Hey bro can I ask you something, does amazon do overtime? I mean amazon Dsp’s. Like right now I work 4 days a week, but am I allowed to ask for more days like 6 or 7? Or does amazon specifically avoid overtime pay for drivers ?
Great question Amazon does give overtime I’m currently working 10 hour shifts and doing 100 hours every two weeks. Your DSP is responsible for giving you more hours. Sometimes though if your DSP has more drivers then it has routes they will split the routes between drivers so that means you finish quicker and get paid for less time. Also you can only work a max of 6 days in a row you cannot work 7 Amazon will not allow it. So you’ll need to ask your DSP just keep in mind that they may give you more stops and if your not one of the fastest drivers on the team they may not give you more hours but it never hurts to ask. Hope this helped
@@wize9762 thanks for getting back to me so quickly yea this helps a bunch! So to be clear... you get paid time and a half for the overtime hours? So right now step van drivers make only $18 (at least in my state) for 40 hours, but with time and half overtime we should make $27 an hour for the extra 10 hours a week. So in total roughly $790 a week or $1580 in two weeks after taxes... does that sound about right?
@@milopurr5615 that pretty good , I am currently a walker , planning to drive in two years , I whether lose weight by walking first . lol It currently my six month walking for amazon dsp. My city don’t allow amazon van anymore, so amazon using box truck and walkers. ..
@@milopurr5615 Keep in mind if you go Step van or package car you have to abide by DOT regulations. No more than 60 hrs of drive time a week and 14 hrs max total driving time each day. Package cars are another can of worms when it comes to regulations
Lol now Amazon is “testing” their drivers, imagine being suspected of stealing shit when you haven’t given any reason to do so. Such a shady company to work for
Trabajo para Amazon delivery también Pero me atacó un perro muy bravo… llevo 3 semanas sin trabajar Y mi empresa no me ha pagado nada por ese accidente que me ocurrió dentro de mis horas laborales…. No entiendo porque no me han pagado por eso !!!
@@wize9762 Es Lo Que estaba pensando desde ese día del accidente Y pues me mandaron a terapias De verdad creí que me pagarían… Gracias por el consejo !! Saludos desde Phoenix Arizona 🏜
Lol “why do they even build these streets?!” I just started training for Amazon step van in Texas. You’re videos are helping me get super familiar with what to expect. Thanks bro!
I wasn’t in a accident per say... However just about a month ago I was traveling to my first stop which was about 45 minutes north of our station and got caught up in the middle of a police chase. The guy burned down a court house like 2 hours away from Austin and then ran when the Rangers came to question him. Long story short the laws left a spike strip in the road across 2 lanes and the shoulder. It was unavoidable and I ran over it as well as 26 other vehicles including a couple DPS cars that were originally in pursuit. I called dispatch and told them what happened and they were so confused. Another driver sent them a picture of the pursuit as i was on the phone trying to calmly explain what happened and then I heard “HOLY SHIT YOUR SERIOUS! ARE YOU OKAY?!” I didn’t get fired or anything but they will never let me live it down 😂😂😂 Almost every day Dispatch or a manager will say: “You’ll be in Belton today watch out for spike strips.”
Great video as always! One time I accidentally backed up into a wall at an apartment complex with the Transit van. Luckily the bumper didn’t come off. Just the driver side sensor was bent and just scratches but it wasn’t enough to ground the van. My DSP owner was real cool about it and said not to worry. I felt lucky that day and defeated because it hurt my pride as a driver. First time I ever had an accident lol.
