Today was day 7 for me and you saved me so much hassle. Was the first one loaded up and ready to go even after an Amazon employee was throwing my oversize in my van lol. Thanks a bunch.
Right now Im averaging 275 packages a day. I have grown to a simple packing method. I put my last oversized packages in the front of the van on the left side and the first in the back, utilizing the shelves that are available. Checking my itinerary to place boxes in the correct zone so that Im literally grabbing the first few boxes of overflow in the rear of the van on the left side. I also mark them with a marker with 1-16 or 1-20 to match the number of totes they belong to. (KEY: I dont mark the # of boxes just the # of zones I deliver to on each box.) I then place my first 9 totes next to the sliding door (6 totes with 3 on top). The rest of the totes are placed behind the (divine 9 totes) as I like to call them. With almost 300 packages a day (I have many 300 package days), this is effective and works for me. Thanks for sharing!
I recently became a delivery driver for amazon and your videos are very helpfull to make me more efficient and productive during my shift of delivering happiness to the people of my community
I am new to Amazon, but have done delivery before. I have to say I have found your videos to be better then any training I have received. If I train anyone I will tell them about your channel. Heck, probably going up tell my co worker about it as well
Yesterday was my first day on the job, I am going to try this at loadout today. Coming from healthcare to this will be a challenge but I'll find a system that works for me
Amazon did update the load system to first in first out. (today is Nov 2023). I did use the method they show on the app and worked well for me I had 14 bags and OS and was able to load all before time and organize the big packages. Unfortunately my route was not good and I needed to be rescued. But the load out was good. At least. But I'm still looking for improvement, reason why I'm watching your videos.
Holy, hell sir…🤯🙃😌 THANK YOU! I mean, for starters Let me say that my first day as an Amazon delivery driver is this coming Sunday so I can’t say that I first hand have had hands on difficulty in loading my van but… That being said, throughout training I just couldn’t help but feel as though the order in which they recommend loading and sorting seems ridiculously complicated and inefficient. Now THIS, on the other hand!!! 🖐!! This, will be how I plan on loading my first van, and I am beyond appreciative for your uber helpful, informative, and simple to follow videos!
Nice video!👍🏽 I usually don't have anything over 9 or 10 bags. And the way I do it is. I load all of my bags under the shelves, then I look at my itinerary and organize my packages for each stop on the shelves so when I get to each stop I just grab and go I don't have to search around in the bags for anything. And once I'm finished with one or two bags I just repeat and reorganize my next 2 bags on the shelves .
I avg 12 to 16 bags a day and 30 to 50 overflow. I put bags 1-6 on top shelf drivers side or on top of bags 7-12 if no shelves, any other bags will be on passenger side next to back of sliding door. Overflow goes on shelf for later zones and passenger rear for earlier zones. Our load out time fluctuates between 10 and 20 minutes. If it is a shorter load out I don't sort Overflow till later in route
Todays my first day, I’m excited to try this out! While I was observing majority of the drivers had their own way of loading. I was nervous I’d take longer than 20 minutes to load out
don't know about anyone else, but at my HUB, they've switched up the loading of the carts/totes so now it's reversed...that cart w/the 9 totes now is loaded as follows: Top Row = 1 > 2 > 3 Middle Row = 4 > 5 > 6 Bottom Row = 7 > 8 > 9 So, *for me*, assuming I have AT LEAST 17 totes, this is how I load it: I take tote 1 and stick it right behind the driver seat, followed by totes 2 through 7. tote 8 is just behind the sliding door, followed by totes 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. Lower the shelf on the passenger side and load totes 14 through 17 in the upright position. NOTE: I use 2 bungee cords to secure them until needed! This now gives me the full length of the shelf BEHIND the driver to load my over-flow + the aisle. I load the over-flow as best I can to get as many of them on the shelf, then switch to the aisle when needed.
It is almost back to front in terms of how you get your packages pre loaded on the trolleys. In uk our first bag is bottom left and last is top right. We have to load from the back of the van as it appears you do and we are putting the last bag in first, which is counter productive and annoys me a fair bit. I really like your method of using the yellow stickers to organise the overflow, that is very helpful. thank you for your work.
