Tried new ways thanks to your video. I now do three high from bulkhead all the way to the back since I normally have 20 bags. Saves allot of space. Put my overflow on the other side by zones
All your videos are very helpful. Where I am we don't only deal with packages , yes we have less packages then you, but we deal with weather driving on ice, walking on ice is not fun and you can't be speedy......
The job itself is easy. What makes it hard is if you’re working for a DSP that is unorganized, non ethical, doesn’t have working materials (chargers specifically in which case I had to bring my own) and simply didn’t give a crap about their drivers. I started in October of 2018 when it was still new in my area so there were only 2 DSPs at the time which was my company and another. I was one of the first 12-15 drivers hired and when I left almost a year in there was about 100 with my DSP alone. It was great in the beginning but as the months went on they went with quantity instead of quality. Don’t let the job scare you because it really is easy. Once you’re away from the warehouse and on your route then the day tends to go by quick. If your route is all apartments then my condolences.😁 Great video btw!
As someone who starts delivering tomorrow, I came across this video & it gave me a better insight on how to make things better for myself! I really like this video because it so simple! I’m gonna use this method and see how it goes!
Good tips in this video. What I do is I put all my odd numbered totes on the top, and all my evens on the bottom, 1 and 2 being the ones closest to the driver's seat. I also put the totes long ways up so I can fit more on that one side of the van. Any overflow is organized by route number, first ones closest to the front, last ones at the back, ideally of course. While I'm actually delivering I take my envelopes and plastic bags and put them in the front seat, leave the boxes in the tote, and put the tote close to me between the driver and passenger seats, if I need to get to the overflow I'll just push the tote out of the way. Great content as usual, stay blessed.
I do the same with the envelops and plastic bags in the front but mine fall over the place! How do you keep them on the seat/organized? Do you sort them by driver aid number or just pile them?
@@Cincyskd I just pile them randomly and flip through them, same with the boxes. I've found that being fast at flipping through envelopes and boxes is faster than taking the time to specifically organize all of them. I never organize my packages and I always maintain a 22-27 stop per hour average.
Bro thank you so much I started 2 weeks ago and this completely obliterated my anxiety. I drive a van with absolutely no shelves (of course they do the rookies dirty but it is what it is) but it’s so hard to be organized with no shelves especially coming from someone with no organizational skills whatsoever
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly my first day is on Monday, I'm an over thinker and worrier I just don't like not doing things right so I think it's just first day jitters
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly thank you so much, I definitely will be letting people know who taught me and made me feel comfortable about my first day! Here in Oklahoma they throw you to the wolves it seams like. They are desperate for drivers here. People can't handle it from what I've heard
Yeah sometimes it can get a little crazy! And you know what! If you try it and you think it’s not for you that is perfectly fine. At least you tried it! Nothing wrong with it if you don’t like it! But I still wish you the best of luck! And thank you so much for the support!
Thanks Juan. Tomorrows my first day. i was panicking about how to properly do it. But like you said everyone is different. And you’ll figure out what works best with you. Thanks for the confidence bro!
Thank you Juan. I use the last in, first out. Put them on the drivers side with the overflow on the passenger side, whether it’s in a Ford or a Mercedes. It makes the most sense to me.
Thank you Juan tomorrow is my first day but they don't us to used the side door, because they said D.A has been hit , to now take out the stuff from the back doors.
Been doing this a week and watching the video has helped visually. Look at the space those luxury prime vans have though. In a small van. So have to work across and can stack one high. Nice video. Was just thinking ahead tomorrow to get it right
Haha yeah. You can. Not all dsps allow you to put packages in the passenger seat. Most say in the middle (between the passenger seat and driver seat) and the feet of the passenger seat.
If you feel like you can’t find packages quick enough, make sure you are sorting at least all of your envelopes for the current tote by the driver aid # right away The more envelopes you have, the more important it it’s. Then you only have to look at each one one time. Take a minute or two to get them in order and your next 15-20 minutes will be so much less stressful. 100% worth it.
