POV: 30 Minutes of Amazon Deliveries In the StepVan!
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- ayyy welcome to season 2 and the second video. I'll be driving the stepvan and giving a pov of what it's like to deliver during a 10 hour shift in 30 minutes. The video is also a tutorial of all the tips and tricks you can do with the stepvan. How to turn it on, opening and closing doors, I show it all!
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Since I've been gone, here's a 30 minute video of a 10 hour shift. Let me know if you like the longer videos 🔥
I prefer the longer videos ;)
Love the longer videos Chris
So you said you might not be working at Amazon in the future, are you heading back to FedEx or a similar courier service or something completely different?
@@LaosHouse Longer,of course!.👍
i thought you quit. I did lol
Nothing better than spending my 30 minute lunch break as an Amazon driver to watch Chris do my exact same job. I’m not complaining
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I just pray for you you just joking around and I'm not even religious.
Your DSP allows a 30 min lunch break? I get 180 stops. Only on the schedule 2 maybe 3 days a week. I can't pay bills with this job
I hope you make it out, brother. No one needs that stress in their life.
Lmao, that cat lady. Getting sucked in to a conversation when you're on the clock is the worst 🤣🤣
I'll sit and chat for a minute or two sometimes, but I've gotten pretty good at rushing through it without being rude. All about body language
@@nannerpuss9430 even with body language people just don't seem to get hints sometimes :D
Having a gas station right next to an amazon delivery warehouse must be a great revenue generator
Must be making bank
the real money maker in my experience at IND1 was everyone buying booze at the end of their shifts from the GetGo next door 😭
You'd really feel like they'd have their own gas pumps, like it must be expensive to fuel up every single one of those trucks
@@autumntx managing a gas pump would mean theyd need vendors for gasoline and a whole set of people dedicated to fuelling. i work as a mechanic for a truck leasing agency, our location has our own diesel, def, and gas pumps to service customers/drivers and i can tell you now it loses money just to maintain the infrastructure and keep buying the fuels and fluid to fill it compared to simply handing a driver a fuel card for the local speedway. BUT it is part of providing good customer service and it's seen as an amenity that allows us to keep customers, plus it gives some added convenience.
i work with fedex, there's a weigel's right down the road. in the mornings, it's like a fedex breeding ground 🤣
My dsp talked about you in our morning meeting 😂 they said to "make sure you actually wear your seat belt even if you seen the video of the Asian guy sitting on it" lol jokes
Ay yo really???😂😂😂
Damn your dsp must suck lol are dsp allows the sitting on it trick
I would have laughed in their face because I have as they used his vids before as a “what not to do” yet they cram you with 189 stops and 521 packages (my route during that meet) fuck them
Ngl 😂i just started a couple weeks ago n they was definitely talking bout TH-camrs
@@RMLK ups drivers do 200+ stops during peak, some during normal time
I just wanted to tell you that I have a new found respect for Amazon drivers, sometimes it just seems like magic when you click on something and it is there the next day. You never realize how much work it is to make that happen. Thank you!
Bro got stun locked by the cat lady 😂
I work at a Help Desk center and sometimes I get stun locked by these kind of interactions as well lol. It's nice sometimes that people see us more than just way of helping them in computer problems but sometimes I rather get on with my busy day. Still nice of these people to start a conversation randomally at times.
i think she was inviting him over to take a sneak peek at her 😺
@@eddiew2325ew bro get out of here man
@@eddiew2325you need to leave
So on top of driving and delivering the packages you also have to find and on load the packages to the van too. Brutal.
yeah. the worse part is you get less than 20 minutes to find and unload. whereas ups and fedex there really isn't a rush
In my delivery station, we had less than 15 min to load our vans😅😅
I think doing AMZ XL is better tbh way more laid back..
Ha ehh, idk about brutal. The associates that work at the delivery stations have it brutal lol. But it's all some form of team work in the end so whatever
-for example i have to get a 60yr old woman to run across the warehouse to collect and put his route together for delivery. She needs to complete it in X amount time and those totes can get pretty darn heavy for even a fit young man. She has to do at least 4 of these routes and that's after already working for 6hrs unloading, sorting, and stowing all the packages for the day. Modern day/ western sweatshop
But without drivers customers wouldn't get packages. Without warehouse associates drivers wouldn't get packages. Team work!
