Don't contract with Menards

I disagree with you. the do not require you to purchase their truck, they make them avaiable to you because they are a lower cost investment that gets the job done. I own one and it works great!
1. My single axle truck with forklift attachment handles any load I need to deliver.
2. Yes, I have to drop my trailer and yes some sites are soft but I am smart enough to utilize pads to place under the dolly to support the trailer.
3. Not true, I back into sites all the time with no issues. I know where the truck can go and not go, communicate this to the guest and place their materials where they want them. Utility lines are not an issue.
I am sorry to hear about your friend but this business has been great for me. It allows me to own my own business without alot of hassels (Menards does a TON of behind the sceens things that support me that I do not have to do), be home with my family EVERY night and make a good living. I understand that this is a business and not a job!
I would recomend this opportunity to anyone looking to own and operate their own delivery service!

 

I just knew you would show up in this thread!! My new (and improved) Crystal Ball really works!!

 

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I never delivered to the DC's, but the company I drove for several years ago delivered shingles to individual Menards stores around the Midwest. Most were OK to deal with, but some were nightmares! Almost impossible to get to, (Clyborne Avenue in Chicago) no room to maneuver when you were there, "associates" who would take 2 hrs or more to unload 20 pallets off a flatbed, etc. We got a decent rate, but we were paid by the shingle manufacturer.