Thanks bro 🙏 I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your story. It happens to the best of us there are veteran drivers that crash too. As long as you learn from your mistake that’s all that matters. Stay safe out there ✊🏽
Run thru a gate b4 without payin attention with the Steve van I thought it was already done opening but guess not n the top of the van hit it n broke the gate of the apartment complex . Security guard took my license n plate number n my manager number but I wasn’t fired or written up or anything he just told me “please be careful next time , Ricky!” Since then I’ve been very cautious when I’m entering n existing gates
@@TibGamingShow nice well at least you have a cool DSP I just saw another comment of a guy that dented his van and got written up for it even though it was due to snow
Here in Chicago we got dumped on with snow for days. People been parking right across from each other. Then they park way to out into the street. Sometimes I can’t even go thru. Other times I make it by with couple inches on each side. Hit a snow bank. Dented the panel where the door slides into. Now the door won’t open. Guess who got a write up lmao
Great story thanks for sharing that’s messed up though that you got written up I hope this new CEO changes things because if not we are most likely going to unionize ✊🏽
@@wize9762 honestly it is. I understand the car got damaged. But we as drivers can only turn so much especially when it’s snowing and everything is white. I couldn’t see the curve or the bank. Thought I had enough turn radius. Ending up hitting it. Snow was already hard as a rock. So I just don’t understand why getting a write up for something that’s not in my control. On top of it we keep getting sent out there when visibility is low. It’s snowing. I’m from Chicago I don’t care. Snow is snow but once it gets hard and you can’t see down the block it’s just dangerous to deliver. We got called back yesterday around 3pm. Today we didn’t run routes. Stay safe my guy! Hopefully we both don’t get no more hits that’ll cost us our jobs
@@wize9762 I was delivering packages in snow walking , people like huh amazon working today lol 🤣🤣 Another One snow but I take the street , car hit me, time to sue lmao 🤣
Thanks this video really helps a lot I drive the sep vans as well and I was delivering in the same situation as you with these tight roads. We can’t be driving those vans through that should be what the sprinter vans are for.
Bruh our company used to do those routes, plus the areas in and around Trousdale Estates, NO WAY I would ever take a step van up those narrow ass roads lmao, not even UPS or FedEx take those up there.
@WIZE I think they just scaled back after peak, we still under contract. I'm just glad we're not up there anymore lol I did ok but a lot of people struggled and they always needed help up there, Amazon is stupid, they think we can go 35mph up there or something 😂
Surprised they didn’t go with the smaller Stepvan body. It’s nice there’s plenty of room inside but still there’s a ton of wasted space. My Stepvan is 14’ from back of seat to the rear doors snd 6.5’x 6.5’ w/h. Btw, I work in the Ford plant where they make the ford transits and we make a ton of them for Amazon (and everyone else)... Thanks for sharing!
I delivered in that area it can be challenging because of the narrow streets and hard turn arounds at certain areas don’t know how you were able to deliver in that area with the step van stay safe out there
I’m getting 200 stops everyday and most time when it sais 195 somehow at the end of the route it said I made 199 stops. It’s hard, I take a piss on a cup everyday I just hope that camera they gonna install don’t cause trouble.
Hey bro can I ask you something, does amazon do overtime? I mean amazon Dsp’s. Like right now I work 4 days a week, but am I allowed to ask for more days like 6 or 7? Or does amazon specifically avoid overtime pay for drivers ?
Great question Amazon does give overtime I’m currently working 10 hour shifts and doing 100 hours every two weeks. Your DSP is responsible for giving you more hours. Sometimes though if your DSP has more drivers then it has routes they will split the routes between drivers so that means you finish quicker and get paid for less time. Also you can only work a max of 6 days in a row you cannot work 7 Amazon will not allow it. So you’ll need to ask your DSP just keep in mind that they may give you more stops and if your not one of the fastest drivers on the team they may not give you more hours but it never hurts to ask. Hope this helped
@@wize9762 thanks for getting back to me so quickly yea this helps a bunch! So to be clear... you get paid time and a half for the overtime hours? So right now step van drivers make only $18 (at least in my state) for 40 hours, but with time and half overtime we should make $27 an hour for the extra 10 hours a week. So in total roughly $790 a week or $1580 in two weeks after taxes... does that sound about right?
@@milopurr5615 that pretty good , I am currently a walker , planning to drive in two years , I whether lose weight by walking first . lol
It currently my six month walking for amazon dsp.
My city don’t allow amazon van anymore, so amazon using box truck and walkers. ..
