Finding the easy delivery with a guaranteed tip
Many miles go into one delivery shift. Ideally, a delivery is a short distance away from the pickup location. Or the merchant, if it’s an in-house delivery. A previous article (available here) went into some detail about the money side of delivery. There are more than a few factors involved with courier pay. Tips, and the quality of the same, are random in most cases. Additionally, the crew courier has hourly pay to add in with the tips.
With this in mind, there is a difference in the pay situation, for certain positions in delivery. Of course there are the obvious package delivery drivers. Many of these jobs come with a company vehicle. Think, big brown box truck. Then there are the hot fresh food delivery drivers. These sometimes double as grocery delivery drivers, or even pet supply delivery drivers.
On this site they are referred to as solo couriers. I am also a solo courier. Therefore, there is experience behind these ideas and observations. And in the articles of this site. One goal of this site, is that the observations will help other couriers stay safe and improve earnings. Likewise, offer a shortcut or two, when possible.
Finding the Easy Delivery
Not every delivery is an easy delivery. In fact, some are a real pain in the rear view mirror. The thing about hot fresh food delivery is that the in-house crew has always had an advantage. Moreover they have a consistent playing field. Day after day the delivery zone is static. In other words, it doesn’t change. Therefore, the couriers can rely on memorized routes. There is also a familiar system that builds on familiar customers. Or, repeat customers. Respectively.
Then, the crew courier has hourly pay, in most places. This is in addition to any tips earned. Although the crew courier is a delivery driver, helping as an employee between deliveries, is a typical task for an in-house crew courier. Nevertheless, there is plenty of delivery work for the crew courier.
This completes a slightly more detailed look at the crew courier. When compared with the solo courier there are many differences. However none are more glaring than the way delivery opportunities happen. Two different kinds of queues, and two entirely different systems, for expediting their output.
A Guaranteed Tip
When the differences in the queues are compared, only a few stand out. One of the most obvious is the foreknowledge of the tip. Many customers of an in-house crew, do not tip ahead of time. The old school method of tipping after the delivery, still happens. In this way, the customer can tip based on the level of service received. For the industrious courier, that is the hope.
This is almost the opposite for the solo courier. The solo courier knows the tip from the start. This is why it can be an easy delivery with a guaranteed tip. Advance knowledge ahead of time helps. More on this in the next article. Stay safe out there.
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