I stack all bags on the driver side of the van and put all oversized packages on the passenger side. If you stand the bags up you can fit 7 under and lay them down and double stack up top. I can fit 17 bags on 1 side with the shelves in place
my first day i used the method they taught in training and when the package number went up started stacking the top facing the aisle with the tote number up top. started bringing a sharpie to write the driver aid number on boxes in places i would see easy. Mandatory lunch, eat fast then i re organize the totes and overflow. but this all goes out the window kinda when you deliver to businesses.
*EVERYONE* If your Amazon DSP provides a video training tutorial or even a brochure that shows how to load, I’d recommend just stick to that because each DSP (I’m sure) is different and uniquely fitted to the anatomy of their warehouse. For example: I saw too many red flags 🚩 during the showing of his specific methods of loading due to thinking about my specific DSP and how they have us “load out”. There’s so many moving parts such as: •Size & Shape of your van. •Tote & Overflow Count •Whether you have a rental (white van with no counters) or the Amazon Prime Van. Like these are things I constantly think of every morning before we go to load out. And I’m glad he showed the rental as well, but it wasn’t as specific, as if you may have a large volume of packages. I’m thinking about making a video myself for my specific DSP, but I have to ask for permission for that first (which makes me ask you, “Did you have permission to record this for your RUclips channel?”). Tips I’d offer in closing: •(Again) follow the training for your specific DSP you work at. •Think about buying bungee cords like I did to keep my totes from falling over while I drive (trust me they will). •and you may want to purchase “Clevermade” crates to put your plastic packages in (put that crate in your seat if your DSP allows for it). Makes it a lot easier to find especially if you organize them by number. •Generally if you have more than 14 totes, forget about using the counters. Load 3 up. And don’t forget those bungees. Anyway, thanks, but this doesn’t work for specifically my DSP.
I love clearing my top shelf first just sucks that we dont get pick sheets and totes are always miss ordered. So you gotta dig them out also if you get 16+ totes you gotta stack 3 high plus oversized
dude you've helped think more in depth of how i want to organize my van been since Dec 2020 when i started & fekt like there's something im doing wrong & not as efficiently..package count has bounced around from 24-28.5 at the highest 🤔 wanting to find my own flow/rhythm & organization thanks brother much appreciated
my station rushes us during loadout so i at least make sure i find my first 2 totes and just load up everything else in a rush. after my 3rd nursery route i found that just dumping the whole tote out and organizing envelopes by driver aid number to highest to lowest starting with highest sitting on my passenger seat and lowest on the floorboard so i don't get mixed up and keep the boxes organized as well on the shelf where my 1st tote would sit. my routes have been so small and easy and it scares me knowing that i'm about to get slapped with a 100% route soon
you are right, some dsp dont want you to do lifo methods some do. there is a lot of methods . I am trying out in another state dsp soon, waiting for onboarding process.. the neighborhood, look easy to drive and smooth house, few apartments
I use the lifo method as well but I’m always changing up how I load all the totes into the van to try to figure out the way that works the fastest for me and gives me good amount of space in the back to walk..I’ve started using the tables recently tho
We stopped using pick sheet 2 1/2 yrs ago. I load my van the old school way no shelves so my bags are about 3 ft behind the door when I open it I work left to right an all my overflow goes in the back first stop last last stop first left to right it works an I’ve loaded 25 bags this way both in the uhaul an in the Amazon van been doing it this way going on 4 yrs now
I load my van from front to back. I work out the back of my van. I front load the tote I am working on in the passenger seat. I also label my overflow and my totes with stickers. I create zones of 4-5 bags. So each tote has a label of 1-4. 1 is first to go and 4 is last. By the time Im on my 4's all of the overflow and bags are in the front of the van behind me. Works for me......
The reason I do this is because it may not be convenient to work through the sliding door from the inside due to loading over 300 packages. Plus our vans are beat up and the side of the van sliding doors doesnt lock in place on all the vans. Also with labels you can tell what is what in case you hit a corner and boxes go flying everywhere. Plus with heavy overflow I can pack boxes in that are last to leave first. Since our warehouse wont let us load through the sliding door its much easier for me to load from the rear. You can reverse this procedure if you want to. But its a sure shot method and it also gives you an idea of what you are working with. I also write my itinerary down on paper by consolidated zones since my DSP wont provide a paper itinerary for us.....
