My main problem is the Flex app routing/sorting system is extremely inefficient and wastes tons of my time. It sends me back and forth across town instead of having me complete a whole neighborhood at once. I'll start the morning in one neighborhood, then it will send me across town for a while, then it will send me back into that same neighborhood I started in to deliver to houses I already drove by in the morning. Plus it regularly groups houses that aren't near each other into one stop. For example, today it grouped together houses number 42 and 49, into the same stop, then it had me go to house 41 as a separate stop. It should have grouped houses 41 and 42 together but instead it groups 42 with 49. It makes no sense and it's really frustrating.
Same here, I sometimes have to deliver 4-5 parcels in two different locations, but in the same group of houses, 3156 and the other is 3255, so one house is on my left and the other one is on my right and it was somewhere around 50 meters apart.
After you have said you're parked, and read the messages, just use the "add or edit location" to group the drops together if they're close by. Saves you time if the routing is inaccurate.
Just look at the itinerary and have the packages in order ....then just go to your stop grab and go...before lunch I can knock 70 percent of the delivery done...then I take my time...cause I aint trying to rescue lol
@mjokeeffe7801 yellow stickers are the better bet imo. Organize in numerical & alphabetical order for your oversizes or keep them all in their section. I keep 1A's together, 2B and so on.
Everyone will develop their own method. But organization is the key! Don’t just fumble over all the packages, that’s what will waste your time. The quicker you are to grabbing the pack and getting out your van your golden. You don’t even have to run necessarily. You can jog one way then walk back don’t matter but pace your self!
I just started, barely got 70 stops done!! ... And then hearing you all talking about 170 stops as if it is nothing! Thanks for the tips! Now I'm hearing it is possible to do 30 stops an hr and I could have been done in 2!
Organization is #1, after that it’s about how quickly you can troubleshoot through problems you face during your route for an example having the delivery location not at the right spot. Knowing how to quickly deal with those problems is a game changer. Don’t worry too much about making a mistake, remember 99% of the time the flex app is only making you repeat what the person before you did so if you make a mistake it’s not like all fingers can be pointed to you.
True, that location pin can be a real pain in the ass when the last driver delivered it at the house and the gate or vice versa, or a really big ass apartment that may or may not have a receptionist
Randomly going through doesn't work if you gotta keep looking through all those envelopes every single time. Just open your first tote and line everything up by the stickers. Never have to read an address again. You'll never get through 300 packages by randomly trying to find them every single time you pull over, especially when most of them are envelopes.
when i tried running i literally broken my ankle this is why i feel like looking for a new job theres so much pressure from my dsp to get done asap with such work overload
Bruh 169 and 243 is a light route!! It takes me a full day to complete 120 stops! But I’m new tho.. Almost two weeks on the job but 169 a light day is still crazy to me lol. goodluck with your new dsp and thank you for the video, It’s very helpful to new drivers like me trying to complete my routes faster
The label facing out process is how I organize my overflow as well. Whenever someone helps me with loading the overflow, I always tell them I don't care about the number/letter, just to give me the light stuff first so I can stack it on top of the bags. I usually try to slide any of the skinnier packages in between my floor bags and my shelf. Any extra bags I have that don't fit on the driver side shelf, I stack underneath sliding door shelf. And I place all my medium and heavier small box's on the shelf, cause I don't like picking those up from the floor. Bigger boxes I stack underneath sliding door shelf. And go up threw middle isle with the rest of them. Always having that yellow label facing me, or if I've sharpied the number in. I will admit, I started out ringing the doorbell, waiting on the customer. Now, I ring the doorbell after I've swiped to finish. I haven't gotten a single complaint...yet. I've actually gotten lots of "thank you" 's. "Most of them say front door recieve" The "rear doors", I always try to deliver there. I've gotten gratitude from a few customers. I go with whatever option is most popular for that house, whether that be "side porch", "another safe place". I need to pick up my pace though.
Yesterday was my 2nd day with out my trainer. The method he taught me was to put all the tots in order as they are on the cart, when you leave the station and get a chance to stop, take the packages out of one tote at a time and organize it by Boxes, bags and envelope. All the packages in each tote should stay together so you know where to look for each area. Just make sure the totes are in order as they are on the paper from load out
Lol your lucky I got 1 day with a co worker and then next day tossed in a van with 170 packages I nailed it tho had no issues. Don’t stress over this easy job lol
I just started a week ago and I’m still trying to find the fastest way to do things. But I feel like there’s just too many little things that slow me down. For one we don’t have those type of vans. We have to physically open our driver door. Plus they tell us to lock the door. The seatbelt also slows me down. And there’s just not enough space to maneuver myself around. So far I’m doing nursery routes and finish 2 hours early out of my 10 hour shift. I honestly don’t care about going fast. If they schedule me til 8:45pm then that’s exactly how long I’ll stay out if I have to. Either way I still get paid my full 10 hrs if I finish early. Other things that slow me down is stupid shit like looking for an envelope because it tells me to but it turns out to actually be a box instead or the other way around. Or it’s 3 story apartments and the gps taking me to the wrong spot. I also don’t get the same route every day so I can never learn just one. I’m a bit nervous to get anything bigger than a nursery route at this point. What I think they should do is have the vans loaded already. That would save so much time. At least then I could leave at maybe 10:30 and not 11am. I live in Florida too so definitely won’t catch me jogging on my routes 😅😅
Yeah, it seems like any time i start a day fast pacing and moving as quick as i can the damn phone lags and there i am sitting for 10 minutes trying to catch service and restarting it. Thats when i really stop giving a damn, its the worst when the phone is what kills all that hard earned time you made in the day.
Its easy to do 30 stops an hour when u have HOUSES ,but what about APARTMENTS where u have to LITERALLY go DOOR TO DOOR. Thats what im looking for .. having houses all throughout ur route is a piece of cake …
I get to my 1st stop at 11:30 approximately,And using your stops numbers and packages amount i could be done at 6pm WITHOUT running……and to be honest your not that organized. And you know why I don’t run???? Because I don’t wanna get injured…..all those ankle twisting is gonna take a toll and when your 35 years old you gonna have feet and ankle problems and living in pain……it’s just not worth it.
Glad you kept it real about the yellow tags cause I just started and I feel the same way and also watched your how to load vid couple days ago and tried it today thanks to that and the oversized label out trick, I’m getting way better. Thank you 🙏🏾
Also it depends on that kind of route you got. Business, all houses, apartments, duplexes. I live in Houston, Texas. The area I’m in we deliver to a lot of neighborhoods, and regular apartments. I get to the lot at 9:30 and we load out at 10:15 AM leaving around 10:30 am and I get to my first top around 11-11:20 AM. I can have all houses 185-190 stops and I’m done at least by 2:45-3:20 PM.
Great video bro! everyone has their own way that works for them. I drive a stepvan also and i do 40-50 stops an hr. i put my totes on the bottom shelves so i can put all my packages on the front of the shelves. I organize my totes one at a time with every package out of the tote so i dont have to look for them in the tote. You dont have to run its all about how fast you find the package like you said organization is key. I like what you did with oversize except i use a sharpie to put the address number to find the oversize quicker. I start at 1130 and finish by 4 everyday and i dont ever run. It also depends on how spread out your route is.
Hey i am new driver how do you do 40 stops an hour ? are they 1 minute away to each other ? Because i struggle to do 15 in hour Because driving adress to adress Need time right ? Lol pls tell me your secret? I do less than 100 km a day route ?
Although I just started in the middle of Nov. To me, homes are easy. The hardest are the business area on major streets. And apt bldg with more than 20 units. And of course, I can't leave the door open or unlock when I am dropping off at residential's apt or busy area. Also, it takes up my time when some of them who are not home and can't get access thru the security doors. I was told by other drivers/coworkers that when you have 10 to 20 packages to deliver in the same apt bldg, leave it by the mailbox/lobby.
