Shiue had his own factory and brand, but as with other small Taiwanese businesses eking out a living in that era, he, as both captain and crew, was constantly rushing around Taiwan's highways, making a delivery in Kaohsiung one day, looking for new customers in Taichung the next.
當年，薛丕拱雖然有自己的廠、自己的品牌，但就像那個年代在篳路藍縷中拚出一片天的台灣中小企業一樣，「校長兼撞鐘」的他總是馬不停蹄地沿著省道全台跑透透，今天到高雄交貨，明天則繞行整個北台灣，到台中開發新客戶。