I do first in first out and load from the back, first four bags are by the sliding door, then the rest of the bags are next, and then all my oversize goes on the left side of the van,anywhere from 15-25, I deliver my four first bags as fast as I can to free up the slide door, and then the rest becomes ez, also a small marker helps to mark oversize boxes.
Here is what I do as a DSP driver. I drive the longer Prime van, that way I have room for a lot. The training videos say FIFO which is good. However the way they show u how to place your bags differ for me. Here we go. Let’s say I have 8 totes. In the long van, I can fit 6 totes on the drivers side rack, turned so they’re not hanging off the edge of it. I’ll take the last 2 totes on my pick list and place them on the floor under the driver side rack. Then place the remaining 6 up on the rack, with my first delivery tote right behind the seat, then 2-6 behind that. That leaves the passenger rack free to place overflow boxes. I FIFO those too according to zones on the pick list. So if you’re looking inside the van from the sliding door, your bags should be from right to left, 1 through 6 with 7 and 8 on the floor underneath. Once loaded, if I have time before the yard marshals send us on our route, I will take my first tote and empty the contents onto the rack, then put them in order by yellow tag numbers. Example, I will have 2030-2039 on the right, 2040-2049 next to that on its left, 2050-2059 next to that etc etc.... Your rabbit will tell you when you reach your first stop what tag # your package has. Sometimes it will say plastic bag when it’s in a cellophane bag or even a box so don’t always depend on that. But 99.9% of the time the tag number will match the address. Sometimes you’ll get a tag that says UP243Y on it in that form. I usually put these in their own seperate pile. Also to easily identify whether your next package is an overflow, your rabbit will say ‘not in bag’ or the zone # won’t be listed on the stop. That tells you it’s an overflow. These have the same yellow tags as well, so pay close attention to that. Once you’ve delivered all the packages from your first tote, empty #2 and separate the same way.
I useto work at fedex express and I can tell you now amazon seems so much easier and laid back lol I don't understand why people quit so often then wanna jump over to UPS or FedEx lol I can tell you now if you can't make it at Amazon; you will definitely not make it at FedEx or UPS.😄 I'm so tempted to apply at a DSP and get back into this field.👍 I useto get my butt tore up lifting heavy boxes that weigh over 60 to 100lbs everyday and had about 300 packages to deliver. Not every package was heavy but it was alot of work compared to what I see at Amazon. Anyways awesome video. Just subscribed 👍
UPS Is A Nightmare 😩😂 They'll Have You Out There Til 10pm. They Don't Care Plus They Don't Play With Lateness Or Call Outs. But The Pay And Benefits Is Amazing 👍🏽
Try doing a video with 18-20 of those bags w 10-30 oversized everyday we are supposed to cube out n leave stuff but we always pack it full for the 10 hour shift
Great video. Love that you showed different ways. It's the worst when you have 20 totes with 30 to 40 overflow. I stack them 3 high and hope the totes don't fall over, which they almost always do lol.
I Would actually break down 3 totes at a time and organize them by address order. Saved me a lot of time and I wouldn't even have to look at the next package or envelope because It would 100 percent be correct. Just get scan and drop.
I just started on Tuesday and today (Saturday) was supposed to be my first day on my own route and that didn’t happen. I got overwhelmed with the lead I was working with and quit (almost). I got the dispatch to pick me up and talk me down and I am able to come back fresh and read tomorrow. This video helped me a lot for when I will load my van tomorrow. Thank you so much. I wish I would have had these videos in training! Thank you again sir.