This would be ideal if the itinerary within the Amazon Flex (Rabbit) app was even remotely 'accurate' in how it directed the driver to make their stops! Seeing as it's often time (IMHO) making use of 'back-track consistently', I just load the totes in my van (A FORD w/folding shelves) as they come off the racks, as well as the "overflow boxes" and go off the "Map locations"..
I have found a similar way to load that is faster and easier. To each is own great video though I appreciate it. I will send my friend that struggles to load this video
Do you always get a pick sheet to refer back to as you deliver packages? My first day delivering I only had my rabbit to direct in what order I deliver. Is it easier somehow if you also have the pick sheet with you?
It is definitely but a lot of DC’s don’t provide them. The functionality in the rabbit is basically the same but you are better off scrolling through and writing it down if you have time while you wait for your wave time.
Do you organize sort zones alphabetically or numerically? How do you know how to prioritize sort zones as to which ones come up first, second or third, etc., for delivery?
2 part answer. The bags and associated zones are listed FILO in your rabbit. So the first bag you see listed will be the last bag you need and should be the top left of your last UBoat. (Should is a key word there). From there if you click on any bag it will show the contents and zone. Second part is I sort OS generally by the last 2. So if the first zone I’m going to work is 4A, these go up front or on top. There are times when you will have 2-4A zones and you have to look at the numbers preceding to see which one you want first.
So my DSP said that I have to take a 30 minute break every time I go out to delver and I clock out on a Paycom app for 30 minutes am I supposed to put that I’m on break on the flex app as well they just gave me so much information it’s hard trying to remember everything 😫
The problem is that the warehouse doesn't load carts properly so the totes 7,8,9 might actually be 4,3,6. So from the onset because of their negligence the driver loads improperly if they chose to load blindly and becomes disorganized.
I honestly don't understand that overflow zone part. Like for example let's say 1C, what's the 1 and the what's the C and how do I organize that and how do I find the zone. We do not get a pick sheet at my DSP btw.
The zones match your itinerary so using your example if your first 15 stops are 1C, make sure all your overflow that has the yellow 1C sticker are together and easily found.
I use bungee cords to secure the bags and they won’t tip over. Put bungee cord thru the tote bag handle and find anywhere on van ceiling to secure bungee cord. Been thinking of buying a cheep small strap instead of bungee cords. But bungee cords work
Up to 18 you can do with shelves down. Anything over and you have to put the shelves up and build a cube. You can do 2 blocks of 9 at the back of the van and still have use of your front shelves.
This appears to be an extended van. How well does this work in the basic mercedes? My Dsp only has 2 Extended Ford's. So I'm always coming up just short on my room and having to throw extra stuff into my walk way forcing me to pull from the side door for the first 50 stops
All of these videos were in the extended Mercedes. If I have more than 18 bags, I’ll stack the first totes I’m going to work 2 high down the center aisle so that after a couple hours the center is clear.
You can scroll through your itinerary and write down your own pick list, or just minimally get the overflow into groups. All the A’s together in one spot in the van for instance. The tote order from the scan screen is what you will need first so once loaded you can look inside to find which OS zones you need up front. After the first 3-4 bags and associated OS go out you will have room to shuffle.
You are not required to pass a DOT Physical. To deliver for Amazon you only need a clean record and be able to pass a drug test. There are now opportunities to drive larger step vans like UPS and Fedex drivers do. For that you would need an upgraded license (Depends on State) and be able to obtain a DOT Med Card.
Remember guys.. LIFO. = Last In, First Out. This is way more better in the Amazon branded vans because of the racks & organization. It’s good in the rentals as well but it’s more aggravating. Good luck guys and you will do great! Stay hydrated!
I average 350 to 390 with 210 stops with half of those being multiple stops in one my van looks nothing like that lol I would never fit everything. It's been months of this.
This works when you have a small amount of oversized boxes. When you have 4 carts to load this is NOT effective. I organize my totes and overflow in consolidated zones. 1 zone is 4-5 bags. So I mark my boxes now with a marker either 1-4. I do the same with my totes and write the 1-4 on the plastic label with a dry erase marker. 1's are first and 4's are last to deliver. Do this and you will have no problems.
𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲: "...This works when you have a small amount of oversized boxes. When you have 4 carts to load this is 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲..." Really? MMM...just today I had 17 totes and 41 over-sized boxes (total of 4 carts) and had 𝗡𝗢 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗦 loading my van and still had room to move around! The only thing I do is, taking my experience as a UPS "Loader", stack the boxes on the shelf BEHIND the driver in such a way that I get as many boxes up there as possible and then come back and using a sharpie, write the # of the address on top of the box! This way, I can easily find said over-flow when needed! So, IMHO, just because sh** don't work for YOU, doesn't mean it don't work for someone else!
