How to find the best delivery rate per mile formula
It has been said that experience is the best teacher. Over the course of time experience helps build cumulative knowledge. For example, a delivery zone. The first time a courier drives a new zone, everything about the zone, is unfamiliar. In fact, it takes time to learn a new zone. Depending on the size of the zone, and the frequency of delivery trips, it could take quite some time to learn, or memorize, a new zone.
With this in mind, the crew courier actually has the best chance for completely memorizing a zone. This is because the crew courier has a static zone. A merchant with a dedicated delivery crew, sets up the preferred delivery zone. Once those boundaries are set, they seldom change. Therefore, the crew courier delivers in a static delivery zone. Additionally, the crew courier has the best setup for memorizing a zone.
Memorizing a zone is also memorizing all the details that go along with it. For instance, the location and business hours of the closest fuel stations. It is also important to know the general locations of the red lights in that area. Then there is the approximate distance between any two locations within the zone. And these are just a few of the details that will help determine the best delivery rate per mile.
The Best Delivery Rate Per Mile
The crew courier has a unique advantage when it comes to finding the best delivery rate per mile. Furthermore, it is data that must be earned. Because compiling it, and applying it, happens after the fact. In other words, once a courier drives a zone for an extended amount of time, the formula presents itself. It uses the numbers of the courier’s bottom line. Expenses, miles traveled and fuel used make up the formula.
From there the earnings are weighed against the expenses, and the real earnings reveal themselves. Divide the earnings with the miles traveled and a pattern begins to take shape. This is a general overview of the process. Different circumstances will get different results. However, in most situations the numbers will be consistent. This is one reason why the crew courier has an advantage with a static delivery zone.
The solo courier can also develop a static delivery zone by declining any delivery outside the zone. However, the solo courier has an opportunity to influence the delivery rate per mile. This happens at the queue. The delivery offer must match the mileage requirement of the courier’s choice. If the courier sets a standard and sticks to it, that will become the delivery rate per mile.
The Formula
As mentioned above, this is a basic overview. It is possible to research and find general references to average delivery rates per mile. However, the process for determining the rate, is the same across the board. In fact, influencing the rate is possible. Even in a static delivery environment like the crew couriers. Things like an increase in hustle, or the effective use of shortcuts, all play a part in influencing the courier’s earnings.
It’s in the bottom line. After deducting the expenses. Then counting the earnings. And tracking mileage is a standard courier practice. Therefore, comparing the earnings against the miles traveled, reveals the formula. Tracking the miles is a critical piece of information. But setting a limit on the miles, is also a way to influence time. Among other things. Those details will be in upcoming articles. They are important in the overall earnings strategy of the courier. Until then, stay safe out there.
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