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  • The real time connections that make a better delivery

    The real time connections that make a better delivery

    The real time connections that make a better delivery It doesn’t take long to become familiar with a zone. Many couriers can remember a route after one visit. Throw in some repetition, and memorizing a zone is almost automatic. The same can be said for landmarks. In fact, long term road construction can also become…

  • The best driver rating is earned with consistency

    The best driver rating is earned with consistency

    The best driver rating is earned with consistency. It’s another delivery. The queue is handing them out as quickly as possible. Furthermore, the dinner rush is picking up steam. This is when a stacked delivery can make (or break) the bank. However, if the queue is set on single delivery drop-offs, that will also work.…

  • Outside the comfort zone, how new areas can boost earnings

    Outside the comfort zone, how new areas can boost earnings

    Outside the comfort zone, how new areas can boost earnings It takes time and consistent effort to cultivate a delivery zone. From learning the location of merchants, to memorizing the layout of neighborhoods, it’s always a work in progress. Furthermore, it can be an evolving work in progress for areas that experience steady urban growth.…

  • How to calculate gas mileage for more efficient deliveries

    How to calculate gas mileage for more efficient deliveries

    How to calculate gas mileage for more efficient deliveries. Ah, those gas prices. There was a time, just a moment ago, when the gas prices were not causing so much stress. In fact, they are much higher than they have been in a while. Furthermore, they have a tendency to creep up even more, if…

  • The best traffic safety for driveways and yards

    The best traffic safety for driveways and yards

    The best traffic safety for driveways and yards It’s at the end of every drop-off. Most of the time there is nothing unique about it. But sometimes it’s the most daunting event of the day. Other times it starts out fine.Then about half way up, it becomes a nightmare of unpredictability. Maybe there are some…

  • A better road maintenance plan keeps the wheels turning

    A better road maintenance plan keeps the wheels turning

    A better road maintenance plan keeps the wheels turning. It’s that time of year again. All that pressure. All that red eyed tiredness. And then there’s all the financial strain. But that’s enough about the heavy pollen, and the hay fever, in this new allergy season. This is an article about delivery driving. Or more…

  • The best highway traffic hacks for gig drivers

    The best highway traffic hacks for gig drivers

    The best highway traffic hacks for gig drivers Every delivery shift is different. Sometimes the weather is great and the delivery shift is smooth and routine. Other times, anything that can go wrong, does. Furthermore, there is the constant condition of the road. Even when there is little, or no traffic, it’s about the road…