U teach the proper way . But imma tell em the actual way to get it done fast specially with peak season coming. Don’t use the side doors or the back door to deliver expect for the oversizes packages! Put the packages in front by u! U can use the floor next to you or the passenger seat, so that way you don’t have to get out and go to the back and look for it . U can just grab n go! Quick n easy ! Trust me . I know this . Going to the back n opening the back door or side door will waste like a good 1 hr of your day if you do it for every single stops ! TRUST ME!! But then again it’s not the legit way but it’s the most efficient n quicker way to get it done with these regular vans! The step vans tho is way easier but that another story for another day😂😂
Facts lol all my totes were empty. If I had some packages I’d show things like that lol but this was just a way to show them how to stack everything. Lol but you got facts! Listen to this man!
I only line up my first three totes in order. The rest I just gab when they come up in my itinerary. Definitely organize packages by driver aid sticker tote by tote.
Do you not go in order? Like you deliver ALL packages from first bag. Then ALL packages from second bag. N so on. Or when your on your first bag you can have a delivery thats in the second bag
aa cc I organized each bag as I came to it in my route. Yes some time I would encounter having to work out if two or three bags at the same time. That was very frustrating.
Bro, I will be starting as a delivery driver for the first time ever in next couple of weeks. This was exactly what I needed, thank you very much for doing this, It definitely increased the level of my confidence. You da man. 🏆 Subscribed ✅
What's going on Juan my friend? That's exactly how I load my van. I definitely use the lifo system. It is so much easier. Keep rolling out these awesome videos my friend.
I like to load that way too, but when I grab packages out of the totes, I take out all the envelopes and bags and put them on the shelf and organize them and keep the boxes in the totes and organize them too, makes it so much easier when I have 200+ packages
When you do your deliveries do you finish delivering all packages from one tote first before moving onto the next tote? Or do you start with tote 1 and deliver say 5 packages n then go to tote 2 n deliver one from there. N go back to tote 1 And can you put the packages in the front seat?
Great video Juan! Just got hired at a local DSP here in Washington outside of Seattle! I think my biggest hurdle/problem is going to be navigating Rabbit! LOL! Haven't checked your other videos to see if you have one about that, so I'm going to go look! If you don't, there's an idea for your next video! :)
Juan any tips on how to do my route faster i think the dsp where im at they require 20 packages per hour minimum yesterday day was my first day i did 13 to 14 per hour... the guy that trained me for like 2 hours dint really help, when i deliver there is alot of back and forth....any tips that you can tell me will help thank you.
Check out my flex video can help you with some tricks with the app. Also, don’t stress too much speed will come with time. Just stay organized and you’ll do good. One tip I can give you is, keep the envelopes next to your driver seat and boxes in the back. That way if you have to deliver a envelope all you have to do is bend over and find it and if you need to turn in a box it’s in the back. 👍🏼
Very useful info thank you, lots of videos showing load out LIFO, but yours is just the most understandable and I like how you go over it in various ways. :-)
Hey Juan, I know that you have to scan each package when you deliver it, but I’ve heard people talking about scanning packages in the loading process? Can you discuss that or do you just load and organize your totes and then head out when you’re instructed to.
So when you’re picking up your totes full of customers packages from the station you’ll have to scan them into your Itinerary. It’s a way to say you were able to pick up the deliveries from the station and that you’re ready to deliver and it insure you picked up all the packages YOU will be delivering. Let me know if you need me to explain better lol
THATS WAS UP I KNO HOW TO DELIVER & DRIVE )HENCE EVERYBODY COMPANY POLICYS OR NOT THE SAME IM ALL ABOUT LEARNING & TKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IM LEARNING THANK YOU ALL N AMAZON
Haha just depends. Overflow are just packages that didn’t fit in the totes. That’s why organizing your overflow is a good thing as well. By using the yellow stickers. I think I explain it in how to read a pick sheet video
Thanks for all the insight you provide, I watch alot of videos about Amazon delivery and haven't really seen anyone explain the height and narrowness of the van and how well you see your side mirrors and cornering ?
