Driving an ice cream truck might seem like a fun job for the summer. At least it is work, right? Well it is work, but you may lose money on this "job."
A recent applicant of an ice cream truck service reported an alarming pay structure. The company is located on the far north side of Kenosha, on Sheridan Road. The recent applicant was told that the
drivers are required to pay for all gasoline and will receive 10% of ice cream sales as commission. So with gas at over $4.00 per gallon, and being on the road for 8 hours a day- how much money will working cost you? I'm guessing these trucks don't get 15 mpg, but let's be generous. So on average, an ice cream driver might drive 10 miles in an hour or 80 miles in a shift. That's about 5 gallons of gas per day. So now you are out $20 in gas. Do you think the driver sells $500 a day in ice cream? If they do, the driver will gross $50 in commission, minus the $20 they are out in gas. So they have made a whopping $30 for a day's work! That's if you sell enough ice cream to make money.
Equally alarming as a consumer, the applicant was told he would not need a background check. Although his craigslist ads state a background check is required, it seems as though driver's salaries are not the only thing this company is scrimping on.
A recent applicant of an ice cream truck service reported an alarming pay structure. The company is located on the far north side of Kenosha, on Sheridan Road. The recent applicant was told that the
drivers are required to pay for all gasoline and will receive 10% of ice cream sales as commission. So with gas at over $4.00 per gallon, and being on the road for 8 hours a day- how much money will working cost you? I'm guessing these trucks don't get 15 mpg, but let's be generous. So on average, an ice cream driver might drive 10 miles in an hour or 80 miles in a shift. That's about 5 gallons of gas per day. So now you are out $20 in gas. Do you think the driver sells $500 a day in ice cream? If they do, the driver will gross $50 in commission, minus the $20 they are out in gas. So they have made a whopping $30 for a day's work! That's if you sell enough ice cream to make money.
Equally alarming as a consumer, the applicant was told he would not need a background check. Although his craigslist ads state a background check is required, it seems as though driver's salaries are not the only thing this company is scrimping on.
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