BICO mobile operators are back on the road having reached a workable agreement with management of the company. Operators parked their vehicles after BICO attempted to impose a $68 per week plug-in fee for electricity. Terry Taitt, one of the independent operators, said a test came in cheaper than the proposed fee. “So, we have agreed that the operators will pay $0.45 per kilowatt hour until the meters are installed …
A group of BICO mobile operators will be meeting with management on Tuesday in the hopes of ending an impasse between the two parties. Bico has indicated it will increase the electricity fee or plug-in cost from $38 to $68 per week, but the independent contractors are adamant they will not pay the increase. They will meet with executive chairman of BICO, Edwin Thirlwell. “We are awaiting the meeting on …