Haha the prime vans are 9 ft 6 inches or so and they are pretty spicy on the inside. Just like a van size pretty much. They are a little longer than most vehicles so I’d recommend taking wider turns. Not too wide, just. A tad. :) and you can see the mirrors just fine. Not hard at all
Bro I heard routes are going up. I had 107 stops with 180 packages and guess what? It was mostly Apartments!! I thought it was going to be an easy day, Im like no big deal 107 stops is a piece of cake.. finished around 8 pm lol
That’s it?! Bro you got hella to go. 140-160 stops. 280-350 packages. With like 30-40 overflow. I be done by 4-5. Don’t even use those shelves. Stack three high and let’s go
The reason why people hate apartments so much is that lots of times the gate codes you have don’t open the gates. Also, lots of times you’re delivering a package to the apartments and they send you out of the apartments and then you have to come to the apartments again and this happens multiple times. Sometimes the flex app takes you to the wrong gate and it’s an emergency gate and you can’t get in so you have to find the correct gate. Lol at times the apartments are key fobs only and you can’t get a fob without the leasing office and then the office is closed. And other things lol
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly thanks, I guess if there’s big problems like that I’ll just take the packages back as they don’t want us spending more than 10 mins on a delivery, I do have an app called’Beans’ which I heard was good for delivering to apartments so hopefully that helps
I am on my 2nd week and we don't get pick sheets. I tried loading by scan screen and somehow it was still out of order! 😂 Today I had 2 full carts and having to go back into the building for the 2nd one really slowed me down😩
Over flow you can use the yellow sticker on the packages. Here’s one way to do it. Let’s say you put your totes in order already. Open up your first tote. Look at a package inside the tote. Look at the yellow sticker it has. For example it will have yellow sticker D19.2D. Every package inside that tote will have the same sticker. Now over flow is the same way. Look for the package that have the sticker D19.2D those will be delivered with your first tote. And then you move on to the next tote. If the next delivery tote packages have yellow sticker D19.2E then you’ll look for the overflow with the yellow sticker D19.2E and you’ll be delivering that with the second tote you’ll be delivering. Does that make sense ?
Definitely let me know if any of these helped you out! if you have any other methods please share them with us! Let's help each other out!
Tried new ways thanks to your video. I now do three high from bulkhead all the way to the back since I normally have 20 bags. Saves allot of space. Put my overflow on the other side by zones
Awesome!! 🥲🥲🥲 glad I could help in some type of way
Yes thanks 🙏
From the cart do you load left to right or right to left?
All your videos are very helpful.
Where I am we don't only deal with packages , yes we have less packages then you, but we deal with weather driving on ice, walking on ice is not fun and you can't be speedy......
We used your video to send to all of our new drivers before their first day! So from management, we appreciate you!
Haha you are very welcome! Glad I could help!
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aye hold up yall need to pay this man, bro don't train for free 😂
I really hope you said this is the proper way not to load the van. Jesus Christ of holy donuts.
Give him a raise! 😊
The job itself is easy. What makes it hard is if you’re working for a DSP that is unorganized, non ethical, doesn’t have working materials (chargers specifically in which case I had to bring my own) and simply didn’t give a crap about their drivers. I started in October of 2018 when it was still new in my area so there were only 2 DSPs at the time which was my company and another. I was one of the first 12-15 drivers hired and when I left almost a year in there was about 100 with my DSP alone. It was great in the beginning but as the months went on they went with quantity instead of quality. Don’t let the job scare you because it really is easy. Once you’re away from the warehouse and on your route then the day tends to go by quick. If your route is all apartments then my condolences.😁
Great video btw!
Yeah some dsp a can make the job not fun, but overall. Not a hard job at all. Thank you for your insight! And thanks for watching 😁😁😁
As someone who starts delivering tomorrow, I came across this video & it gave me a better insight on how to make things better for myself! I really like this video because it so simple! I’m gonna use this method and see how it goes!
Good tips in this video. What I do is I put all my odd numbered totes on the top, and all my evens on the bottom, 1 and 2 being the ones closest to the driver's seat. I also put the totes long ways up so I can fit more on that one side of the van. Any overflow is organized by route number, first ones closest to the front, last ones at the back, ideally of course. While I'm actually delivering I take my envelopes and plastic bags and put them in the front seat, leave the boxes in the tote, and put the tote close to me between the driver and passenger seats, if I need to get to the overflow I'll just push the tote out of the way. Great content as usual, stay blessed.