They say don't waste your time and energy by going to each unit and dropping it off. Which that's what I've been doing and it was slowing me down. But I started dropping packages by the mailbox yesterday. Wow, definitely save a lot of time. Not sure how much trouble I will get, but almost every drivers are doing it. I had several rescue come for me. And that's because I was dropping at every unit. 😄 Also, I am a 55 yr old woman. I'm doing the best and fastest I can.
@@Kim3Chang There is such a gap between classroom and being out there! I just started and am trying to follow the rules, so there I was, standing on the ground floor waiting for the tenant to come down because the elevator is locked, while just behind me is the mail room with amazon boxes stacked sky high! But again, my boss told me like 10 mins before, don't leave packages like that. So.. following the 'rules' you will never finish I think!
@@redeyegoblin, we're told the max wait is 3 mins. And if they say they're on there way down, and not there within 3 mins the time you spoke to them. Leave there sh#t there and move to the next destination. Yes, leaving packages in the lobby and not leaving packages are very tricky. Use your judgment. Me, if there's no sign that say don't leave packages in the lobby. Drop it to tenant's door, then I probably will do that. But, if there's no sign in the lobby. I lay it nice with their names in front right next to each other. Let's say, there are 15 customers. Then I take a pic of each tenant and click package left by the mailroom. I do that for each customer. This way, they can't say, I didn't leave there package there. You might can win with that, you might not and received DNR. It's a gamble and can be pretty tricky.
I would load up my van putting rows of 3 tote bags on the floor, & 3 bags high for each row, leaving a good amount of space in the back of the van for overflow , then mark every box writing only the number of the address so when I need to deliver an OF Box it’s easy to see, quickly grab scan and run to the drop off. After every bag I’d finish, quickly fold it and drop it in an empty tote, open the next dumping all envelopes on the passenger floor and boxes on the seat. Easy to reach easy to see, staying organized , 180 stops 310 packages within 10 hours easy. On the go snacks for lunch so I don’t stop to take a 30 minute. Easy, S/O DLA7 Out In Chino, CA! Letsgetit
I've been with my dsp for a little over a month, and I do the same thing, organize, find the order, jog to the house/apartment, and jog back. Even high knees on high steps.
your blessed to have the DOT van rather than the regular van. WAY MORE space and shelves to put everything on. Now I see why the step van drivers at my DSP get done so fast. Also, thanks for the tips on how to move faster. Much appreciated.
I always first check my itenary on my first stop. One of the killers is when you have say 4 stops on the same neighbourhood and then you end up coming back to this same street after 10 stops later. So what I do is sorting out all parcels based on my itenary stops and if they are nearby but at different stops I will just deliver them first to smash that area all at once. I purchased myself also a wheel parcel carrier the stops are judt within few feet from each other i can just walk at fast pace and deliver them all at once rather than getting to the van at each stop wasting time (for me at least).
What i do is , I leave 2 open spots on side of the step van and organize all the packages by street names and not by that lil weird number ! Takes like 1-3 mins to organize each totes but then takes like 5-20 secs to find each packages n u out the door to do the delivery! I don’t run I speed walk n yea Im never out pass like 5-6 usually out at 430 180-200 stops daily starts at 11pm first stop
I do the same thing when it comes to organizing! The only added thing I do is throw an empty, folded tote over the passenger seat and put all my envelopes on it, sorted by addresses...then I walk around to the side door to get any boxes/over-flow if needed!
Thanks for the tips bro. It’s my third week and I’m feeling the burn. Gets dark fairly early at like 4:30 and it’s so tough to get around and see shit.
Stepped in an ankle-deep, ice-cold puddle at around 5pm today. Soaked my sock and shoe in the freezing cold, 3 hours before the end of my shift. Fuck this job.
this is a game changer. envelopes in the front amd boxes on the shelf behind the driver seat is how I do it and it works well for me. still dont have a good system for a lot of overflow yet
Amazing video I've learned more from you that in orientation/training...I am guilty of some of these slow, time consuming habits thanks a bunch.👍🏽 #Subscribed
Thanks! Glad to see people are benefiting from my videos, if you have any questions feel free to ask me, i will try to reply within the same hour. Good Luck!
I have my schedule set up to where 90% of my routes I get everyday are homes. So far I've been with Amazon for 3 weeks and I've only delivered to apartments 2 routes out of the 11 days I've been working. Just to clarify, my schedule is T-T-S-S and my days off are M-W-F
I average 30-45 stops an hour. I will run my first 2½ hours with the goal of hitting 100 stops in that time. After that I will lightly jog for my remaining 70-80 stops. Unless I have 200+ then it's all day running.
For me I find it easier to look at the 4 digit (####) in the yellow sticker. If you organize them you’ll see that they’ll fall in order either low - high, high - low. But great video though. Also understand that your location plays a huge part in the kind of areas and routes! He speaking facts!
I had 180 stops and 217 packages. I just try to section them out. I’ll do like the first 50 real fast and slow down abit the next 50 and take a small 15min break and eat a snack not a full meal. Then knock out another 50 real fast and take my time wit the test so i don’t get any rescues lol
Moving faster depends in my opinion how you process information quickly. Like reading the numbers / and vision . I run but after awhile I get tired lol and knees too getting in out . Being organized helps. How many stops though an hour do you do? That’s what I strive for . 20-25 stops a hour. Il get done by 530 -6 ish
You still have to stand their and Organize each tote? I usually spend less then 15 seconds looking for package and another minute taking it to the door.. I don’t believe organizing them saves that much time..
@@dennisray1504 I agree. Like today one my last totes had 30 packages and 20 of those were bags I didn’t have room to organize. No matter how organized you are if it’s a ton ur already screwed
@@Coffee_n_Fitness I used to be able to do that at my old dsp where at the most I had 150 stops. My new dsp I have over 300 packages. Being organized can only do so much. I run outta space with almost 30 bags in a tote
organize but don't organize xD . Good tips! You scan in the van and run out but if you aren't trying to literally run I'd say grab your packages and scan while walking. Every time you are in the van waiting for that little check mark to pop up you losing a bit of time.
I do that off camera! but hard to show it while recording. I always grab the package and scan while running and press front door and by the time I get to the front door,I just take the picture.
From a dsp manager: do not run and try to get done faster. Safety is more important while you’re out there. Unfamiliar ground at times. And roads. Be safe. Not just your life. Others too. Packages will get delivered. That’s why we have flex drivers. So don’t try to run and be extra fast
30 stops an hr sems nearly impossible without speeding in certain places like upstate NY. We have to drive up alot of hills, long driveways, mountains and the like to get from house to house.
22:00, It's not scumbaggy, it's your job. A customer should know that your job is to delivery, and not handle customer service. It's a bureaucratic system people.
When I free up space on shelves, I literally organize 3 bags at a time takes less than 10 minutes , so I don’t continuously stop after each bag or spend a minute or less looking for each package at every stop .
@@olivierauberger That's ridiculous they take advantage of drivers like this. I filed a lawsuit in California for getting the proper credit for one stop.
