safety program to meet industry standards, contractual obligations and to meet three out of four Key Indicators (KIs). [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-vedr-safety-solution) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-vedr-safety-solution#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Compliance](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/compliance), [FedEx](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [safety](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/safety) ## [5 Reasons To Engineer Your Operation While Embracing DRO](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/6-reasons-to-engineer-your-operation-using-dynamic-route-optimization) Posted by [Jeff Walczak](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/jeff-walczak) on 5/17/20, 1:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Learning%20Never%20Ends.png)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/6-reasons-to-engineer-your-operation-using-dynamic-route-optimization) Okay, we know what many folks are going to say. The DRO is troublesome and may not work. While it is true that learning to use it effectively is difficult, it actually works fine. It’s the theory and engineering principals behind it that are difficult to maneuver and grasp. The move from static route creation and management to that of a very dynamic (always changing) way of route management is now at hand. Thanks to the virus, the premature push to unprecedented levels of eCommerce, and the need for 7 day service, all are being forced to transform quicker than originally planned. The time to embrace Dynamic Route Optimization is at hand. The fundamental culture change to Dynamic vs. Static planning is now underway. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/6-reasons-to-engineer-your-operation-using-dynamic-route-optimization) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/6-reasons-to-engineer-your-operation-using-dynamic-route-optimization#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [Training](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/training), [Business Metrics](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-metrics), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [Business](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business), [contractor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/contractor) ## [How To Crush Your Routing Goals](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/how-to-crush-your-routing-goals) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 5/5/20, 1:58 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Lost%20businessman%20found%20the%20way%20in%20maze%20with%20red%20arrow%20on%20grungy%20background.jpeg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/how-to-crush-your-routing-goals) Ground CSP's, generally, possess exceptional area knowledge for the areas they service. They can utilize this knowledge to plan routes and take into account all the intricacies of a particular area. Now, however, CSP's are starting to see that the old process of developing *static* routes to cover a particular service area is going the way of the horse and buggy. Routes now need to be planned *dynamically*. This means that with the transformation of stop characteristics (residential) along with an evolving FXG business model (heavy focus on eCommerce), route planning needs to change constantly. In order to remain successful, today's CSP must **adapt** to this new demand as the business continues to change. The number of routes and the actual route "boarders" need to be *engineered* in such a way to be flexible based on work load characteristics.  [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/how-to-crush-your-routing-goals) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/how-to-crush-your-routing-goals#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Planning](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-planning), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [FedEx](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex), [Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/ground), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [vendor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/vendor) ## [Lessons Learned & Adapting For The Future](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/lessons_learned_and_adapting_for_the_future) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 4/13/20, 9:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Lessons%20Learned%20written%20on%20a%20chalkboard.jpeg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/lessons_learned_and_adapting_for_the_future) The panic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has forced you into *ADAPTING* how your business is run. Only weeks ago, it was unthinkable that both our United States healthcare system and our economy would be under this kind of assault. The good news is that this bizzare event has uncovered some things that will be useful to incorporate into your business strategies going forward. Here are some tips & suggestions as you look ahead: [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/lessons_learned_and_adapting_for_the_future) 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/lessons_learned_and_adapting_for_the_future#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Payroll](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/payroll), [Business](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [Profitability Profile - Preston Wengert](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-1) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 2/3/20, 4:36 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Preston%20Wengert%20Family.jpg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-1) **HOW A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DROPOUT FOUND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS** You think your market conditions are tough, what about Colorado? According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, the Denver area's average weekly wages are $1,242. Think it's easy to find drivers? The BLS also lists the area unemployment rate at 2.4%. Way lower than the U.S. average. What made a young guy from out of town who knew nothing about the logistics industry think that he could buy a Ground business to support his growing family? Sure he's smart, but he's so young. "There's no selling, no advertising, no collecting money from past due accounts. I'm not saying it's easy, but it beats a lot of other options out there," Preston Wengert says. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Structure](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-structure), [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [ISP](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/isp), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [contractor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/contractor), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [Business Coaching Benefits CSP's](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-0) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 1/19/20, 2:43 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Dustin%20Franz%201.jpg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-0) #### An Extra Set of Eyes Dustin Franz bought an RPS route twenty years ago in Pasco, WA. Today, he's a successful FXG contractor with multiple routes. He's traveled an interesting path to profitability. Buying a route was his first time owning a business. Much of how he learned to deliver packages came from his own experiences plus talking to contractors in his terminal. Others taught him what they had learned from their own mistakes, and they really couldn't teach him how to be more profitable any faster. It was no fault of their own. They hadn't been trained themselves. Dustin performed some online research and determined he needed outside assistance. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1-0#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Structure](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-structure), [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [ISP](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/isp), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [contractor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/contractor), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit), [coaching](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/coaching) ## [Profitability Profile - Tracy Taylor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 1/6/20, 1:15 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/Taylors.png)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1) --- **YOU CAN'T LET DRIVERS RUN YOUR BUSINESS** Business owners (CSP's) are generally likable. Drivers want to work for them. People enjoy being on their team. Nothing wrong with that. It's a good thing. However, it's a problem when CSP's are too nice. Tracy Taylor learned that lesson early in his career as a Contractor.  "I had 12 employees, 15 trucks and two operations hundreds of miles apart. My people needed me to make tough decisions instead of letting them manage themselves," he recalls. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Structure](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-structure), [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [ISP](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/isp), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [contractor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/contractor), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [Profitability Profile - Steve Ellis](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 12/8/19, 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/IMG_1606%20(1).jpg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0) --- **RETAINING EMPLOYEES IN TIGHT LABOR MARKETS** Steve Ellis has been a contractor for almost twenty years. Many business owners who've been operating that long think their processes work because they've "always done it this way." However, Steve's openness to studying and changing his processes make his operations exceptionally successful in a state with some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. [Read More](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability-0#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Structure](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-structure), [Business Tools](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-tools), [Business Results](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/business-results), [Management](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/management), [ISP](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/isp), [FedEx Ground](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/fedex-ground), [contractor](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/contractor), [Profit](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/topic/profit) ## [Profitability Profile - Marena Markel](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability) Posted by [Ben Weil](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/author/ben-weil) on 9/2/19, 1:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/hubfs/R%26M%20Small.jpg)](https://info.etruckbizforfxg.com/blog/profiles-in-profitability) --- **THE PERILS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP** Marena and Ralph Markel bought their first FedEx Ground route in 2005. Of course, they were inexperienced owners, but they were committed to their future and each other. Like many couples who work together, each spouse brought different skills and strengths to the business. After experiencing significant growth, the pair were overwhelmed by the responsibilities of leading a large team of commercial drivers including: - Scheduling - Payroll - Compliance - Training Would the couple remain happily in business? 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