Mike an essential is a drink carrier. The best one I have found is an inexpensive craft carrier from a craft store which can safely hold 6 drinks of any size. Invaluable. Those store cardboard drink carriers aren't guaranteed against drinks tipping while driving.
Necro-posting here to add a tip: 2 of those cardboard 2x2 carriers (Sonic has wider ones, Wingstop's has tighter ones) Set side-by-side in a shallow, wider box (taped inside to waterproof) about 10" deep x 2 ft wide (ask Whole Foods for a 9" pie box from their freezer stock for the par-bakes for exactly what I mean) ...or any plastic tub or tote or insulated bag that fits the carriers beside each other Then put a few of the eggshell carriers on their side beside the 2x2s to hold it all tight and cozy, and keep one (or all) box top panel flipped up for a backsplash Voila. Carrier magic. Put an eggshell carrier in the seat under the box to keep it level and seatbelt her in with the lap belt. Total: free, plus $1 for the tape at Dollar Tree. XL Pro tip: Put some of those plastic, 32oz deli cup containers in one row of the drink holder to contain juice boxes and other oddly-shaped items that tend to roll around on bumps and turns... They'll hold each cell of the carriers tight and make sure drinks dont knock each others' lids off and the stuff of our nightmares. Maybe a fistful of straws and plasticware in one, napkins in another, one full of hot sauce and ketchup, one with your favorite pump-sprayer of cleaner.....
A body cam is quickly becoming a must in the dood delivery era. The one I have purchased has two major functions. 1) the video with a time and date stamp to proved the drop off and that I walked away not carrying any of the customers items. 2) Audio recording that way if I need to call Doordash or should they call me. I simply let them know the call is being recorded while having my phone on speakerphone and I tend to get better results then i have had in the past. (Whats more thats nice is it doesn’t keep me tethered to my car on my dash cam.)
Hey mike just fyi I only ventured into food delivery after watching your videos. Now thanks to you and some others I’m doing it full-time. Thanks so much! Hey could you do a video with how you have your car set up for delivery? I’m slowly building inside my car to be more efficient and comfortable
I got those 2 hot and cold bags you recommended through your link and so far I am really happy with them. Definitely going to invest in that Rubbermaid pizza bag next.
I have 2 H&C bags and I use a Rubbermaid carry caddy to hold up to 8 drinks. I’m debating on getting a pizza bag or catering bag. Most pizzas I get fit in my bag but occasionally someone orders a giant pie.
I'd say go bigger with the pizza bag, medium pizzas fit the DD/PM bags but anything bigger needs the Rubbermaid bag. If I had to choose b/w the catering bag or pizza bag I'd go catering bag as I feel like I get slightly more of those orders than pizza orders. Either is a good pick up in my opinion.
Tinted Windows AND a Sun strip on your windshield to keep that sun from burning the side of your face with UV rays through the window while driving, and the bright sun out of your eyes! I have 30% Tint on my windows, and a 5% sunstrip on my windshield! I love it! I have had cars with 20% Tint on the windows, and that is even better on a sunny day, but just dark enough that you will roll your window down when turning left on a very dark street at night time. 30% light transmission coming in seems to be the perfect balance!
Hey Mike! Love your videos. My question can I put just a personalized sticker on the bag of an order as long as it's not around the seal of the bag or anything or with that be a contract violation?
I do my DD on a military installation. Dash cameras are not allowed. A body camera may not be allowed either due to the places I have to deliver for security reasons. They actually will stop you at the gate if they see such cameras and have you remove it. So I am hoping and praying that a timestamp picture will be enough.
Nothing wrong with that but I just feel unprepared when they hand me two bags and I would only have the one hot/cold bag. As a customer it is disappointing when I can clearly notice a hot/cold bag wasn't used, I still tip though 🏦🙏🏻
@@YourDriverMike In my experience, they all pretty much clean the same. If you like scents, Chemical Guys might be the way to go. I prefer unscented cleaners.