Thank you I’m on day 2 and omg the first day they seemed like they wanted me to quit but would sprinkler tips only when I had a hard time but your info helped a lot with how many to get an hour and u should jog I’m going to implement on day 3 also I have been rescued both on my day 1&2 🤦🏽♀️ I hope my co workers weren’t mad at me thx bro
Used to run all day but after doing this for the past 1yr and a half and still working here I only now run up until lunch which I am usually a little over half way done then the rest of the time I sprint and finish by 6:30
I got saved three times today said the same shit like bruh we ain’t machines we trying is what fucken matters but i be feeling the saltiness of people like shit being first timer is atleast a good step on trying
Wow thats tough, just had my 3rd day. Started w 90 on a ride along my first day, 90 on my own the next, and 105 this time. Finished by 7 each day, started delivering at 12. Not bad so far but i wonder how its gonna be after i get full loads
I watched two days of videos with reps and checks and safety. I'm not running to any delivery. That's how you mess something up with your body. If my dsp don't like it then✌️. I already don't take a lunch so yeah I'm not running and if I need a rescue then so be it
I fucking despise group stops. They're inefficient, they waste time, but they only calculate it as one stop. On a day where I have more group stops I get done much later than normal. Just another way for them to push more work on us... "You have 188 stops..... (but 50 of them are group stops with 3-5 houses far apart and we calculated the time it takes as a single stop, have fun).
Exactly!!!!!!! That's why in reality it's well over 200+ locations. Insanity...they see how you do and just have a rescue whomever gets done fast go help
I had to deliver to brand new constructed houses that weren’t even in the maps yet so I had to find them and call the customers so that would push down the time for me
Yea n I stop ringing door bells n knock after a dude almost beat me up for “knocking too loudly” Smhh but I still sometimes knock when I’m doing apartments tho because aprtment are more risky of thieves
You by far have more experience than me in this but what baffles me is not using the driver aid number? Whenever I open a tote, I dump that shit out and take 2 minutes to sort from lowest to highest. And then proceeding through my stops I just have to look at what driveraid number it is, grab the closest package, and then give it a quick glance as Im exiting the van to ensure its the right one. I couldnt imagine not doing it that way, and even in a stepvan. I guess once you find a method you stick to it. Solid video!
@@dylanjones678 that’s what I’m thinking. Because if you finish early won’t they just load you with more packages? Or make you rescue. Or do you get to go home early once you finish?
One thing I get frustrated with as a new driver is having to use my maps for my stops because the order Amazon puts them in makes no sense. I’ll have my 8th next door to my 75th stop. Makes no damn sense which defeats the purpose of organizing my stuff. It wouldn’t be a big deal if I was in a step or a prime van but I’m always in rentals that don’t have shelf space. So all my totes are stacked. Please help
Facts bro! One day I ran all 160 stops, finished at 5pm from 11:30am start; also, when I did downtime, for 160 stops, I finished at 6:30pm; which means, downtime is a huge factor
what do you mean downtime? This job seems so high pressure! are you talking about your 15 minute breaks and lunch time, or do you just mean in between stops like putting on the radio, adjusting AC, check in personal phone for missed calls, etc? I'm a full-time student and looking for something with flexibility and because I make good money doing DoorDash even though it's only a couple hours per day, I want to get something full time and assumed driving for a DSP with all the overtime they offer around here would be a good thing, but there's no way in hell I could do that many stops in a shift! 😂😂😂 I do like 15 to 25 on average during my peak hour blocks on DoorDash and I can get anywhere from $125 to 300 bucks depending on how many orders come through that I accept, and also I factor in gas and mileage, I try not to accept orders that are more than 5 mi away total (most of the orders that I accept have stops at two separate restaurants in the same "zone" and then drop off points that are very close to each other (less than a half mile on average)
I spend a few minutes on each tote and organize by the aid number. Looking for packages like you are seen doing will eventually slow you down over the course of the day.
You just confirmed multiple things i was just considering doing to become better and average at this job. - Jogging back and forth - Not being a perfectionist, just getting the delivery done asap - Not always having to perfectly place packages, they can be a distance away from the front door, back door, etc. as long as you can capture it in the picture and the app accepts it - If it's difficult to get to or takes a long time to deliver the package(s), just quickly find a secure and bare minimum decent drop spot and mark it as put in secure location - Turn on the camera before even taking the Package to the spot - Just deliver, as little communication, customer service, etc as possible Thanks!!! 😂😉😀
Man I just went back to Amazon to pay for tuition and it got bad. 180-190 stops, 300+ packages. 30+ overflow. I JUST learned a new tip that if you have multiple locations in one stop, you can just scan everything and mark it as delivered to same address so you don't have to take your phone with you and take a pic of every single package!
@@MiguelRPD I'm not sure if different DSPs have their own levels of strictness with that, but we don't get reported by customers for that. It just takes too much time to care unless they ask for a picture in the instructions
@@00Indeedibly00 In my case it's a big issue at my dsp. I actually got a violation level 3 or some shit for it. Which isn't bad but they want me to work on it. Since I'm tired from working and the last thing I want to hear is nitpicks on one or two packages. I straight up listen and take pictures of. EVERYTHING if I can. I'll even deselect multiple stops just to take a pic. It was annoying at first. But I'd rather not get bitched at after a long day.
I wish I can start at 10:30am....Im getting to my first stop at 12 noon and then I push. It depends, sometimes Im done around 6 pm or 8 pm. I think Im going to get my DOT for a step van I need that space. Good luck on the next dsp. Yeah I use to run, but now I just speed walk lol.
I start 45 minutes later at my new dsp and I still go home around the same time. They put me back in a cargo van because they said they don't have enough step vans for everyone. I know I can go faster if I was in a step van. Good luck to you, step van makes life easier
My DSP use to start at 6:00, get to our first stop usually around 7:45-8:00 be done at 12 or 1, but now we start at 12:00 and get to our first stop at 2
Me too. I get to my first stop at noon depends on traffic. I had 320 packages yesterday I finished at 8. I deliver in Brooklyn and parking is a bitch. I just started last week
Never run you can still do 30 an hour by organizing from the get go safety first guys. Don’t want any one to get hurt on the job and is not a risky I want to take
Organize by street and area. You'll know what's next at every stop. You're wasting time looking every stop... Ups and FedEx get paid differently than we do. Take your breaks, after moving fast. Video is more concerned as an owner of DsP, than a normal slave driver..
Good job bro! I do the same method to finish my route fast and early and go home… I’m subscribed to your channel, I also just started doing videos being an Amazon driver
At my new dsp, the area we deliver in every stop is a grouped stop. I have never seen a stop with more than 4 locations until now. but I'm learning to find ways that can be helpful.
I've worked for a pharmacy back in 2000 as a technician/pharmacist asstiant for 21 years. Quit on Nov 15th, 2021. Ever since I started back in Nov 2021 working for Amazon delivery job. I have seen so many people quit. Especially all the females. I'm the only woman left, and the oldest female there, 55 yrs old. 😄
@@kdub3892, Amazon told my boss I can never work for Amazon ever again because customers been claiming they never got their packages. Even thou I took pictures. And some customers put down do not leave unattended. WTF did they expect us to do, stare and guard the packages till they get home? Anyways, I got let go. My boss said he didn't fired me, Amazon and the customers did. Sept 25 was my last day. Now I work for FedEx. Fock Amazon. 😂 Still a Prime member.
I'm still in my nursery phase. I usually have one full cart of bags and a cart of overflow. I feel line I'm gonna be overwhelmed when I start having 2 carts of bags & stuff like that
The one thing I've done to help me though is whatever bag I'm working on I take all the envelopes and plastic bags out and toss them into a pile by street name. I'm like you. I can't get TOO organized it's a method to my madness
Great video. I got sacked after 3 weeks because I wasn't fast enough. I didn't get the help and support that I needed even though I was getting faster.
I've been working at Amazon for 3 years, and have never had anyone complain about me ringing the doorbell. Even if I ring it by accident, knowing they didn't want that. They must be extra crazy and unreasonable in your area lol.