@@LaosHouse Definitely can confirm about FedEx lol. My truck is loaded for me every morning, although some mornings my truck is a complete disaster and I have to reorganize the entire thing anyways lol. I'm lucky to where I can start my day pretty much whenever as long as my timed deliveries are met and most days I am done before 4pm. Other drivers in my hub don't get back until well after 6 since they have heavy business routes with 5pm pickups, so I would say I lucked out.
Stay safe out there Chris!.😊❤ The Longer your videos the better😎
Stay safe out there lee
@@LaosHouse Thanks Chris,i will!.😊😎
@@LaosHouse nice job on your video
I had a part time job once working for a DSP & I can tell you from experience this is a young person’s job it’s very hard to get all of the packages delivered sounds easy but it’s not & I have a whole new respect for drivers so definitely have respect & even leave snacks out those snack stations people put out where a life saver.
Honestly 30 minutes felt like 3 minutes, loved the longer video please keep them coming
the fact they dont have someone load your trucks .... is crazy... this is how UPS is different i get it its extra bodies but you could get a extra hour everyday of delivering
lol an hour they only give us 15 minutes to load up
At my warehouse, we can help drivers load up their vans, if we have enough headcount to spare and so long as we aren't falling behind staging routes. Since we start at around 8:50 - 9 AM after sort is done, and the first wave of drivers isn't until 9:30-ish. At most we have around 4 people each, on our two launchpads helping with load out. Of which only 2 are actually able to help load if necessary.
yep UPS is better on that
I work for a Dsp in mass our step vans have 170-190 stops with around 380-450 packages it’s wild
our warehouse would yell in our faces if we even thought of stepping foot off our vans before they yell load out. I'm glad i left recently, I could only handle 4 months of this job with all the safety hazards with the vans and how dirty they were. Sometimes the brakes would fail us and the vans would stop on steep hills in rural areas. screw that!
yeah that was the thing that kinda shocked me the most.ive worked for 3 total dsp's and every single one has acted like the earth itself would implode and explode at the same time if you didnt wait for the all clear lol. job overall is kinda ridiculous i cant lie, preach safety but folks will get mad if you take breaks in the heat/cold, actually take your lunch and shit etc. just brutal lmao
Bro you make the job look easier than it really looks
Y’all are beasts. 117 stops is nuts. 190 is not bearable enough for 25. Nice work out there pimp 🎉
i do about 160 stops a day lol
117 is a light route. Average in my area is probably 160 with around 400 pkgs
@@maxwellbaer1158 117 stops is country n maybe 1 or 2 neighborhoods i had picked up a day recently n got sent a hour n a half away only had 82 stops still worked 11hrs
I went from Amazon (hated it) to Fedex(was alright) to UPS. Been at UPS for 2 years now, got a seasonal gig as a driver and when it was up they saw how fast and efficient I was so they kept me. Amazing job, amazing benefits. Same work, WAY more money and the health insurance is out of this world. Now that I’m comfortable, I’m going to college to become a Sheriffs deputy. Stay away from Amazon tho, seriously.
Been driving for UPS for over 10 years. The packages inside the bags would annoy me after a while. Respect to what all delivery drivers do though. People think it's easy out there
7:46 I love the old school bell ringing at gas stations. It's nice to hear it still being used. 🙂
That was very interesting tbh, really enjoyed the longer video. Hope you’ll still make content even after working for Amazon. I appreciate you bro🙏
❤❤❤ I have been driving step van since last Christmas, it was fun to drive, with enough space but now after prime week, it’s back to normal route.
Such a nice area. I am not sure why people dunk so much on Amazon lockers. You get to stand in front of a machine dumping multiple packages in it. Score!
This was a cool video to watch! I order from Amazon weekly, it’s nice to see the other side. Thank you for delivering.
I like the longer format videos. I'm sure you could even get away with doing 45m and people would still watch it and love it.
Wassup Chris,
I’m done with Amazon DSP on February 14,2024 I got injured very serious injury on my lower back my lumbar spine.
