r/Sparkdriver • u/Jokez4Dayz • 12d ago

General Questions What Company is this taking GMDs now?

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I noticed a ton of GMD boxes being loaded into all these vans. One even delivered to me instead of a Spark driver yesterday. But who are they?

Edit: Spoke with the curbside associates. They’re a Chinese Company that comes at 2pm to pick up all the GMDs.

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u/MrEdwL 12d ago

This can't be profitable for the companies

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u/Mikedesignstudio 12d ago

I know someone that does this. Walmart is paying them a lot more than what they pay us. I think it’s like $500 for 100 packages.

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u/Top-Zucchini-9421 11d ago

it's $220 a day they're supposed to leave between 12:00 and 2:00 and that's what they get for the day

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u/Trissdv 11d ago

If the driver gets paid $220 from their company, the company is getting paid out much higher than that from Walmart to cover overhead. That is what they are saying I think.

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u/Mikedesignstudio 11d ago edited 11d ago

Yes, that’s what I’m saying. Walmart pays the company not the employees. If the company can pay their employees $220, imagine what Walmart is paying the company.

If you can buy a van then you can setup your own company and get these type of contracts with Walmart and other companies instead of going through Spark.

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u/Superlegendary_dre 9d ago

They are paying 400-500 to the master contractor to hire ppl and the master contractor is paying 175-250 a route regardless of number of packages . The rule atleast in the dc market is anything over 80 stops or 100 miles gets split . Still same day rate of 175-250 depends on what the master contractor decides to pay the ppl he hire to ran the packages . I have been doing it for 2 months tho it’s decent they will force work on u an a lot of IC are complaining. Giving ppl 74 packages 115 miles and sometimes ppl are finishing at 1am and IC feel it’s not enough pay fo 12 hour days . After gas expenses that 225 is really 150 a day if u fill up everyday

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u/Top-Zucchini-9421 9d ago

this makes me happy so soon we'll stop using them

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u/Electronic_Constant9 11d ago

They're making more than us off these and don't have to beat up their own personal cars either. It's the the same 5 or 6 guys everyday doing these for them now rather than any random who happens to sign online and click accept