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Real time tracking and better delivery accuracy
Real time tracking and better delivery accuracy Ever get that feeling someone’s watching you? Of course, these days there are cameras everywhere. It’s almost impossible to step out the front door without being on camera. somewhere. However, there’s a difference between being on camera, and being under observation. Being on camera happens randomly. And is…
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When the long way around is the best shortcut
When the long way around is the best shortcut Take the shortcut. It’s faster. Or it’s shorter. However, getting both of those from one shortcut isn’t as common as it used to be. After all, cities expand and small towns grow. There will be traffic. Sometimes thick, sometimes random and always aggravating. Most couriers see…
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A basic tip calculator for the best delivery
A basic tip calculator for the best delivery The best delivery isn’t always the fastest. Sometimes it isn’t even the most customer friendly. Because, leave at the door. On a leave at the door drop-off there’s no customer to greet. There are no furbabies guarding the entryway. Nor are there any awkward conversations about messages,…
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The easy round trip formula for better mileage
The easy round trip formula for better mileage Twelve miles is more than ten. In a fast car, it’s not that far. If one drives at sixty miles an hour, it takes six minutes to go ten miles. In a straight line. Curves and hills and red lights can influence that six minutes. However, it’s…
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How to move up the rating scale as a freelance courier
How to move up the rating scale as a freelance courier The rating scale is real. Every courier deals with it somewhere. It can appear as a series of smaller ratings. Or it can be part of a larger array of ratings. A group that combines to form an average. Nevertheless, the rating scale is…
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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…
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The fifty fifty delivery challenge, trial by fire
The fifty fifty delivery challenge, trial by fire Sometimes things happen. There’s a shorter way of saying that, but the gist is there. When things happen unexpectedly, it changes other things. Cause and effect, so to speak. Most every experienced courier has seen some bizarre things at least once. Likewise, almost every experienced courier has…