I organized by street name and only walk fast. I was 400lbs when I started have lost 30 so far and getting faster. Only had to be rescued twice, 1st time because the dispatcher wanted to go home early and the second because key fell out of pocket in van doors lock automatically when door closes took over an hour to get spare key back
@@eagleone8269 it was a Mercedes unfortunately. Our ford's don't lock automatically and only the 4 new rams do out of the 8 we have. Thanks for the tip might be useful for others
How are you doing today? Are you still working? Did you loose more weight? I am 280 and afraid to start because i feel like i won't make it physically! Everyone I see on here is skinny. So I feel out of place being bigger. And there definitely wouldn't be any running with these knees!
My easy thing to do is like when I get a package n it tells u my next package i she. That next package ready the. Deliver getting back to the truck grab the next n deliver so much easier
I wouldn't run.... atleast in my company more faster u are the more you get.. I been at ups for almost 6 years I do around 200 stops mostly, I never run... it's all about longevity, company doesn't care about you... I'm 26 I gotta long career, if you run your gonna be burt out after couple years.. your paid by the hour..
@@HolyJordy only during my first 30 days, after that NOPE I get paid by the hour... got long career ahead if you run you wont make it more then 10 years...
I get ALOT of group stops and it’s a killer for me bc I have a disability. I’m slower than what my DSP wants but my route is usually 170 stops and 250-300 packages with 50-60 stops being group stops with 2+ houses or apts.
@@shiftautomotive854 it’s where you deliver to multiple houses or apartments on one stop. So it counts as one stop but you deliver to neighboring houses
Man, I just got started at Amazon and we’re gonna be getting 200+ stops soon in the Ford Transit 250 vans. And that’s if you’re lucky, we also have crappy Nissan rental vans that don’t even have racks so we just stack the bags on each other and packages against the wall. Really trying to figure out how to cut down on time so I can start running, still finding stops with multiple locations pretty awkward and finding organization to be a real struggle
I had 175 stops today with 249 packages and was ready to quit. I'm still ready to quit. It's inhumane the amount of packages they expect us to deliver every day.
There’s a major difference in delivering in the US and Germany (where I work). We are not allowed to simply leave the packages at the front door. We ALWAYS have to ring the bell or wait for the customer to get to the door. It takes much more time for a single stop…
wow, I use to believe that was how we needed to do it, but customers were the ones to tell us that we didn't have to wait for them and that we can just leave it.
Yeah i dont organize them perfectly by drivers aid number but i do just put them together on sorting zone. So like P-11-3A ill put together and just look through those few when i need one of them.
You dont need to run. Just keep moving quickly (power walking, getting the next package faster). Whats more important is that youre organized and know how to get your overflow quicker. Thats it. Stop looking at social media stop thinking about other shit. I do 45 stops an hour in an XL ford van. In a step van id be 55 an hour easily.
Why are you switching DSP's? I was with a good DSP then switched to another and regretted doing so, shit DSP. I should've stayed with my old one. Yesterday was my last day, found a diff better job, better pay and no weekends, family oriented company.
My main problem is the Flex app routing/sorting system is extremely inefficient and wastes tons of my time. It sends me back and forth across town instead of having me complete a whole neighborhood at once. I'll start the morning in one neighborhood, then it will send me across town for a while, then it will send me back into that same neighborhood I started in to deliver to houses I already drove by in the morning. Plus it regularly groups houses that aren't near each other into one stop. For example, today it grouped together houses number 42 and 49, into the same stop, then it had me go to house 41 as a separate stop. It should have grouped houses 41 and 42 together but instead it groups 42 with 49. It makes no sense and it's really frustrating.
same here i’ll deliver some packages on a street then leave it then on my last tote have to go back
Same here, I sometimes have to deliver 4-5 parcels in two different locations, but in the same group of houses, 3156 and the other is 3255, so one house is on my left and the other one is on my right and it was somewhere around 50 meters apart.
After you have said you're parked, and read the messages, just use the "add or edit location" to group the drops together if they're close by. Saves you time if the routing is inaccurate.
@@klaushoward9158 yea if on a street with multiple stops i group em all
That’s why you use the map buddy, skip to the stops in the area you are already at. Work smarter not harder
Just look at the itinerary and have the packages in order ....then just go to your stop grab and go...before lunch I can knock 70 percent of the delivery done...then I take my time...cause I aint trying to rescue lol
Do u organize the packages in order from your itinerary using the address from your device?
@@megancarney871 yeah pretty much
Do you use the yellow sticker number and itinerary as well
Do you get paid hourly or by the day?
I like the way u think I though I’m the only one who do that
I use a marker to write the last 3 numbers on the over size so it’s easier to see and grab
That's a good idea. I might use that cuz I go by the yellow sticker, not the address
@@mjokeeffe7801 I've been writing driver aid numbers on all my boxes and separate from there. So far so good!
They should have better yellow stickers to undo and stick them back to a spot in the box where you can see
Same
@mjokeeffe7801 yellow stickers are the better bet imo. Organize in numerical & alphabetical order for your oversizes or keep them all in their section.
I keep 1A's together, 2B and so on.
Everyone will develop their own method. But organization is the key! Don’t just fumble over all the packages, that’s what will waste your time. The quicker you are to grabbing the pack and getting out your van your golden. You don’t even have to run necessarily. You can jog one way then walk back don’t matter but pace your self!
LOL aren't you the one who commented "DONT ORGANIZE" on one of my other videos..
@@primenate at least he changed his mind if he did? Don’t see the issue here lol
I just started, barely got 70 stops done!! ... And then hearing you all talking about 170 stops as if it is nothing! Thanks for the tips! Now I'm hearing it is possible to do 30 stops an hr and I could have been done in 2!
madness 😮
Organization is #1, after that it’s about how quickly you can troubleshoot through problems you face during your route for an example having the delivery location not at the right spot. Knowing how to quickly deal with those problems is a game changer. Don’t worry too much about making a mistake, remember 99% of the time the flex app is only making you repeat what the person before you did so if you make a mistake it’s not like all fingers can be pointed to you.
True, that location pin can be a real pain in the ass when the last driver delivered it at the house and the gate or vice versa, or a really big ass apartment that may or may not have a receptionist
@@roryrousseau111call complaint and RTS!
Randomly going through doesn't work if you gotta keep looking through all those envelopes every single time. Just open your first tote and line everything up by the stickers. Never have to read an address again. You'll never get through 300 packages by randomly trying to find them every single time you pull over, especially when most of them are envelopes.
fr idk how others do it unless they get lucky and see the right package each time fast
when i tried running i literally broken my ankle this is why i feel like looking for a new job theres so much pressure from my dsp to get done asap with such work overload
Thanks for the tip bro because I remember my first day, I walked ( not jogged ) it took me 12 hours compared to jogging ( 6 hours )
Bruh 169 and 243 is a light route!! It takes me a full day to complete 120 stops! But I’m new tho.. Almost two weeks on the job but 169 a light day is still crazy to me lol. goodluck with your new dsp and thank you for the video, It’s very helpful to new drivers like me trying to complete my routes faster
It depends on the route too
We are 150+ routes.. starting out nursery routes were 80 to 130s
The label facing out process is how I organize my overflow as well. Whenever someone helps me with loading the overflow, I always tell them I don't care about the number/letter, just to give me the light stuff first so I can stack it on top of the bags. I usually try to slide any of the skinnier packages in between my floor bags and my shelf. Any extra bags I have that don't fit on the driver side shelf, I stack underneath sliding door shelf. And I place all my medium and heavier small box's on the shelf, cause I don't like picking those up from the floor. Bigger boxes I stack underneath sliding door shelf. And go up threw middle isle with the rest of them. Always having that yellow label facing me, or if I've sharpied the number in.
I will admit, I started out ringing the doorbell, waiting on the customer. Now, I ring the doorbell after I've swiped to finish. I haven't gotten a single complaint...yet. I've actually gotten lots of "thank you" 's. "Most of them say front door recieve"
The "rear doors", I always try to deliver there. I've gotten gratitude from a few customers. I go with whatever option is most popular for that house, whether that be "side porch", "another safe place".