How many totes did you have? You should be able to get 7 totes on the driver side, 6 on the passenger side and 4 on the shelf on the passenger side, which still leaves you w/the shelf BEHIDN THE DRIVER + the aisle for your overflow! When I do this, I use bungee cord to keep those 4 totes on the passenger side shelf from falling over!
So, I'm just starting my second week as a driver, and I have yet to use the fold-down shelf in the van. Of course, it is Peak, so the shelves just creates empty space, which limits my bag capacity. My friend (the fastest deliverer on our fleet) showed me her method, and I'm already at "par" with the average delivery rate, and have never been given a nursery route. I will try to explain my method: So, the U-Boats are loaded with the bags 987 on the top, 654 in the middle, and 321 on the bottom row. I'll grab bags 987 (in that order) and make one stack, in the middle of the truck, with 7 on top. Then the next stack with the middle, then the 123, right behind my seat. So, from my seat, it's 123, 456, 789. Then I load the rest of my bags, so that they are all sequential from my seat, back. Then I will try to pile my oversize boxes behind the passenger seat, in a similar fashion, in order, leaving as much space as I can behind the seat. Before my first stop, I will stop and empty my bag, and organize all the packages (including oversize) by lining them up, from left to right, alphabetically by street, then by house number, and line them up on the floor of the side door, behind the passenger seat. At each stop: I jump out, click "arrived" as I run to open the side door, easily find my package which is all in alphabetical order, scan the package(s), grab the package(s), close the door, deliver, rinse, lather and repeat. 😁
Jim, any recommendations for loading your van for delivering out of the back doors of the van? Our DSP does not use the side doors on the vans to deliver due to the side doors coming out of alignment after being opened and closed hundreds of times a week which eventually caused the side doors on the vans to come out of alignment and thus not closing properly or actually opening while in transit. This has happened at our DSP so we deliver out of the back of the van, not the side door.
The overflow coincides with the totes. If you open your totes they have a yellow sticker that matches the overflows for that zone. He’s saying organize your overflow packages so they are in order from the ones you are gonna grab first to last.
those yellow steps aren't in the prime vans i drive, and i'm personally glad they're not. those things would get in the way BIG TIME. i know a much better way to load a prime van that will ensure the driver will have room to walk in the van, even if you have a full load of packages, such as 18 bags and 30 oversize. i don't recommend using the shelves behind the driver's seat.
"...𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘯..." We're all ears!! Go ahead and let us know how you load your van so we can all see just how 'much better', it really is! Or...are you just saying sh** out your ass because you like to hear the sound of your own voice?
I stack the bags in order behind the driver's seat and put the oversized boxes on the right side both on the shelf and on the floor. I also use a black marker to write the numbers on each oversized box that is on the yellow stickers. I do not use the shelves behind the driver's seat to put bags on.
Everything you said make sense but everything is a lie at the same time . You would not have enough time to organize the truck this way looking at sheets at least for the over flow. For the totes . Maybe you can get it that way . I trust my facility cart loaders 50% The rest are shit
If you don’t get a physical pick list then write your zones on a piece of paper or index card while you’re waiting in the van. Write them in the order of your itinerary. That’s what I do. Organization is half the battle.
Today was day 7 for me and you saved me so much hassle. Was the first one loaded up and ready to go even after an Amazon employee was throwing my oversize in my van lol. Thanks a bunch.
You don’t even know how rewarding your comment is to me! That’s exactly why I do these! Thanks so much!
Day 4 and I'm hoping this will save me 😅
Right now Im averaging 275 packages a day. I have grown to a simple packing method. I put my last oversized packages in the front of the van on the left side and the first in the back, utilizing the shelves that are available. Checking my itinerary to place boxes in the correct zone so that Im literally grabbing the first few boxes of overflow in the rear of the van on the left side. I also mark them with a marker with 1-16 or 1-20 to match the number of totes they belong to. (KEY: I dont mark the # of boxes just the # of zones I deliver to on each box.) I then place my first 9 totes next to the sliding door (6 totes with 3 on top). The rest of the totes are placed behind the (divine 9 totes) as I like to call them. With almost 300 packages a day (I have many 300 package days), this is effective and works for me. Thanks for sharing!