Hi Mike! I love your videos. They've been helping me out a lot as I just started two days ago. Definitely seeing a lot of saturation in my market, and I took a few lowball orders out of desperation one night but I don't do that anymore. 2 question. I downloaded your earnings spreadsheet , but I just got approved for Uber Eats as well. Do you track your earnings from both on the same row in the sheet? (Combine deliveries, earnings, tips, etc) Thank you in advance!
Thanks Kash, if you want to use it for casual use then it's easier to combine data on one line (i.e. 4 hours, $120 dollars and this would include both apps). But for tax purposes if you want this to be a more official document for record keeping you may want to duplicate the sheet based on apps. (I'm not a CPA or tax expert so that's not legal tax advice)
@@YourDriverMike Oh ok got it! I'd have to go back and re-do it. I definitely don't remember the true mileage per delivery since I was multi-apping. Should I just put the same about of miles for each app? Thanks again 😊
I will also add that wearing a body camera might be a good idea for a few reasons. If a Food Delivery customer claims they did not get their order after you delivered it (Either directly to them, or left in front of their door with contactless delivery and you took a picture), you can show an actual video of you delivering the food to customer and leaving the area as definitive evidence that you did your job, and the customer is a lair. Send that video to Door Dash, Uber or whatever app as 100% proof. Apparently, taking a picture, even GPS time stamped isn't really enough. Customer service will take the customer's word over yours...especially if it is their first time claiming not to receive an order.
That's a good idea but what about entering a restaurant? I may feel a little awkward with it strapped on, or maybe jacket over it during pick up? Because then we're video recording in a private business
@@YourDriverMike Public places you can record. I have seen lots of "das with me" videos in youtube where dashers are recording video inside of restaurants. I just purchased a body cam...a cheap one. Was using it tonight while delivering, but I used it wrong lol so it only recorded audio. I plan to wear it whenever I dash
@@djrickyb a Restaurant is a private place of business. Not considered public property, like the post office for example that's government owned, in other words, owned by us the people. It's a great idea wearing a body cam, but filming inside restaurants could cause more problems than benefits.
@@mikicrypto305 it totally depends on the state. In Louisiana as long as the business doesn’t clearly have signs stating you can’t record or take pictures it’s perfectly legal. I was accused of sexually harassing a new driver in a restaurant and luckily the restaurant owner vouched for me and said they could even have his videos if needed but he suggested a body cam and after looking into the laws I got one and have had proof of restaurants lying to me, bad mouthing the company, not giving me the correct order and customers lying about not receiving food, getting cold or shaken up food (they can see hot bag and even how I drove the entire trip), and me supposedly being rude to them. I drive for two different apps working 70-95hrs every week and this piece of mind is SUCH good job security.
Hi Elijah, here's what DD says in their ToS: "While there is currently no minimum requirement for on-time/early rate, Dashers are responsible for making sure that deliveries they choose to accept are completed on time. In agreeing to the Independent Contractor Agreement Dashers agree to “complete delivery orders to consumers in a safe and timely fashion.“ Therefore, regardless of their overall On-time/Early rate, Dashers who arrive at the merchant or customer significantly after estimated pick up or drop off times will be eligible for deactivation of their account for violating the terms of their ICA."
Accessories? People need to buy thermal bags before they buy more accessories!!! I see delivery drivers every single day that don't use thermal bags. Regarding F-Stop, I'm afraid you're misinformed. A low F-Stop is bad for a dash cam. A low F-Stop like 1.8 reduces your depth of field (more light, but more out of focus as a drawback). There are many other things to look at regarding good night vision in a camera. Aperture is not one of them.
