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That Thursday in March where every delivery went right
I had 47 stops on a route that usually takes 8 hours and finished in 6.5 because the GPS actually worked and every customer was home. Anyone else have a shift that just clicks out of nowhere?
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seth68310d agoTop Commenter
47 stops in 6.5 hours sounds right for a good day, but I'd double-check that math. 47 stops in 6.5 hours is about 8 minutes per stop, which is pretty standard for residential delivery. Most routes I've seen average closer to 7-8 stops per hour when everything hits right, so 47 in 6.5 is actually a bit low for a "clicking out of nowhere" day. It's more like a normal day where the GPS just didn't send you on a wild goose chase. The real clicks happen when you get 60+ stops done in 5 hours, not 47 in 6.5.
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the_holly10d ago
Heard a story from my buddy Mike last week that kind of fits this. He had a route with 55 stops and finished it in 4.5 hours, which he thought was his best day ever. Then the next day the GPS sent him to three different apartment complexes with no parking, and he barely hit 30 stops in 6 hours. @jamie_white is right that this whole thing is more about luck with the route design than raw speed, honestly. The real clicks come when the houses are close together and the packages are all small and light, not when you're doing 8 minutes per stop in the suburbs with long driveways.
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jamie_white10d ago
Wait, are you really gatekeeping how fast people deliver packages now?
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