Note that since this video was released Amazon has changed from LIFO (last in first out) to FIFO (first in first out).
Thank you my DSP barely trained me, I learned more from your video then I have in weeks on the job. Saving hours now
I recently became a delivery driver for amazon and your videos are very helpfull to make me more efficient and productive during my shift of delivering happiness to the people of my community
Rewatching it for the 5th time before my first day even though it’s a ride along training
You will probably be in a rental with no shelves at first but the principals still apply. Good luck on your first day!
Thank you but if there’s no shelves do I put the bags on too of each other I don’t wana crush packages
@@santosproductions2018 stack on top each other then setup overflow boxes
You made this feel like a knet video good work
I am new to Amazon, but have done delivery before. I have to say I have found your videos to be better then any training I have received. If I train anyone I will tell them about your channel. Heck, probably going up tell my co worker about it as well
Yesterday was my first day on the job, I am going to try this at loadout today. Coming from healthcare to this will be a challenge but I'll find a system that works for me
Amazon did update the load system to first in first out. (today is Nov 2023).
I did use the method they show on the app and worked well for me I had 14 bags and OS and was able to load all before time and organize the big packages.
Unfortunately my route was not good and I needed to be rescued.
But the load out was good. At least.
But I'm still looking for improvement, reason why I'm watching your videos.
Holy, hell sir…🤯🙃😌
THANK YOU!
I mean, for starters
Let me say that my first day as an Amazon delivery driver is this coming Sunday so I can’t say that I first hand have had hands on difficulty in loading my van but…
That being said, throughout training I just couldn’t help but feel as though the order in which they recommend loading and sorting seems ridiculously complicated and inefficient.
Now THIS, on the other hand!!! 🖐!!
This, will be how I plan on loading my first van, and I am beyond appreciative for your uber helpful, informative, and simple to follow videos!
Great to hear! Stay safe and healthy!
How is this method going for you month later
Joseph DeJesus
Life saver!!
I’m so grateful to have found your videos prior to starting sir.
Thank you again ☺️
@@elobolove no love it’s not my video I was just asking
Joseph DeJesus
oh ha! Sorry sir, thought I was replying to James ☺️
Organizing my this way, has been so much better.
Awesome!
New dsp driver and I say thank you . You sound official. You do well at these videos
Nice video!👍🏽 I usually don't have anything over 9 or 10 bags. And the way I do it is. I load all of my bags under the shelves, then I look at my itinerary and organize my packages for each stop on the shelves so when I get to each stop I just grab and go I don't have to search around in the bags for anything. And once I'm finished with one or two bags I just repeat and reorganize my next 2 bags on the shelves .
Sounds like you have a system that works well for you. Thanks for watching!
I avg 12 to 16 bags a day and 30 to 50 overflow. I put bags 1-6 on top shelf drivers side or on top of bags 7-12 if no shelves, any other bags will be on passenger side next to back of sliding door. Overflow goes on shelf for later zones and passenger rear for earlier zones. Our load out time fluctuates between 10 and 20 minutes. If it is a shorter load out I don't sort Overflow till later in route
Thank you for your help. I need lots lol
Todays my first day, I’m excited to try this out! While I was observing majority of the drivers had their own way of loading. I was nervous I’d take longer than 20 minutes to load out
I start tomorrow and im beyond nervous about load out and taking long
@@OffDatRuntz How was it?
@@coreyj.7776 it can be stressful but you can’t let the job work you
When I worked fedex ground I would write on boxes with black marker! Old school stuff
i personally dont use racks i use a bag wall stack method in front and put my overflow facing cargo door in back with the addresses facing me
don't know about anyone else, but at my HUB, they've switched up the loading of the carts/totes so now it's reversed...that cart w/the 9 totes now is loaded as follows:
Top Row = 1 > 2 > 3
Middle Row = 4 > 5 > 6
Bottom Row = 7 > 8 > 9
So, *for me*, assuming I have AT LEAST 17 totes, this is how I load it:
I take tote 1 and stick it right behind the driver seat, followed by totes 2 through 7.
tote 8 is just behind the sliding door, followed by totes 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
Lower the shelf on the passenger side and load totes 14 through 17 in the upright position.
