3 Tips for Drivers to Deliver Faster
Delivery drivers work tirelessly and with minimum supervision to deliver packages across the country. It’s crucial for drivers to have local knowledge in planning their daily routes in order to ensure prompt and efficient completion of deliveries. Here are some tips on to go faster as a delivery driver.
Be organized – being organized saves you time looking for parcels, giving you with more time to actually do the deliveries. Drivers can organize parcels in the order of the delivery addresses on their routes. This way the next parcel is always ready to be scanned and dropped. Drivers can also save time by making multiple deliveries for adjacent addresses.
Have a high pace when you walk – making faster deliveries requires drivers walk faster or have longer strides while dropping parcels. This reduces time spent on stops.
Park as close as possible – drivers should park as close as possible to the delivery address to reduce the distance covered on foot. This is particularly important when delivering heavy parcels. Drives also don’t get fatigued from walking all over the place and reduces the risk of being chased by the dreaded dogs.
Being a delivery driver is a physically demanding job where no two shifts are the same. Having a general knowledge of delivery routes comes in handy when trying to make faster deliveries. The greatest wastage of time happens when a driver goes through a neighborhood multiple times.