The safety check and the best time to complete it
The best thing about a delivery is ____. Fill in the blank. If someone is waiting for a delivery, then ~timeliness might be one possible answer. Similarly, if it’s the drop-off of a delivery, then ~the tip might be a common answer. However, the answer to the question is relative. In other words, it depends on the circumstances. However, one thing every delivery opportunity should have in common, is the safety check.
Every courier knows about, the safety check. The routine motions a courier goes through with the delivery drop-off. Especially if it’s a leave at the door delivery. In fact, a routine is one of the better ways to maintain high standards of safety. For example, making sure the car doors are locked when away from the ride. A routine thing to do, but very safety conscious.
This is the way of doing things for the experienced courier. All it takes is a few seconds for a bad actor to rifle through the ride while the courier steps away. Furthermore, it can happen anywhere. Including the driveway of the drop-off location. Therefore, it becomes routine to lock the doors. Every time.
The Safety Check
With this in mind, there are more than a few things to include in a safety check. Securing the ride is a priority and so is securing the courier. This is never more true than when walking onto a stranger’s front porch. Or the side door under the carport. Those porch lights are helpful for more than the homeowner. Couriers rely on those lights to navigate an unfamiliar yard. Or a rickety set of steps.
Similarly they help to confirm that the courier is in the right place. Regardless of what the GPS indicates. Experienced couriers know the GPS should be considered a guide. One of the more relevant safety checks is matching the delivery address with the numbers on the house, or mailbox. Then the GPS location works as added proof. The two don’t always match. When that happens, the chances of being in the wrong place are up fifty percent.
Scouting the mailbox numbers, or becoming adept at spotting house numbers in the dark, is a safety check from the safety of the ride. Especially if there are no lights on at the drop-off location. Sometimes the delivery customer forgets to turn on the porch light. Therefore, matching the house number (or mailbox number) to the address in the app, is key. From there the GPS helps to confirm the location.
The Best Time to Complete It
When in doubt check it out. The best time to clear up uncertainties is while in the safety of the ride. No porch light? No problem. Make a call while sitting safe in the driver’s seat. Additionally, double checking the special instructions, is another helpful guide. Even if there are no special instructions. When there’s nothing special about the drop-off, it’s a routine drop-off. The standard rules apply.
The safety check is much easier to do from the driver’s seat. It’s far easier than standing on a stranger’s front porch in the dark, trying to send a quick text. Particularly if there’s a fifty percent chance it’s the wrong front porch. Talk about a bad case of the nerves. Who knows who is looking at who. Especially in the dark with no porch light. These things are a safety check as it relates to the drop-off location. However, deliveries involve more than just dropping off a delivery.
There is also the activity after accepting the delivery from the queue. For example, the drive to the pickup location. Or merchant. Respectively. This involves traffic safety and a safe ride. Both are expansive topics to cover. And they will get covered in the next article. Until then, stay safe out there.
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