Virtual Dispatch

Welcome. Couriers have many details to monitor on a delivery. Each detail is important and helps with the next step in the process. Therefore, being mindful during deliveries is a best practice.

Being mindful and staying on point are good ways to keep a delivery running smoothly until dropoff.

There are times, however, when the courier may be feeling less than stellar. Or even sleepy. It is a given that should either of these influence the courier’s driving ability, it is time to leave the road for rest.

This is a good time to announce a disclaimer to that flashy title. There is no catching a snooze at a red light, at any time. The title is meant to shine a light on sleep deprivation and the danger it poses behind the wheel.

Snooze

If the courier feels the need to snooze at a red light, it is time to leave the road, for rest. While it is true that the red light is for stopping, it isn’t for napping after stopping.

The same goes for traveling down the interstate watching those bright white divider lines zoom past. It’s almost hypnotic, how they are so consistent and reliable. They flicker past in a regular pattern, and are so easy to stare at, and snap.

It happens in a flash and one way to fix it is with more sleep. Or, the appropriate amount of daily rest. How to snooze at a redlight with 3 more courier sleep hacks, is meant to be humorous, not suggestive.

The dangers of sleep deprivation are well documented and getting off the road when falling asleep is paramount! It is easy to assume, that long hours behind the wheel, are no big deal. However, they can have a cumulative effect.

This article is opinion based, and in no way is scientific proof of anything. Tired couriers rest, then drive, stay safe out there.