I need to pick up my pace though.
Yesterday was my 2nd day with out my trainer. The method he taught me was to put all the tots in order as they are on the cart, when you leave the station and get a chance to stop, take the packages out of one tote at a time and organize it by Boxes, bags and envelope. All the packages in each tote should stay together so you know where to look for each area. Just make sure the totes are in order as they are on the paper from load out
Lol your lucky I got 1 day with a co worker and then next day tossed in a van with 170 packages I nailed it tho had no issues. Don’t stress over this easy job lol
I just started a week ago and I’m still trying to find the fastest way to do things. But I feel like there’s just too many little things that slow me down. For one we don’t have those type of vans. We have to physically open our driver door. Plus they tell us to lock the door. The seatbelt also slows me down. And there’s just not enough space to maneuver myself around. So far I’m doing nursery routes and finish 2 hours early out of my 10 hour shift. I honestly don’t care about going fast. If they schedule me til 8:45pm then that’s exactly how long I’ll stay out if I have to. Either way I still get paid my full 10 hrs if I finish early. Other things that slow me down is stupid shit like looking for an envelope because it tells me to but it turns out to actually be a box instead or the other way around. Or it’s 3 story apartments and the gps taking me to the wrong spot. I also don’t get the same route every day so I can never learn just one. I’m a bit nervous to get anything bigger than a nursery route at this point. What I think they should do is have the vans loaded already. That would save so much time. At least then I could leave at maybe 10:30 and not 11am. I live in Florida too so definitely won’t catch me jogging on my routes 😅😅
i feel you, im on my third week, im out here sweating on 70 -100 stops and i see people at my DSP doing 190 plus stops! I dont know how they do it
Yeah, it seems like any time i start a day fast pacing and moving as quick as i can the damn phone lags and there i am sitting for 10 minutes trying to catch service and restarting it. Thats when i really stop giving a damn, its the worst when the phone is what kills all that hard earned time you made in the day.
In Ireland we have to knock on the door and wait , if no answer we try leave with a neighbour or try again at the end of the day
We can’t just leave it on show in case it gets robbed or damaged etc
Its easy to do 30 stops an hour when u have HOUSES ,but what about APARTMENTS where u have to LITERALLY go DOOR TO DOOR. Thats what im looking for .. having houses all throughout ur route is a piece of cake …
Or parking on damn near 90 degree hill in seatte with one way alleys and 5 to 6 flights of stairs at homes
People who do 30 an hour have city routes they don't go down quarter mile drive ways and have to deliver in the back.
@@rockymaldonado714for me it's opposite. Tales longer to do deliveries on one ways etc w nowhere to park
I get to my 1st stop at 11:30 approximately,And using your stops numbers and packages amount i could be done at 6pm WITHOUT running……and to be honest your not that organized.
And you know why I don’t run???? Because I don’t wanna get injured…..all those ankle twisting is gonna take a toll and when your 35 years old you gonna have feet and ankle problems and living in pain……it’s just not worth it.
Glad you kept it real about the yellow tags cause I just started and I feel the same way and also watched your how to load vid couple days ago and tried it today thanks to that and the oversized label out trick, I’m getting way better. Thank you 🙏🏾
Also it depends on that kind of route you got. Business, all houses, apartments, duplexes. I live in Houston, Texas. The area I’m in we deliver to a lot of neighborhoods, and regular apartments. I get to the lot at 9:30 and we load out at 10:15 AM leaving around 10:30 am and I get to my first top around 11-11:20 AM. I can have all houses 185-190 stops and I’m done at least by 2:45-3:20 PM.
@@Brnjoku they got you manipulated to work like donkey lol
When do you actually get to clock in for the day.. is it after you get your itinerary/keys?
5minutes before start time so if it’s 10 am you can clock in at 9:55
Great video bro! everyone has their own way that works for them. I drive a stepvan also and i do 40-50 stops an hr. i put my totes on the bottom shelves so i can put all my packages on the front of the shelves. I organize my totes one at a time with every package out of the tote so i dont have to look for them in the tote. You dont have to run its all about how fast you find the package like you said organization is key. I like what you did with oversize except i use a sharpie to put the address number to find the oversize quicker. I start at 1130 and finish by 4 everyday and i dont ever run. It also depends on how spread out your route is.
Hey i am new driver how do you do 40 stops an hour ? are they 1 minute away to each other ? Because i struggle to do 15 in hour
Because driving adress to adress Need time right ? Lol pls tell me your secret? I do less than 100 km a day route ?
Na bruh that's 🧢
Although I just started in the middle of Nov. To me, homes are easy. The hardest are the business area on major streets. And apt bldg with more than 20 units. And of course, I can't leave the door open or unlock when I am dropping off at residential's apt or busy area. Also, it takes up my time when some of them who are not home and can't get access thru the security doors. I was told by other drivers/coworkers that when you have 10 to 20 packages to deliver in the same apt bldg, leave it by the mailbox/lobby.
They say don't waste your time and energy by going to each unit and dropping it off. Which that's what I've been doing and it was slowing me down. But I started dropping packages by the mailbox yesterday. Wow, definitely save a lot of time. Not sure how much trouble I will get, but almost every drivers are doing it. I had several rescue come for me. And that's because I was dropping at every unit. 😄 Also, I am a 55 yr old woman. I'm doing the best and fastest I can.
@@Kim3Chang props
@@Kim3Chang your doing awesome Kim. Don’t give up ❤️
@@Kim3Chang There is such a gap between classroom and being out there! I just started and am trying to follow the rules, so there I was, standing on the ground floor waiting for the tenant to come down because the elevator is locked, while just behind me is the mail room with amazon boxes stacked sky high! But again, my boss told me like 10 mins before, don't leave packages like that. So.. following the 'rules' you will never finish I think!
@@redeyegoblin, we're told the max wait is 3 mins. And if they say they're on there way down, and not there within 3 mins the time you spoke to them. Leave there sh#t there and move to the next destination. Yes, leaving packages in the lobby and not leaving packages are very tricky. Use your judgment. Me, if there's no sign that say don't leave packages in the lobby. Drop it to tenant's door, then I probably will do that. But, if there's no sign in the lobby. I lay it nice with their names in front right next to each other. Let's say, there are 15 customers. Then I take a pic of each tenant and click package left by the mailroom. I do that for each customer. This way, they can't say, I didn't leave there package there. You might can win with that, you might not and received DNR. It's a gamble and can be pretty tricky.
I would load up my van putting rows of 3 tote bags on the floor, & 3 bags high for each row, leaving a good amount of space in the back of the van for overflow , then mark every box writing only the number of the address so when I need to deliver an OF Box it’s easy to see, quickly grab scan and run to the drop off. After every bag I’d finish, quickly fold it and drop it in an empty tote, open the next dumping all envelopes on the passenger floor and boxes on the seat. Easy to reach easy to see, staying organized , 180 stops 310 packages within 10 hours easy. On the go snacks for lunch so I don’t stop to take a 30 minute. Easy, S/O DLA7 Out In Chino, CA! Letsgetit
I've been with my dsp for a little over a month, and I do the same thing, organize, find the order, jog to the house/apartment, and jog back. Even high knees on high steps.
And your knees feel ok at the end of the week😂
your blessed to have the DOT van rather than the regular van. WAY MORE space and shelves to put everything on. Now I see why the step van drivers at my DSP get done so fast. Also, thanks for the tips on how to move faster. Much appreciated.
They also get way more packages
@@vivianillescas4552 YUP & they gotta drive that bigass square van in narrow roads...ON MOUNTAIN HILLS. That ain't easy.