@@milopurr5615 Keep in mind if you go Step van or package car you have to abide by DOT regulations. No more than 60 hrs of drive time a week and 14 hrs max total driving time each day. Package cars are another can of worms when it comes to regulations
Lol now Amazon is “testing” their drivers, imagine being suspected of stealing shit when you haven’t given any reason to do so. Such a shady company to work for
Thanks for this video, I start Thursday
Trabajo para Amazon delivery también Pero me atacó un perro muy bravo… llevo 3 semanas sin trabajar Y mi empresa no me ha pagado nada por ese accidente que me ocurrió dentro de mis horas laborales…. No entiendo porque no me han pagado por eso !!!
Empiesa a buscar un abogado para que les metas demanda eso lo que yo haria. No es justo que no te pagen por la culpa de un perro. Suerte amigo!
@@wize9762 Es Lo Que estaba pensando desde ese día del accidente Y pues me mandaron a terapias De verdad creí que me pagarían… Gracias por el consejo !! Saludos desde Phoenix Arizona 🏜
@@francocastell9343 Simon ohala que todo salga bien. Saludos desde California! 🤜🏽🤛🏽
Good advice buddy, some drivers are kind of reckless, I stopped driving the big vans now I drive my own car doing flex, is way better.
Hmm I always wondered how much I could get doing Flex is the pay the same or is it better?
@@wize9762 for instance, I just finished a 3:30 hour route, I had 48 packages I finished 30 earlier and I got it for $84.00
@@jsetennis9224 can you do multiple routes a day?
@@wize9762 yes, I have done up to three, they start the offers at 3:30 am through 8:00 pm, and prime offers as late as midnight.
@@jsetennis9224 ok last question what’s the lowest you’ve made in one day on multiple routes?
At UPS, you would likely get fired, even if it's not your fault.
Really? I’ve herd nothing but good things about ups I didn’t know it was that easy to get fired.
Lol “why do they even build these streets?!”
I just started training for Amazon step van in Texas. You’re videos are helping me get super familiar with what to expect. Thanks bro!
You don’t realize how messed up the streets are until you deliver for Amazon lol 😂 and Thank you 🙏 I’m glad my videos help out.
I wasn’t in a accident per say... However just about a month ago I was traveling to my first stop which was about 45 minutes north of our station and got caught up in the middle of a police chase. The guy burned down a court house like 2 hours away from Austin and then ran when the Rangers came to question him. Long story short the laws left a spike strip in the road across 2 lanes and the shoulder. It was unavoidable and I ran over it as well as 26 other vehicles including a couple DPS cars that were originally in pursuit. I called dispatch and told them what happened and they were so confused. Another driver sent them a picture of the pursuit as i was on the phone trying to calmly explain what happened and then I heard “HOLY SHIT YOUR SERIOUS! ARE YOU OKAY?!”
I didn’t get fired or anything but they will never let me live it down 😂😂😂
Almost every day Dispatch or a manager will say: “You’ll be in Belton today watch out for spike strips.”
😂
Great video as always!
One time I accidentally backed up into a wall at an apartment complex with the Transit van. Luckily the bumper didn’t come off. Just the driver side sensor was bent and just scratches but it wasn’t enough to ground the van. My DSP owner was real cool about it and said not to worry. I felt lucky that day and defeated because it hurt my pride as a driver. First time I ever had an accident lol.
Thanks bro 🙏 I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your story. It happens to the best of us there are veteran drivers that crash too. As long as you learn from your mistake that’s all that matters. Stay safe out there ✊🏽
Run thru a gate b4 without payin attention with the Steve van I thought it was already done opening but guess not n the top of the van hit it n broke the gate of the apartment complex . Security guard took my license n plate number n my manager number but I wasn’t fired or written up or anything he just told me “please be careful next time , Ricky!” Since then I’ve been very cautious when I’m entering n existing gates
Great story thanks for sharing.. Did you have to pay anything? Or take a drug test again?
@@wize9762 nah lol nothing ! I’m sure he’ll keep that in mind so for next time !
@@TibGamingShow nice well at least you have a cool DSP I just saw another comment of a guy that dented his van and got written up for it even though it was due to snow
@@wize9762 damm tuff!