NOTE: I use 2 bungee cords to secure them until needed!
This now gives me the full length of the shelf BEHIND the driver to load my over-flow + the aisle.
I load the over-flow as best I can to get as many of them on the shelf, then switch to the aisle when needed.
Thanks for taking time to make videos and does help . Got a great team I work with and everybody help each other load right first time with no drama .
Thanks for the great comment! Glad you are in a good position with your team!
Tomorrow is my first day so this was right on time.. Thanks!!!
Good Luck! Thank You.
Good luck
It is almost back to front in terms of how you get your packages pre loaded on the trolleys. In uk our first bag is bottom left and last is top right. We have to load from the back of the van as it appears you do and we are putting the last bag in first, which is counter productive and annoys me a fair bit.
I really like your method of using the yellow stickers to organise the overflow, that is very helpful.
thank you for your work.
Thanks for the info!
If you load van correctly makes day so much easier Amazon easy job just gotta push urself be motivated
Absolutely
And when you don't have appartments, schools, and downtown.
This would be ideal if the itinerary within the Amazon Flex (Rabbit) app was even remotely 'accurate' in how it directed the driver to make their stops! Seeing as it's often time (IMHO) making use of 'back-track consistently', I just load the totes in my van (A FORD w/folding shelves) as they come off the racks, as well as the "overflow boxes" and go off the "Map locations"..
the totes are easy. the oversize i may be scratching my head on till I get it to a tee
I have found a similar way to load that is faster and easier. To each is own great video though I appreciate it. I will send my friend that struggles to load this video
How do you load?
Thank you
Great content as usual. Keep them coming please!
Thanks Craig! I appreciate you!
I think this only helps with low bag/overflow count... sometimes 20mins isn’t enough with a high count
The more you do it, the faster you get. I sometimes load 30-50 bags and 50 OS and still manage to organize while I load.
Wow! This is so smart 👏 I am about a month in and I am also one of the last to sit down during loadout. I cant wait to try this out!
I just started delivering for a DSP and this channel is AMAZING!
Do you always get a pick sheet to refer back to as you deliver packages? My first day delivering I only had my rabbit to direct in what order I deliver. Is it easier somehow if you also have the pick sheet with you?
It is definitely but a lot of DC’s don’t provide them. The functionality in the rabbit is basically the same but you are better off scrolling through and writing it down if you have time while you wait for your wave time.
I’m going on day 3
Very informative! Great job!
Appreciate the good word!
I had 18 bags in a Ram 1500 one time😅😂
Thankfully in a step now woot
Yea brick loading is the only way in a ram 1500 lol
18 in a step van still feels empty! So much room!
@@JamesSmith-vb9dh right! It’s the best for mental clarity which is the main reason I stuck with it
Dude ever had 25 totes in a Mercedes-Benz 😳
@@Nezbihhhh hell naw 🤣😂😅
Do a video on 21 totes and 31 oversize. Total pkg count 368. Please
Do you organize sort zones alphabetically or numerically? How do you know how to prioritize sort zones as to which ones come up first, second or third, etc., for delivery?
2 part answer. The bags and associated zones are listed FILO in your rabbit. So the first bag you see listed will be the last bag you need and should be the top left of your last UBoat. (Should is a key word there). From there if you click on any bag it will show the contents and zone. Second part is I sort OS generally by the last 2. So if the first zone I’m going to work is 4A, these go up front or on top. There are times when you will have 2-4A zones and you have to look at the numbers preceding to see which one you want first.
@@JamesSmith-vb9dh you’re a life saver
@@JamesSmith-vb9dh I’m confused lol
Great video!
Thank you for replying! You're videos and advice are
very helpful!!😊
Thank you this helps so much
How would you load the van now that it’s fifo?
How do I organize overflow? It takes me forever to find them on route since I just throw them in during load out
So my DSP said that I have to take a 30 minute break every time I go out to delver and I clock out on a Paycom app for 30 minutes am I supposed to put that I’m on break on the flex app as well they just gave me so much information it’s hard trying to remember everything 😫
The problem is that the warehouse doesn't load carts properly so the totes 7,8,9 might actually be 4,3,6. So from the onset because of their negligence the driver loads improperly if they chose to load blindly and becomes disorganized.