I always first check my itenary on my first stop. One of the killers is when you have say 4 stops on the same neighbourhood and then you end up coming back to this same street after 10 stops later. So what I do is sorting out all parcels based on my itenary stops and if they are nearby but at different stops I will just deliver them first to smash that area all at once. I purchased myself also a wheel parcel carrier the stops are judt within few feet from each other i can just walk at fast pace and deliver them all at once rather than getting to the van at each stop wasting time (for me at least).
What i do is , I leave 2 open spots on side of the step van and organize all the packages by street names and not by that lil weird number ! Takes like 1-3 mins to organize each totes but then takes like 5-20 secs to find each packages n u out the door to do the delivery! I don’t run I speed walk n yea Im never out pass like 5-6 usually out at 430 180-200 stops daily starts at 11pm first stop
I be seeing people come back at 7-8pm but that's too late from me honestly, I'm use to being home at 6, anything later is overtime for me.
@@primenate facts
I do the same thing when it comes to organizing! The only added thing I do is throw an empty, folded tote over the passenger seat and put all my envelopes on it, sorted by addresses...then I walk around to the side door to get any boxes/over-flow if needed!
@@itzanopinion u drive step van or regular ?
@@TibGamingShow regular...
Thanks for the tips bro. It’s my third week and I’m feeling the burn. Gets dark fairly early at like 4:30 and it’s so tough to get around and see shit.
Stepped in an ankle-deep, ice-cold puddle at around 5pm today. Soaked my sock and shoe in the freezing cold, 3 hours before the end of my shift. Fuck this job.
Pack a head lamp. It's nice to have when it gets dark, also extra pair of socks etc in a bag in case you step in water etc
Delivering out of the front/keeping your current bag’s contents in the front can help you go sooo much quicker
Nobody is saying this but the good ones know
I meant to say good
The hood knows to that's where they jack your packages lol explain that back at the office
this is a game changer. envelopes in the front amd boxes on the shelf behind the driver seat is how I do it and it works well for me. still dont have a good system for a lot of overflow yet
Amazing video I've learned more from you that in orientation/training...I am guilty of some of these slow, time consuming habits thanks a bunch.👍🏽 #Subscribed
Thanks! Glad to see people are benefiting from my videos, if you have any questions feel free to ask me, i will try to reply within the same hour. Good Luck!
I need this video because I'm not fast and my knees are killing me
Been working for 4 months now.. my knees are starting to hurt :(
Ice those bad boys
I have my schedule set up to where 90% of my routes I get everyday are homes. So far I've been with Amazon for 3 weeks and I've only delivered to apartments 2 routes out of the 11 days I've been working. Just to clarify, my schedule is T-T-S-S and my days off are M-W-F
I average 30-45 stops an hour. I will run my first 2½ hours with the goal of hitting 100 stops in that time. After that I will lightly jog for my remaining 70-80 stops. Unless I have 200+ then it's all day running.
For me I find it easier to look at the 4 digit (####) in the yellow sticker. If you organize them you’ll see that they’ll fall in order either low - high, high - low. But great video though. Also understand that your location plays a huge part in the kind of areas and routes! He speaking facts!
I had 180 stops and 217 packages. I just try to section them out. I’ll do like the first 50 real fast and slow down abit the next 50 and take a small 15min break and eat a snack not a full meal. Then knock out another 50 real fast and take my time wit the test so i don’t get any rescues lol
Moving faster depends in my opinion how you process information quickly. Like reading the numbers / and vision . I run but after awhile I get tired lol and knees too getting in out . Being organized helps. How many stops though an hour do you do? That’s what I strive for . 20-25 stops a hour. Il get done by 530 -6 ish
I like to organize those Envelopes in sequential order, same for plastic bags and boxes. Just grab and go.
You still have to stand their and Organize each tote? I usually spend less then 15 seconds looking for package and another minute taking it to the door.. I don’t believe organizing them saves that much time..
@@dennisray1504 For me it works organizing them in Sequential order.
@@dennisray1504 I agree. Like today one my last totes had 30 packages and 20 of those were bags I didn’t have room to organize. No matter how organized you are if it’s a ton ur already screwed
@@Coffee_n_Fitness I used to be able to do that at my old dsp where at the most I had 150 stops. My new dsp I have over 300 packages. Being organized can only do so much. I run outta space with almost 30 bags in a tote
organize but don't organize xD . Good tips! You scan in the van and run out but if you aren't trying to literally run I'd say grab your packages and scan while walking. Every time you are in the van waiting for that little check mark to pop up you losing a bit of time.
I do that off camera! but hard to show it while recording. I always grab the package and scan while running and press front door and by the time I get to the front door,I just take the picture.
@@primenate zoom zoom
From a dsp manager: do not run and try to get done faster. Safety is more important while you’re out there. Unfamiliar ground at times. And roads. Be safe. Not just your life. Others too. Packages will get delivered. That’s why we have flex drivers. So don’t try to run and be extra fast
I keep my envelops in order in the space on the floor between the seats and stack the boxes on passenger seat.
Organize envelopes last 2 numbers on yellow stickers highest to lowest. Trust me it’s much faster.
30 stops an hr sems nearly impossible without speeding in certain places like upstate NY. We have to drive up alot of hills, long driveways, mountains and the like to get from house to house.
It is impossible unless it is FLAT. I work out of western North Carolina my self.
22:00, It's not scumbaggy, it's your job. A customer should know that your job is to delivery, and not handle customer service. It's a bureaucratic system people.
When I free up space on shelves, I literally organize 3 bags at a time takes less than 10 minutes , so I don’t continuously stop after each bag or spend a minute or less looking for each package at every stop .
U waste the same amount of time
Can you show how t organize your tote.. how do you know what order they will be delivered?
I get like 190+ stops almost daily, half them are 2-3 locations
Plus you start with 195 and end up doing 205
That's more like 250 stops
@@leonardweber2976 If you count doubles and triples
@@olivierauberger That's ridiculous they take advantage of drivers like this. I filed a lawsuit in California for getting the proper credit for one stop.
@@leonardweber2976 yeah it's nuts. I quit and work a desk job now.
Thank you I’m on day 2 and omg the first day they seemed like they wanted me to quit but would sprinkler tips only when I had a hard time but your info helped a lot with how many to get an hour and u should jog I’m going to implement on day 3 also I have been rescued both on my day 1&2 🤦🏽♀️ I hope my co workers weren’t mad at me thx bro
You’re welcome, feel free to come back here and ask any questions you may have, i will be happy to help.
did u quit yet??
171 stops i knockout them out before 6. I tend to take less breaks and organize my packages by address.
Used to run all day but after doing this for the past 1yr and a half and still working here I only now run up until lunch which I am usually a little over half way done then the rest of the time I sprint and finish by 6:30
My rule is to go hard in the first two hours, when the break message pops up on flex, that's when I take it easy.
U still there?
Just started yesterday they gave me 270 packages with 211 stops and I had to get rescued 7 times. DSP said I'll grow into it
I got saved three times today said the same shit like bruh we ain’t machines we trying is what fucken matters but i be feeling the saltiness of people like shit being first timer is atleast a good step on trying
@@jdmcivilization5085 facts bro but I think once you load up and leave the warehouse at that point your alone for most of the day and that's cool
Wow thats tough, just had my 3rd day. Started w 90 on a ride along my first day, 90 on my own the next, and 105 this time. Finished by 7 each day, started delivering at 12. Not bad so far but i wonder how its gonna be after i get full loads
@@sexy13ITCH00002months later, how did it go?
I watched two days of videos with reps and checks and safety. I'm not running to any delivery. That's how you mess something up with your body. If my dsp don't like it then✌️. I already don't take a lunch so yeah I'm not running and if I need a rescue then so be it
YOOOO YOU RIGHT ABOUT THAT...