Here in Chicago we got dumped on with snow for days. People been parking right across from each other. Then they park way to out into the street. Sometimes I can’t even go thru. Other times I make it by with couple inches on each side. Hit a snow bank. Dented the panel where the door slides into. Now the door won’t open. Guess who got a write up lmao
Great story thanks for sharing that’s messed up though that you got written up I hope this new CEO changes things because if not we are most likely going to unionize ✊🏽
@@wize9762 honestly it is. I understand the car got damaged. But we as drivers can only turn so much especially when it’s snowing and everything is white. I couldn’t see the curve or the bank. Thought I had enough turn radius. Ending up hitting it. Snow was already hard as a rock. So I just don’t understand why getting a write up for something that’s not in my control. On top of it we keep getting sent out there when visibility is low. It’s snowing. I’m from Chicago I don’t care. Snow is snow but once it gets hard and you can’t see down the block it’s just dangerous to deliver. We got called back yesterday around 3pm. Today we didn’t run routes. Stay safe my guy! Hopefully we both don’t get no more hits that’ll cost us our jobs
@@Mclovin69270 I feel your pain bro this is my problem too except for the snow stuff that must be tough. Thanks bro stay safe out there too✊🏽
@@wize9762 I was delivering packages in snow walking , people like huh amazon working today lol 🤣🤣
Another One snow but I take the street , car hit me, time to sue lmao 🤣
@@Matthewxie5505 You should’ve told them we deliver in snow, rain, hurricanes and tornados lmao 😂 but get that 💰 bro lol
Thanks this video really helps a lot I drive the sep vans as well and I was delivering in the same situation as you with these tight roads. We can’t be driving those vans through that should be what the sprinter vans are for.
I agree those roads are an accident waiting to happen but unfortunately Amazon won’t change anything until someone gets injured or worse.
Did you see the Virginia guy who hogged traffic and mad, lol but when usps, ups, FedEx, they don’t complains.
I work in Virginia so hopefully thar doesn't happen to me but people will people
Bro I can’t wait to see the infractions from these cameras. Today was our first day with them.
Bruh our company used to do those routes, plus the areas in and around Trousdale Estates, NO WAY I would ever take a step van up those narrow ass roads lmao, not even UPS or FedEx take those up there.
Why did they change routes? Or did they get cut from Amazon? I know it sucks I drive slow af and lose so much time driving those roads lol
@WIZE I think they just scaled back after peak, we still under contract. I'm just glad we're not up there anymore lol I did ok but a lot of people struggled and they always needed help up there, Amazon is stupid, they think we can go 35mph up there or something 😂
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Surprised they didn’t go with the smaller Stepvan body. It’s nice there’s plenty of room inside but still there’s a ton of wasted space. My Stepvan is 14’ from back of seat to the rear doors snd 6.5’x 6.5’ w/h. Btw, I work in the Ford plant where they make the ford transits and we make a ton of them for Amazon (and everyone else)... Thanks for sharing!
I delivered in that area it can be challenging because of the narrow streets and hard turn arounds at certain areas don’t know how you were able to deliver in that area with the step van stay safe out there
My nearby Amazon doesnt have any job openings with drivers... Only DPS.
Lmao@ 5:40 - 5:56...I said the same thing dawg...Like who the hell wanna have a Mario kart race track as a driveway...even worst when it's a hill...
That’s a pretty small route for a step van. I’m doing 180 stops with 350 packages
I’m getting 200 stops everyday and most time when it sais 195 somehow at the end of the route it said I made 199 stops. It’s hard, I take a piss on a cup everyday I just hope that camera they gonna install don’t cause trouble.
My nearby DSP doesnt offer Health care..
What up I am trying out step van , no experience in any van. 3am apply, manager send me a zoom link , mad quick lmaoooo
I crashed my personal car in 2019, I got rear ended and swerved into the guardrail, I missed that car 😭😭.
I need to deliver in west side , east side , it cold ,and I was wearing t shirt and jacket, am I crazy, lol 🤣🤣
It's not worth driving in the step van.
That’s what I’m starting to see
Interesting video. Thanks for the info. Does Amazon sanction these videos?