I honestly don't understand that overflow zone part. Like for example let's say 1C, what's the 1 and the what's the C and how do I organize that and how do I find the zone. We do not get a pick sheet at my DSP btw.
The zones match your itinerary so using your example if your first 15 stops are 1C, make sure all your overflow that has the yellow 1C sticker are together and easily found.
Right now I’m doing 20+ totes a day plus my oversized i can’t find a good way to do this without my totes tipping all over the van
I use bungee cords to secure the bags and they won’t tip over. Put bungee cord thru the tote bag handle and find anywhere on van ceiling to secure bungee cord. Been thinking of buying a cheep small strap instead of bungee cords. But bungee cords work
Up to 18 you can do with shelves down. Anything over and you have to put the shelves up and build a cube. You can do 2 blocks of 9 at the back of the van and still have use of your front shelves.
@@JamesSmith-vb9dh what do you mean by cube?
This is very interesting information. Are your "U-Boats" always set up correctly?
Don’t count on it ! But even if you don’t catch it, the bag will be close and not buried.
Our carts are not like that. The 1st tote is at the top.
This appears to be an extended van. How well does this work in the basic mercedes? My Dsp only has 2 Extended Ford's. So I'm always coming up just short on my room and having to throw extra stuff into my walk way forcing me to pull from the side door for the first 50 stops
All of these videos were in the extended Mercedes. If I have more than 18 bags, I’ll stack the first totes I’m going to work 2 high down the center aisle so that after a couple hours the center is clear.
What if you have 3 carts 2.5 are totes how should you organize this with oversized? Keeping in mind we dont get pick sheets
You can scroll through your itinerary and write down your own pick list, or just minimally get the overflow into groups. All the A’s together in one spot in the van for instance. The tote order from the scan screen is what you will need first so once loaded you can look inside to find which OS zones you need up front. After the first 3-4 bags and associated OS go out you will have room to shuffle.
Off subject question. Are you required to pass a DOT physical for this position and maintain a current DOT medical card?
You are not required to pass a DOT Physical. To deliver for Amazon you only need a clean record and be able to pass a drug test. There are now opportunities to drive larger step vans like UPS and Fedex drivers do. For that you would need an upgraded license (Depends on State) and be able to obtain a DOT Med Card.
@@codyosborne1121 Thank you.
Only if you are driving a Step Van
Remember guys.. LIFO. = Last In, First Out.
This is way more better in the Amazon branded vans because of the racks & organization. It’s good in the rentals as well but it’s more aggravating.
Good luck guys and you will do great! Stay hydrated!
I average 350 to 390 with 210 stops with half of those being multiple stops in one my van looks nothing like that lol I would never fit everything. It's been months of this.
I wish I got a package zone list, we have to group the overflow by letters first then numbers
This works when you have a small amount of oversized boxes. When you have 4 carts to load this is NOT effective. I organize my totes and overflow in consolidated zones. 1 zone is 4-5 bags. So I mark my boxes now with a marker either 1-4. I do the same with my totes and write the 1-4 on the plastic label with a dry erase marker. 1's are first and 4's are last to deliver. Do this and you will have no problems.
𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲: "...This works when you have a small amount of oversized boxes. When you have 4 carts to load this is 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲..."
Really?
MMM...just today I had 17 totes and 41 over-sized boxes (total of 4 carts) and had 𝗡𝗢 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗦 loading my van and still had room to move around!
The only thing I do is, taking my experience as a UPS "Loader", stack the boxes on the shelf BEHIND the driver in such a way that I get as many boxes up there as possible and then come back and using a sharpie, write the # of the address on top of the box! This way, I can easily find said over-flow when needed!
So, IMHO, just because sh** don't work for YOU, doesn't mean it don't work for someone else!
Nice.. now try it with 52 overflow like I had today. 🤷🏼♂️
Almost every day! Same fundamentals apply.
How many totes did you have? You should be able to get 7 totes on the driver side, 6 on the passenger side and 4 on the shelf on the passenger side, which still leaves you w/the shelf BEHIDN THE DRIVER + the aisle for your overflow! When I do this, I use bungee cord to keep those 4 totes on the passenger side shelf from falling over!