PACKAGE GETS TO THE DOOR/ PORCH..
OR GARAGE ETC... THEN I DIP...
I AIN'T RINGING OR KNOCKING ON SHIT🤷🏾♂️😅😂😂
I fucking despise group stops. They're inefficient, they waste time, but they only calculate it as one stop. On a day where I have more group stops I get done much later than normal. Just another way for them to push more work on us... "You have 188 stops..... (but 50 of them are group stops with 3-5 houses far apart and we calculated the time it takes as a single stop, have fun).
Exactly!!!!!!! That's why in reality it's well over 200+ locations. Insanity...they see how you do and just have a rescue whomever gets done fast go help
I had to deliver to brand new constructed houses that weren’t even in the maps yet so I had to find them and call the customers so that would push down the time for me
I also drive up everyone's driveway lol Cause I'm in PA and everyone has giant houses, that's a no
With step. It waste time to back up their dr way
Yea n I stop ringing door bells n knock after a dude almost beat me up for “knocking too loudly” Smhh but I still sometimes knock when I’m doing apartments tho because aprtment are more risky of thieves
we try to let them know they package here but I guess some people don't deserve our kindness.
You by far have more experience than me in this but what baffles me is not using the driver aid number? Whenever I open a tote, I dump that shit out and take 2 minutes to sort from lowest to highest. And then proceeding through my stops I just have to look at what driveraid number it is, grab the closest package, and then give it a quick glance as Im exiting the van to ensure its the right one.
I couldnt imagine not doing it that way, and even in a stepvan. I guess once you find a method you stick to it. Solid video!
Thank you, i’ve tried to use the number multiple times but couldn’t get with it.
That's what happens when you go fast.... the next day they hit you with 200+ stops almost 400 packages
that why I don't go fast in the first two work days, I save my energy for the last two days before my days off
@@primenate Why even try to be fast at all if you get paid hourly?
@@dylanjones678 some DSPs pay by the day
@@dylanjones678 that’s what I’m thinking. Because if you finish early won’t they just load you with more packages? Or make you rescue. Or do you get to go home early once you finish?
@@dylanjones678 my dsp pays 10hr days even if you finish in 6
One thing I get frustrated with as a new driver is having to use my maps for my stops because the order Amazon puts them in makes no sense. I’ll have my 8th next door to my 75th stop. Makes no damn sense which defeats the purpose of organizing my stuff. It wouldn’t be a big deal if I was in a step or a prime van but I’m always in rentals that don’t have shelf space. So all my totes are stacked. Please help
I stack my totes in order, write big numbers on all sides of my overflow packages, before each stop I drop boxes by door and grab envelopes ready.
Facts bro! One day I ran all 160 stops, finished at 5pm from 11:30am start; also, when I did downtime, for 160 stops, I finished at 6:30pm; which means, downtime is a huge factor
what do you mean downtime? This job seems so high pressure! are you talking about your 15 minute breaks and lunch time, or do you just mean in between stops like putting on the radio, adjusting AC, check in personal phone for missed calls, etc? I'm a full-time student and looking for something with flexibility and because I make good money doing DoorDash even though it's only a couple hours per day, I want to get something full time and assumed driving for a DSP with all the overtime they offer around here would be a good thing, but there's no way in hell I could do that many stops in a shift! 😂😂😂 I do like 15 to 25 on average during my peak hour blocks on DoorDash and I can get anywhere from $125 to 300 bucks depending on how many orders come through that I accept, and also I factor in gas and mileage, I try not to accept orders that are more than 5 mi away total (most of the orders that I accept have stops at two separate restaurants in the same "zone" and then drop off points that are very close to each other (less than a half mile on average)
Can you show a video on how to group a bunch of stops together that aren’t already grouped together..if you ever come across it..
after you click parked , youll see the scan option. scroll down and look for "manage locations" your team lead and coworkers should also know this
I spend a few minutes on each tote and organize by the aid number. Looking for packages like you are seen doing will eventually slow you down over the course of the day.
You just confirmed multiple things i was just considering doing to become better and average at this job.
- Jogging back and forth
- Not being a perfectionist, just getting the delivery done asap
- Not always having to perfectly place packages, they can be a distance away from the front door, back door, etc. as long as you can capture it in the picture and the app accepts it
- If it's difficult to get to or takes a long time to deliver the package(s), just quickly find a secure and bare minimum decent drop spot and mark it as put in secure location
- Turn on the camera before even taking the Package to the spot
- Just deliver, as little communication, customer service, etc as possible
Thanks!!! 😂😉😀
Man I just went back to Amazon to pay for tuition and it got bad. 180-190 stops, 300+ packages. 30+ overflow. I JUST learned a new tip that if you have multiple locations in one stop, you can just scan everything and mark it as delivered to same address so you don't have to take your phone with you and take a pic of every single package!
At the same time. I advise you don't do this and take a pic so the customer cannot report you for a missing package.
That offer to pay for your tuition, do they offer it for anyone who decides to work there? Is it only certain DSPS?
@@RonnieRides203 certain DSPs. Ask around first.
@@MiguelRPD I'm not sure if different DSPs have their own levels of strictness with that, but we don't get reported by customers for that. It just takes too much time to care unless they ask for a picture in the instructions
@@00Indeedibly00 In my case it's a big issue at my dsp. I actually got a violation level 3 or some shit for it. Which isn't bad but they want me to work on it.
Since I'm tired from working and the last thing I want to hear is nitpicks on one or two packages. I straight up listen and take pictures of. EVERYTHING if I can. I'll even deselect multiple stops just to take a pic. It was annoying at first. But I'd rather not get bitched at after a long day.
i feel like all dsps all over should give you guys step vans during peak season just because the little van isn’t cutting it anymore
Thank you for posting this my guy 🙌🏽 needed this
Bruh i aint running for shit😂😂😂, when i did amazon im hrly, im going at a good pacw forsure, i do fedex now. I usain bolt that shit
I’ve been gone from Amazon for about a month and my knees are still killing me. I’m barely bouta turn 25.
I wish I can start at 10:30am....Im getting to my first stop at 12 noon and then I push. It depends, sometimes Im done around 6 pm or 8 pm. I think Im going to get my DOT for a step van I need that space. Good luck on the next dsp. Yeah I use to run, but now I just speed walk lol.
I start 45 minutes later at my new dsp and I still go home around the same time. They put me back in a cargo van because they said they don't have enough step vans for everyone. I know I can go faster if I was in a step van. Good luck to you, step van makes life easier
My DSP use to start at 6:00, get to our first stop usually around 7:45-8:00 be done at 12 or 1, but now we start at 12:00 and get to our first stop at 2
12pm not cool yall should put up a strike starting at 12 and then what time yall finish?
Me too. I get to my first stop at noon depends on traffic. I had 320 packages yesterday I finished at 8. I deliver in Brooklyn and parking is a bitch. I just started last week
Yeah, I just also power walk, I may jog a little during my first two hours but right now with the intense summer heat, forget it.
Never run you can still do 30 an hour by organizing from the get go safety first guys. Don’t want any one to get hurt on the job and is not a risky I want to take
We were told to never scan inside the truck unless u have a multiple location stop. And our DSP says 18 stops per hour is the minimum
most ignored amazon rule of all time
That’s a rule? Nobody ever told me lol
@@primenate yeah but if u scan inside the truck won't that fuck up the geotag location for other people who DON'T scan inside the van?
i don’t think it’s that serious, i’ve been doing it for almost two years
@@primenate ok. Good to know. And I guess the rabbit let's u know if ur too far away to scan right?
I rarely walk on people grass, so it takes me longer to delivery😂
I like this and did it and it works for me, but think about during the winter you would then have to look out for ice and stuff.