Ever since that day my lower back never been the same.. that day I got 118 stop 249 package 📦just be careful man.
Make a personal injury claim mate ...
I absolutely adore you Chris! I love all the videos from the fedex vlogs to the Amazon and whatever else. You can do no wrong!
That guy that helped you out and didn’t take up too much of your time was a guy that respects the working man. I love meeting those people when I’m out doing my job.
As a warehouse worker that works in a drt that has to deal with the packages before you take them, this is actually so interesting
I am really impressed that how nicely the delivery guys are being treated out there, sorry but in my country people are not treating them the way they should and same goes with them, many delivery guys don't even care about the orders!
These are so interesting and fun to watch. I like seeing the inside of all the businesses. I LOVE the longer videos, please more!
When I think of almost any job. I feel like amazon would push my BY FAR the farthest out of my comfort zone. How do you not freak out always going to places and not always knowing where to go. You can't always ask for help and your coworkers cant help you. Doesnt that give you any anxiety? What about driving in so many different places? Do you ever worry about crashing the van. Driving that close to people in a van would stress me out ontop of not knowing where to put a package in a big building would give me an unbearable amount of anxiety, plus being pushed to go faster by your boss. I really would struggle with this. Props to you for showing this!
Do DoorDash and Ubereats. It’ll definitely help you with anxiety. Delivered over 2k deliveries.
Wimp
Been watching you for some time 🔥 keep it up bro ! I start In a few days and I’m excited , Seeing you back w/ Amazon must means it’s some good in it if you came back .. honestly I feel like if your a hard working and don’t mind getting to it the job is pretty cool
Hey Chris i appreciate these realistic videos of yours, Ive been a driver now since April and while some days can be better your tips definitely helped me. I've even gotten front runner award already and some cash bonuses from my dsp
You Are Strong And Wise Chris And I Am Very Proud of You!! ❤️ 🙏
I used to work out of DCL 1 and remember when they were just starting the facility. It was certainly an experience I won’t forget. I used to sort my bags on the front seat of the ford vans we had. Other drivers would look at me funny but it made sense to me. 🤷🏻♂️
Love your vids so glad you’re back! So glad you’re getting the views you deserve !!
Mad respect to you drivers. Thank you for delivering all my late night impulse buys, and the planned purchases too!
Thanks for sharing this inside view to the monster known as AZN.
00:08 theres a whole youtube channel dedicated to people who dont follow this lol
Lmao I just did the Leonardo Dicaprio pointing when I saw that
I always enjoy your videos man. Thanks you for all your hard work!
now i know why somethings from amazon are damaged in shipping.
yeah they go everywhere no straps to keep them safe
Got here by a random video recommendation. Very interesting to see and with great presentation. Had my attention so much so I noticed that fire hydrant and sign @21:35
I just watch cause I feel bad for how much Amazon pays and how they treat employees. Chris is gonna create his own delivery service with this TH-cam $$$
Unexpected cameo from the famous 11'8 bridge!
That is the wrong 11'8 bridge, sadly.
@@KippoKupo Well the 11'8" bridge isn't actually 11'8" anymore anyway they raised the trestle so it's now 12'4".
Love seeing you upload again. I understood your sentiment last video about looking to leave. Infact the choice was made for me as my dsp is shutting down next month. So I will be laid off on the last day we do deliveries.
Anyways cool to see different people's routes. I typically do rural routes so it was interesting to see you navigate multi story office buildings. For me 100 stops 150 packages is a lot lol. However rural is more spread out. I also did XL and 50 stops is a lot for them.
While there are things I will miss about the job. I will not miss being overworked by Amazon. I was starting to get burned out. Hopefully I can get by on unemployment until the next grind. I appreciate the suggestions and your videos helped me speed up. I wish you best of luck in the future with whatever you pursue.
Video was absolutely fantastic. In favor of the longer videos. It was therapeutic just watching you do deliveries lol
Gotta love the talkers 27:38
Mad respect for the drivers and dock workers
Damn a new video at 23:20 my time, i love it fr man
i gotchu my brother!
what do you mean?
