Benefit of outsourcing shuttles versus an in house system
Most businesses, school, after school, and nonprofit entities are under the assumption that they are saving money having an in-house shuttle bus system rather than outsourcing this to a transportation provider.
Pinnacle Transportation Group has worked with various entities to service their client base and develop specialized programs using driver only shuttle operations. We will show the advantages of using Pinnacle Transportation Group for your driver only route system.
Insurance needed to protect everyone in case of any incident: $1,000,000 with $2,000,000 aggregate at a minimum. Pinnacle Transportation Group carries an ADDITIONAL $3,000,000 umbrella coverage to the minimum coverage needed.
Background checks necessary: Pinnacle Transportation Group performs several key checks: MVR, Background, Drug, & Sex Offenders.
Safety and emergency training.
Breakdown on additional hourly costs
Insurance… $18.55 per hour per driver
Background checks…. $2.81 per hour per driver
Safety and emergency…. $2.15 per hour per driver
This would total $23.51 per driver per hour ADDITIONAL to the driver’s hourly wage which averages between $9.00 – $11.00 per hour per driver. With that said, an entity could possibly be paying $36.93 per driver per hour after tax loads are added as well.
Based on an average of 4 hours per day (2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon) multiplied by a five (5) day work week and multiplied by 50 weeks for a yearly scale, we are looking at an annual payout of $36,390 per driver.
Pinnacle Transportation Group would be able to save an entity anywhere from 15% to 20% of the cost and in some cases up to 25%. This is due to our long-standing relationships with our insurance and back of the house providers. As our costs are lower, we pass on the savings to our clients.
Personnel
As we all know, employees can call out for any reason. An entity might think they can have one of their managers “jump” on a bus and drive. Why would they want to place that kind of liability on themselves and the entity? As Pinnacle Transportation Group has extra drivers ready at any given time, the entity would not have to worry, and a seamless operation can prevail.
Conclusion
Pinnacle Transportation Group would service any entity considering a driver only transportation system. We would be able to cut costs, provide optimal insurance coverages using a well trained and fully insured staff. Pinnacle Transportation Group would service the routes seamlessly and professionally. This would also enhance the overall appearance of not only the route system, but also of the entity as well.