Thanks for the feedback, I'm not a videographer so I appreciate that. All I can say is the Vantrue has been solid for me and has great reviews on Amazon as well. I agree about the thermal bags, getting 1-2 extra will go a long way for drivers 👊🏻
You're making wicked bad decisions on which bids to accept if $40 is mad expensive for keeping food hot and spills contained 🤙 That's one good hour any day lol
Don't need any. They could care less who delivers the food or how it gets delivered. They don't care about customer. They won't be here long. Alot are starting to complain. We just need to get Uber in this area❤️❤️
Sorry to hear that Rhonda, some customers certainly don't care but taking the picture of the delivery confirmation screen with the catering bag for example is a great pro-active measure from a driver. Tips are never guaranteed though of course
Hey Mike! Love your videos. My question can I put just a personalized sticker on the bag of an order as long as it's not around the seal of the bag or anything or with that be a contract violation?
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Mike an essential is a drink carrier. The best one I have found is an inexpensive craft carrier from a craft store which can safely hold 6 drinks of any size. Invaluable. Those store cardboard drink carriers aren't guaranteed against drinks tipping while driving.
True I never trust those cardboard ones, I'll transfer to my cup holders then put them back to make the delivery.
Necro-posting here to add a tip:
2 of those cardboard 2x2 carriers
(Sonic has wider ones, Wingstop's has tighter ones)
Set side-by-side in a shallow, wider box
(taped inside to waterproof)
about 10" deep x 2 ft wide
(ask Whole Foods for a 9" pie box from their freezer stock for the par-bakes for exactly what I mean)
...or any plastic tub or tote or insulated bag that fits the carriers beside each other
Then put a few of the eggshell carriers on their side beside the 2x2s to hold it all tight and cozy, and keep one (or all) box top panel flipped up for a backsplash
Voila. Carrier magic. Put an eggshell carrier in the seat under the box to keep it level and seatbelt her in with the lap belt.
Total: free, plus $1 for the tape at Dollar Tree.
XL Pro tip: Put some of those plastic, 32oz deli cup containers in one row of the drink holder to contain juice boxes and other oddly-shaped items that tend to roll around on bumps and turns... They'll hold each cell of the carriers tight and make sure drinks dont knock each others' lids off and the stuff of our nightmares.
Maybe a fistful of straws and plasticware in one, napkins in another, one full of hot sauce and ketchup, one with your favorite pump-sprayer of cleaner.....
A body cam is quickly becoming a must in the dood delivery era. The one I have purchased has two major functions. 1) the video with a time and date stamp to proved the drop off and that I walked away not carrying any of the customers items. 2) Audio recording that way if I need to call Doordash or should they call me. I simply let them know the call is being recorded while having my phone on speakerphone and I tend to get better results then i have had in the past. (Whats more thats nice is it doesn’t keep me tethered to my car on my dash cam.)
Hey mike just fyi I only ventured into food delivery after watching your videos. Now thanks to you and some others I’m doing it full-time. Thanks so much! Hey could you do a video with how you have your car set up for delivery? I’m slowly building inside my car to be more efficient and comfortable
I got those 2 hot and cold bags you recommended through your link and so far I am really happy with them. Definitely going to invest in that Rubbermaid pizza bag next.
You'll love that Rubbermaid bag, it's solid build quality
I would also recommend a bullbar for protecting the front of your car from deer
What do you recommend for a drink carrier?
A good flashlight for address numbers.
I'm new to the game but I carry 2 rechargeable flashlights as well.
I have 2 H&C bags and I use a Rubbermaid carry caddy to hold up to 8 drinks. I’m debating on getting a pizza bag or catering bag. Most pizzas I get fit in my bag but occasionally someone orders a giant pie.
I'd say go bigger with the pizza bag, medium pizzas fit the DD/PM bags but anything bigger needs the Rubbermaid bag. If I had to choose b/w the catering bag or pizza bag I'd go catering bag as I feel like I get slightly more of those orders than pizza orders. Either is a good pick up in my opinion.
Does a cooler work the same as a hot bag?