@@Uhh.thankyou he means that he got the video at 11pm
@@Chinemeremdozie oh ok that is a random comment lol
@@Uhh.thankyou indeed it is
that girl was yapping lol
Hey man love the content and the transparency you provide to your audience but one thing as a former driver. I suggest you don't include any methods that could lead to someone hurting themselves. i.e. the seatbelt method mentioned at 17:05, that could lead someone really getting hurt since the seatbelt isnt being used properly across their chest and waist.
i will never drive for amazon after getting my DOT med card and getting my CDL amazon is trash to work for u can find way better driving jobs respect you for doing it
This video is bringing me back my traumas as a delivery driver. I was a student, and fortunately got my way out and graduated. Currently an engineer with a cushy job making far more than I was slaving away at amazon. Funny, I hated the job but maybe I miss the experience and feelings associated with it.
Something so simple, someone so entertaining.😂
Love you are back to making videos!! Welcome back hope all has been well for you!!
Belt on the steering wheel is genius! I'm gonna start doing it tomorrow!
The step van just takes me back to the time I worked at FedEx 😭
haha same sometimes
EDVs are so much better. Get a radio, heated seats, and no parking brake.
Thanks for the tour. Now I have a better understanding of how Amazon deliveries are done.
No way I found another Laotian Chris as an Amazon delivery driver I just got hired can’t wait to start working!
NYC also cuts a foot off the clearance on many of their bridges. I drive semi and been to NYC once, it's sketchy when you see a sign that says 12'6 but in reality it's 13'6 and you can barely squeeze under
How do I make it bro in NYC financially? Is it true you must make 7 figures or more? Just like L.A., Chicago, or SF?
Hey I know you recently said you want to stop working at amazon and I just want to say I think that's great you've put in your time but I would still love to see videos they don't have to be the working for a delivery job I think you could easily transition into a "van life" type of channel you can show us your build progress and you would get to travel around and be on the road just a suggestion from me I think it would be awesome (If your curious about van life channels I recommend ryantwomey and trent the traveler) any ways have a great day man! :)
Shoutout from Lansing, Michigan. We also have a bridge that regularly eats delivery vehicles
Heck yeah ! Keep the videos coming!! 👍
Now THIS is peak TH-cam 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
I should've been working Amazon.
I ran for FedEx for two years (Late 2018 - Early 2021), the lowest stop count I had was 180, and the highest was 398.
That 398 day was during Peak (Christmas) my first year, it got dark with ~60 stops left in a shady neighborhood. I tried 4-5 stops then heard gunshots. Those boxes became a "tomorrow problem."
On average
2018 it was ~190 stops / 250 packages
2019 it bumped to ~240 stops / 300 packages
2020 it bumped to ~265 stops / 340 packages
2021 it bumped to ~300 stops / 390 packages - This is when I quit.
I still hate Chewy with a passion.
Yessir. You the reason I started working at Amazon. My ride along is tmr
I love your videos man! Please never quit!!
Never quit, love the vids
I'm sure he would if Amazon paid better
@@JayC-xv9lh I understand that for sure. Cost of living is so high that people have to make close to 6 figures a year to live comfortably and it sucks
@@JayC-xv9lh They should pay him better, he is helping Jersey one package at a time.
Oh my :O gas is cheap in the states. Enjoyed watching this, I'm a postman in Sweden, we deliver amazonpackages along with other packages as well, and mail of course.
Just started getting into your vids. Very relaxing - keep up the long content!
Watching this makes me glad I don't have to unload the freight out of my semi.
I really wish they had air suspension 😂😂😂you feel every bump on the road
Great insight for your job meeting interesting people, All the best from the UK.
That belt trick helps with also having to do traffic control and getting out and in of the trucks to put signs up or down
Love watching your videos Chris! You're so upbeat! I'm an older guy looking to get into either FedEx or Amazon delivery. Just curious if you know of any older guys (between 55-60) that deliver? Oh, and good luck with your DSP. I sincerely hope you'll still have a job.
This vehicle looks like it was slotted together by a 5 year old. With random standard Ford parts just stuck onto it. Love it.