So, I'm just starting my second week as a driver, and I have yet to use the fold-down shelf in the van. Of course, it is Peak, so the shelves just creates empty space, which limits my bag capacity. My friend (the fastest deliverer on our fleet) showed me her method, and I'm already at "par" with the average delivery rate, and have never been given a nursery route. I will try to explain my method:
So, the U-Boats are loaded with the bags 987 on the top, 654 in the middle, and 321 on the bottom row. I'll grab bags 987 (in that order) and make one stack, in the middle of the truck, with 7 on top. Then the next stack with the middle, then the 123, right behind my seat. So, from my seat, it's 123, 456, 789. Then I load the rest of my bags, so that they are all sequential from my seat, back. Then I will try to pile my oversize boxes behind the passenger seat, in a similar fashion, in order, leaving as much space as I can behind the seat.
Before my first stop, I will stop and empty my bag, and organize all the packages (including oversize) by lining them up, from left to right, alphabetically by street, then by house number, and line them up on the floor of the side door, behind the passenger seat.
At each stop: I jump out, click "arrived" as I run to open the side door, easily find my package which is all in alphabetical order, scan the package(s), grab the package(s), close the door, deliver, rinse, lather and repeat. 😁
Jim, any recommendations for loading your van for delivering out of the back doors of the van? Our DSP does not use the side doors on the vans to deliver due to the side doors coming out of alignment after being opened and closed hundreds of times a week which eventually caused the side doors on the vans to come out of alignment and thus not closing properly or actually opening while in transit. This has happened at our DSP so we deliver out of the back of the van, not the side door.
Yes. Go to a different DSP. Seriously, if the DSP Owner doesn’t have the budget for door repairs they aren’t a great operator.
Mark the van as damaged (even when they tell u not to) so it gets put out of circulation till your DSP fixes it
I'm gonna quit, all my overflow is in my front seat because I had to hit the brakes, vans completely out of order now I'm over it.
tomorrow my first day
Could you please explain how I determine bags 10 - 15? Is it the same process of the bottom right to left = 10 -12 and so on?
I think so but I could be wrong. Makes sense.
I want to thank you again for everything you thought us.
appreciate the good word Sam!!
Still confused 😐
Oh god!!! Ummmmm, hmmmmmm. I’m just gone leave it right there.
I’m flattered u only get that amount of bags 😒
Okay so I’m still trying to understand the overflow part
The overflow coincides with the totes. If you open your totes they have a yellow sticker that matches the overflows for that zone. He’s saying organize your overflow packages so they are in order from the ones you are gonna grab first to last.
🤣if you have a small van try this.
Too fast on the explanations
You can turn youtube slow speed if it is too fast video for you.
Shit doesn't work when you have 60 plus overflow.
There’s always an exception to everything. But of the 10’s of thousands of routes that go out on a daily basis, this will help the majority of them.
You can't put that many bag if load that
I can do 18 bags with shelves down and none in the aisle. Over 18 I lay the bags down on the shelf and go double high.
those yellow steps aren't in the prime vans i drive, and i'm personally glad they're not. those things would get in the way BIG TIME.
i know a much better way to load a prime van that will ensure the driver will have room to walk in the van, even if you have a full load of packages, such as 18 bags and 30 oversize. i don't recommend using the shelves behind the driver's seat.
"...𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘯..."
We're all ears!!
Go ahead and let us know how you load your van so we can all see just how 'much better', it really is!
Or...are you just saying sh** out your ass because you like to hear the sound of your own voice?
I stack the bags in order behind the driver's seat and put the oversized boxes on the right side both on the shelf and on the floor. I also use a black marker to write the numbers on each oversized box that is on the yellow stickers. I do not use the shelves behind the driver's seat to put bags on.
That’s not the best way to load a van
Everything you said make sense but everything is a lie at the same time . You would not have enough time to organize the truck this way looking at sheets at least for the over flow. For the totes . Maybe you can get it that way . I trust my facility cart loaders 50% The rest are shit
I’ve done it every morning for a year this way and then go help someone else load. It becomes second nature after a couple weeks.
If you don’t get a physical pick list then write your zones on a piece of paper or index card while you’re waiting in the van. Write them in the order of your itinerary. That’s what I do. Organization is half the battle.
The way Amazon dsp load their parcels makes no sense at all. There’s simpler ways of doing it but I’ll just let them try to figure it out.
Tomorrow I start on a nursing route so nervous.
First day going be hell lol with time Yu will catch on good luck 🤗
“First day, worst day” it gets better!
Norma are you still working there? How’s it going?