Tinted Windows AND a Sun strip on your windshield to keep that sun from burning the side of your face with UV rays through the window while driving, and the bright sun out of your eyes! I have 30% Tint on my windows, and a 5% sunstrip on my windshield! I love it! I have had cars with 20% Tint on the windows, and that is even better on a sunny day, but just dark enough that you will roll your window down when turning left on a very dark street at night time. 30% light transmission coming in seems to be the perfect balance!
Good points, I think my Passat as 20% if I remember correctly
Hey Mike! Love your videos. My question can I put just a personalized sticker on the bag of an order as long as it's not around the seal of the bag or anything or with that be a contract violation?
I do my DD on a military installation. Dash cameras are not allowed. A body camera may not be allowed either due to the places I have to deliver for security reasons. They actually will stop you at the gate if they see such cameras and have you remove it. So I am hoping and praying that a timestamp picture will be enough.
and here i am doing 1k+ deliveries while using only the free doordash hot bag lol
Same, although i am now considering getting a space blanket for orders that don't all fit in the standard free hot/cold bag
Nothing wrong with that but I just feel unprepared when they hand me two bags and I would only have the one hot/cold bag. As a customer it is disappointing when I can clearly notice a hot/cold bag wasn't used, I still tip though 🏦🙏🏻
I love your practicality!!
Pizzas also do not fit in that bag!
@@delivefreenana it does if you place the bag sideways lol
This video is underated! Nice 😊
The compensation needs to be more, especially for rural areas.
I use Meguiar's cleaning products. Their consumer line is just as effective.
Thanks Ride Upstate I'll check them out, maybe a head to head video?
@@YourDriverMike In my experience, they all pretty much clean the same. If you like scents, Chemical Guys might be the way to go. I prefer unscented cleaners.
Hi Mike! I love your videos. They've been helping me out a lot as I just started two days ago. Definitely seeing a lot of saturation in my market, and I took a few lowball orders out of desperation one night but I don't do that anymore. 2 question. I downloaded your earnings spreadsheet , but I just got approved for Uber Eats as well. Do you track your earnings from both on the same row in the sheet? (Combine deliveries, earnings, tips, etc) Thank you in advance!
Thanks Kash, if you want to use it for casual use then it's easier to combine data on one line (i.e. 4 hours, $120 dollars and this would include both apps). But for tax purposes if you want this to be a more official document for record keeping you may want to duplicate the sheet based on apps. (I'm not a CPA or tax expert so that's not legal tax advice)
@@YourDriverMike Oh ok got it! I'd have to go back and re-do it. I definitely don't remember the true mileage per delivery since I was multi-apping. Should I just put the same about of miles for each app? Thanks again 😊
Anyone just use a hard cooler- like a regular beach or barbecue cooler for delivery?
I will also add that wearing a body camera might be a good idea for a few reasons. If a Food Delivery customer claims they did not get their order after you delivered it (Either directly to them, or left in front of their door with contactless delivery and you took a picture), you can show an actual video of you delivering the food to customer and leaving the area as definitive evidence that you did your job, and the customer is a lair. Send that video to Door Dash, Uber or whatever app as 100% proof. Apparently, taking a picture, even GPS time stamped isn't really enough. Customer service will take the customer's word over yours...especially if it is their first time claiming not to receive an order.
That's a good idea but what about entering a restaurant? I may feel a little awkward with it strapped on, or maybe jacket over it during pick up? Because then we're video recording in a private business
@@YourDriverMike Public places you can record. I have seen lots of "das with me" videos in youtube where dashers are recording video inside of restaurants. I just purchased a body cam...a cheap one. Was using it tonight while delivering, but I used it wrong lol so it only recorded audio. I plan to wear it whenever I dash
@@djrickyb a Restaurant is a private place of business. Not considered public property, like the post office for example that's government owned, in other words, owned by us the people. It's a great idea wearing a body cam, but filming inside restaurants could cause more problems than benefits.