I really enjoyed the journey of delivering the package order, hello from Indonesian Mr. Chris🙂
So insane. I used to work right in that area where you are delivering years ago. I recognized every place you went to
Been watching you since ground man what a journey it’s been 💪🏽
reminds me of a time when me and my friend ryder went on a house tour(in this typa van)...........
that secretary was drunk ya'll lmao
Wrapping the seatbelt over the wheel is what a lot of us do in the EDVs as well. I recommend actually wearing the seatbelt properly tho, especially since you have more consequences for any infractions you get with a DOT cert. Pretty much the only meaningful advantage of the EDVs other than COOOLLLD A/C and cooled seats is you mostly get the StepVan experience without needing the cert since the vehicle weighs like, 9000 lbs I believe?
It’s so bullshit Amazon makes you use your own personal phone to do your job, they need to get their own devices!!!
They do give you amazon phone but some old ass wack ass android phones that are slow at capturing the photo of package
The phones they give are garbage
@@supremecarnage5071Not only that but they are given to you broken due to previous driver misuse. 💀
I don't a choice but to use the scanners provided by my employer and I would much rather use my own device. Employer supplied devices are nearly always garbage
You're videos are awesome man. You could be bagging groceries and I'd still watch
Chris Amazon is my favorite
I don’t know how much more work are longer videos but I really like them
Hey Chris I really like your videos! I worked for DHL in germany myself for 2 years. I got one question though. You are leaving a lot of packages at the front door, kind of in plain sight. I was wondering if this is something that is just allowed or normal in the US or do all of the customers have a a storage location (so like "leave it at the front door")? I can only tell from my experience but at DHL you need permission from the customer to leave their package somewhere, else you have to dleiver them to them in person or bring them to a pickup shop or to a package locker (like the amazon locker).
thank u i was having trouble falling asleep this video did the trick
Love this one. Keep up the good work.
Thank god peak season is over, and thank you Chris for introducing me to the amazon job! it ain't easy but it's not difficult either i feel
Honestly I'm a Steward (dishwasher) at a large-scale tribal-owned entertainment venue that earns revenue through wagers, but these kinds of videos make me wonder whether it would be worth it to try spending some time as a courier. On the flip side, I've got the golden handcuffs. If I leave, my tenure clock resets, but if I stay here another 5 years, I'll get a 10-year $1k bonus.
I'm only 24 and already feeling locked into a company but the curiosity of other industries is always on my mind
Thanks!
Funny thing about the warehouse and how they are supposed to load those carts. All those bag have different weights in them and some of them collapse when a heavy bag is placed on them.
I get more and more respect for you guys 👍👍💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Stay safe out here my friend always love your content. My route today 170 stops 265 packages, 1st stop at 10:23 last stop at 4:33
Work for ups way better
@@duhgreat8449How do people get hired there I never see openings for drivers?
So a days work then
i live in a complex and i find thos bags everwhere
You need some Speakers 🔊 to Bump some tunes in that van 👌.
Wish the reception desk would take these packages off you instead of having to go up to the individual offices.
How do you like working long days? Is it better working in the warehouse vs in the trucks?
That woman was talking your ear off. Time is money, woman! lol
Time to leave Amazon man I worked there for almost 2 years and the pay and the tireless work they put on us isn’t worth it.
100% It'll be time soon
i left, DSP was fucking me. everyone on my ''team'' was getting the lighter loads, and leaving early. Meanwhile my ass and a few others were out all night. I hate the favoritism that comes with these places. The cute girl, clock milkers, and old timers get the easy stuff, 5 normies get our shit pushed in daily.
@@dreams3537 that’s what I’m saying man shits for the birds
Watching these videos of what you and I do are pretty cool, I enjoy seeing how you do your business compared to me lol. Btw at my station we do not have the step vans only the cargo panel vans
amazing work, I use to do amazon 200 stops/day but never actually stopped until i finish this way i finished by 5pm or 4
Im about to do over 200 stops a day... Is it bearable?
man 100+ stops that is nuts, i have 14 max before getting help :) but i deliver food to stores/gas stations and smaller kiosks, and i drive a box truck that hit around 10 tons fully loaded.