Organize by street and area. You'll know what's next at every stop. You're wasting time looking every stop... Ups and FedEx get paid differently than we do. Take your breaks, after moving fast. Video is more concerned as an owner of DsP, than a normal slave driver..
Good job bro! I do the same method to finish my route fast and early and go home… I’m subscribed to your channel, I also just started doing videos being an Amazon driver
I definitely do all of this on my route works for me 👍🏾
Group stops kill so much time. Impossible for me to more than 25 and hour.
At my new dsp, the area we deliver in every stop is a grouped stop. I have never seen a stop with more than 4 locations until now. but I'm learning to find ways that can be helpful.
I've worked for a pharmacy back in 2000 as a technician/pharmacist asstiant for 21 years. Quit on Nov 15th, 2021. Ever since I started back in Nov 2021 working for Amazon delivery job. I have seen so many people quit. Especially all the females. I'm the only woman left, and the oldest female there, 55 yrs old. 😄
Wooow!
Hey mom
Same story here. 48. Just started 1 month in. Lost 10 lbs in less than 2 weeks. Hopefully lose 10 more before they fire me for being slow
@@kdub3892, Amazon told my boss I can never work for Amazon ever again because customers been claiming they never got their packages. Even thou I took pictures. And some customers put down do not leave unattended. WTF did they expect us to do, stare and guard the packages till they get home? Anyways, I got let go. My boss said he didn't fired me, Amazon and the customers did. Sept 25 was my last day. Now I work for FedEx. Fock Amazon. 😂 Still a Prime member.
@@kdub3892 how’s it going?!!!
Run 🥴 ?!?!? …… I walk tbh and get done by 6:30-7
I'm still in my nursery phase. I usually have one full cart of bags and a cart of overflow. I feel line I'm gonna be overwhelmed when I start having 2 carts of bags & stuff like that
The one thing I've done to help me though is whatever bag I'm working on I take all the envelopes and plastic bags out and toss them into a pile by street name. I'm like you. I can't get TOO organized it's a method to my madness
@@detodoynada936 2 months later and I can say I usually have 16-19 bags and about 25 overflow
Great video. I got sacked after 3 weeks because I wasn't fast enough. I didn't get the help and support that I needed even though I was getting faster.
I've been working at Amazon for 3 years, and have never had anyone complain about me ringing the doorbell. Even if I ring it by accident, knowing they didn't want that. They must be extra crazy and unreasonable in your area lol.
I organized by street name and only walk fast. I was 400lbs when I started have lost 30 so far and getting faster. Only had to be rescued twice, 1st time because the dispatcher wanted to go home early and the second because key fell out of pocket in van doors lock automatically when door closes took over an hour to get spare key back
The exact same thing with locking the keys in the van happened to me yesterday lol
Go to settings and turn off auto lock if it’s the ford vans
@@eagleone8269 it was a Mercedes unfortunately. Our ford's don't lock automatically and only the 4 new rams do out of the 8 we have. Thanks for the tip might be useful for others
How are you doing today? Are you still working? Did you loose more weight? I am 280 and afraid to start because i feel like i won't make it physically! Everyone I see on here is skinny. So I feel out of place being bigger. And there definitely wouldn't be any running with these knees!
Btfol he killed me wen he explained down time that’s exactly how I was enjoying the breeze 🤣 the colors on the trees are so beautiful 💀
How did you finish 200 before 7. I struggle to finish 170 stops by 9 o'clock
do you get alot of group stops? group stops became a major problem for me at my new dsp. 160 stops 331 packages is the norm here
@Angel Solis why are you taking your lunch as soon as you load?
If the customer asks you to return just tell them it’s your first day on the job simple
My easy thing to do is like when I get a package n it tells u my next package i she. That next package ready the. Deliver getting back to the truck grab the next n deliver so much easier
I wouldn't run.... atleast in my company more faster u are the more you get.. I been at ups for almost 6 years I do around 200 stops mostly, I never run... it's all about longevity, company doesn't care about you... I'm 26 I gotta long career, if you run your gonna be burt out after couple years.. your paid by the hour..
Did you use to run? My coworkers tell me the same thing about burning out since I run at every stop but I feel fine.
@@HolyJordy only during my first 30 days, after that NOPE I get paid by the hour... got long career ahead if you run you wont make it more then 10 years...
I totally agree. Fuck running. I'd rather do 200 stops without breaks than run.
@@olivierauberger nope I even take my breaks and lunch, they can get fucked I'm paid by the hour.
@@shawnM313 wow you must be really good at organizing your van. This is good to hear.
I run 99% of my stops, I enjoy the excercise! I never need a rescue lol
I get ALOT of group stops and it’s a killer for me bc I have a disability. I’m slower than what my DSP wants but my route is usually 170 stops and 250-300 packages with 50-60 stops being group stops with 2+ houses or apts.
what does group stops mean?
@@shiftautomotive854 it’s where you deliver to multiple houses or apartments on one stop. So it counts as one stop but you deliver to neighboring houses
@@orryx9554 I fucking fucking fucking hate grouped stops especially when for some weird reason the other house is liek3 or 4 houses away
I group my stops also
@@luism8612 right?! Or the apts are opposite sides of the complex
You're the man! Video helped me so much.
Man, I just got started at Amazon and we’re gonna be getting 200+ stops soon in the Ford Transit 250 vans. And that’s if you’re lucky, we also have crappy Nissan rental vans that don’t even have racks so we just stack the bags on each other and packages against the wall. Really trying to figure out how to cut down on time so I can start running, still finding stops with multiple locations pretty awkward and finding organization to be a real struggle
200+ is a lot . My max was180 with 333 pkg
I had 175 stops today with 249 packages and was ready to quit. I'm still ready to quit. It's inhumane the amount of packages they expect us to deliver every day.
You call it double time, I call it sports mode lol. I eat a nice healthy breakfast so I have energy to move for the first few hours.
There’s a major difference in delivering in the US and Germany (where I work). We are not allowed to simply leave the packages at the front door. We ALWAYS have to ring the bell or wait for the customer to get to the door. It takes much more time for a single stop…
wow, I use to believe that was how we needed to do it, but customers were the ones to tell us that we didn't have to wait for them and that we can just leave it.
It's the same in UK, it SUCKS
That sounds really annoying. Do you end up having to bring a lot of packages back if people aren't home?
@@xTheCommodore we try to give to neighbours. Apart from the age verification and one time passwords which we can't
Yeah i dont organize them perfectly by drivers aid number but i do just put them together on sorting zone. So like P-11-3A ill put together and just look through those few when i need one of them.
I’m working for a dsp and I’m pretty new. I realized I spend to much time for looking for packages… even if I’m organizing them
Pro tip: Don’t go fast, you’ll just get assigned harder routes
All I can say is run run and run between stops and whenever you get the chance get the next 10 stops in order for the next street/streets
Don't run and hurt yourself. The hell with running. Period! Pay me $50 an hour I might consider speed walking
You dont need to run. Just keep moving quickly (power walking, getting the next package faster). Whats more important is that youre organized and know how to get your overflow quicker. Thats it.
Stop looking at social media stop thinking about other shit.
I do 45 stops an hour in an XL ford van. In a step van id be 55 an hour easily.
so you would do a stop a minute ?
45 is unthinkable
Why are you switching DSP's? I was with a good DSP then switched to another and regretted doing so, shit DSP. I should've stayed with my old one. Yesterday was my last day, found a diff better job, better pay and no weekends, family oriented company.
I felt that last few box swings the one that kinda flew in like nothing was in it
So the app automatically routes you and you just scan the package, deliver and when you 'hit done' it'll route you to the next delivery stop ?
Yes it is all in order. You can go to itinerary & also skip stops and travel to a different location if need be
Do you scan it in the car always ? And is it ever worth to get the next package ready before moving to next stop?