@@mikicrypto305 it totally depends on the state. In Louisiana as long as the business doesn’t clearly have signs stating you can’t record or take pictures it’s perfectly legal. I was accused of sexually harassing a new driver in a restaurant and luckily the restaurant owner vouched for me and said they could even have his videos if needed but he suggested a body cam and after looking into the laws I got one and have had proof of restaurants lying to me, bad mouthing the company, not giving me the correct order and customers lying about not receiving food, getting cold or shaken up food (they can see hot bag and even how I drove the entire trip), and me supposedly being rude to them. I drive for two different apps working 70-95hrs every week and this piece of mind is SUCH good job security.
Got a question.. does on time or early rating matter? There are just times where expected delivery times can't be fulfilled.
Hi Elijah, here's what DD says in their ToS:
"While there is currently no minimum requirement for on-time/early rate, Dashers are responsible for making sure that deliveries they choose to accept are completed on time. In agreeing to the Independent Contractor Agreement Dashers agree to “complete delivery orders to consumers in a safe and timely fashion.“
Therefore, regardless of their overall On-time/Early rate, Dashers who arrive at the merchant or customer significantly after estimated pick up or drop off times will be eligible for deactivation of their account for violating the terms of their ICA."
@@YourDriverMike gotchu. Thanks so very much for the response. More power to you and your channel!!
I like that dashcam
It's a solid pick up 👊🏻
@@YourDriverMike I need your advice please. Can I increase my completion rate? If so can you tell me how, please? Thanks for your help.
What about drinks?
I wish CarPlay worked without a USB lol
CG Interior
CG Glass Cleaner
Trinova Tire Shine
Sprayway glass cleaner
I'll check them out, thanks Bill 👊🏻
Good morning Mike
Hi Christine! Nice to see you here👋🏻
@@YourDriverMike i got the bag for my trunk but use it on my front passenger seat
Accessories? People need to buy thermal bags before they buy more accessories!!! I see delivery drivers every single day that don't use thermal bags. Regarding F-Stop, I'm afraid you're misinformed. A low F-Stop is bad for a dash cam. A low F-Stop like 1.8 reduces your depth of field (more light, but more out of focus as a drawback). There are many other things to look at regarding good night vision in a camera. Aperture is not one of them.
Thanks for the feedback, I'm not a videographer so I appreciate that. All I can say is the Vantrue has been solid for me and has great reviews on Amazon as well. I agree about the thermal bags, getting 1-2 extra will go a long way for drivers 👊🏻
Those Carrier bags are mad expensive!!
The basic ones are moderate. The catering bags are more expensive but they're an excellent one time investment, PLUS a tax write off.
@@YourDriverMike can you pls do a video about tax write off I have to get on that when I start this gig in March
You're making wicked bad decisions on which bids to accept if $40 is mad expensive for keeping food hot and spills contained 🤙 That's one good hour any day lol
Thought you're deactivated from the platform?
Hi Brandon, correct currently appealing. Looking to hopefully just do ridealongs with friends/family so look for more to come on this.
Insulated drink carrier
Haven't seen any that I love yet, any suggestions?
Don't need any. They could care less who delivers the food or how it gets delivered. They don't care about customer. They won't be here long. Alot are starting to complain. We just need to get Uber in this area❤️❤️
The pay out is crap!!!! They hire allot of new drivers always to except low tips. This job sucks.
Was hoping to help with my move and establishing my cleaning business. Not happening!!!!!!
Management in this area hates door dash soooo much their advertising free delivery with uber
Here nyc we been getting $ 4peak day for a while
Sorry to hear that Rhonda, some customers certainly don't care but taking the picture of the delivery confirmation screen with the catering bag for example is a great pro-active measure from a driver. Tips are never guaranteed though of course
One thing to consider, most of us don’t own a car
Yeah you probably shouldn’t do DoorDash then
What about us bikers
Don’t pluck ur eyebrows
Hey Mike! Love your videos. My question can I put just a personalized sticker on the bag of an order as long as it's not around the seal of the bag or anything or with that be a contract violation?