Thanks for all the tips malcom!! I really appreciate it!
I do the same with the envelops and plastic bags in the front but mine fall over the place! How do you keep them on the seat/organized? Do you sort them by driver aid number or just pile them?
@@Cincyskd I just pile them randomly and flip through them, same with the boxes. I've found that being fast at flipping through envelopes and boxes is faster than taking the time to specifically organize all of them. I never organize my packages and I always maintain a 22-27 stop per hour average.
Bro thank you so much I started 2 weeks ago and this completely obliterated my anxiety. I drive a van with absolutely no shelves (of course they do the rookies dirty but it is what it is) but it’s so hard to be organized with no shelves especially coming from someone with no organizational skills whatsoever
Glad I could help! I have plenty of tips vids! Be sure to check em out! Hang in there!
I really like the way you did your van. I was totally freaking out about my first day but you definitely help put my mind at ease.
Glad I could help calm your nerves. It can get a little overwhelming when you get thrown out there. Feeling more comfortable with your routes? 😊
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly my first day is on Monday, I'm an over thinker and worrier I just don't like not doing things right so I think it's just first day jitters
I see! You’ll do awesome. Just make sure to take plenty of water! Also just breath. It’s your first day. If you need any help don’t hesitate to ask!
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly thank you so much, I definitely will be letting people know who taught me and made me feel comfortable about my first day! Here in Oklahoma they throw you to the wolves it seams like. They are desperate for drivers here. People can't handle it from what I've heard
Yeah sometimes it can get a little crazy! And you know what! If you try it and you think it’s not for you that is perfectly fine. At least you tried it! Nothing wrong with it if you don’t like it! But I still wish you the best of luck! And thank you so much for the support!
Thanks Juan. Tomorrows my first day. i was panicking about how to properly do it. But like you said everyone is different. And you’ll figure out what works best with you. Thanks for the confidence bro!
Any day! Thanks so much for watching! It’s such a huge help!
Thank you Juan. I use the last in, first out. Put them on the drivers side with the overflow on the passenger side, whether it’s in a Ford or a Mercedes. It makes the most sense to me.
Good job! Glad I could help a bit!
Thank you Juan tomorrow is my first day but they don't us to used the side door, because they said D.A has been hit , to now take out the stuff from the back doors.
Juan you are the man for listening to my request to make this video! I really appreciate it and this will help us all very much.
You are very welcome! Thanks for suggesting it!
Been doing this a week and watching the video has helped visually. Look at the space those luxury prime vans have though. In a small van. So have to work across and can stack one high. Nice video. Was just thinking ahead tomorrow to get it right
I only use the side door or back door for overflow. All my packages go between the seats and on the passenger seat. So much easier
Do you mean all the packages from first bag. Then once you're done with first bag you put all packages from second bag in the front seat
Haha yeah. You can. Not all dsps allow you to put packages in the passenger seat. Most say in the middle (between the passenger seat and driver seat) and the feet of the passenger seat.
My DSP is the number one I'm stress about to fail But seeing this video gives me hope I will make it on time!!!
If you feel like you can’t find packages quick enough, make sure you are sorting at least all of your envelopes for the current tote by the driver aid # right away
The more envelopes you have, the more important it it’s. Then you only have to look at each one one time. Take a minute or two to get them in order and your next 15-20 minutes will be so much less stressful. 100% worth it.
I stack all bags on the driver side of the van and put all oversized packages on the passenger side. If you stand the bags up you can fit 7 under and lay them down and double stack up top. I can fit 17 bags on 1 side with the shelves in place
Thank you 😭
my first day i used the method they taught in training and when the package number went up started stacking the top facing the aisle with the tote number up top. started bringing a sharpie to write the driver aid number on boxes in places i would see easy. Mandatory lunch, eat fast then i re organize the totes and overflow. but this all goes out the window kinda when you deliver to businesses.
Totes are easy it’s the overflow that takes up most of my time
*EVERYONE*
If your Amazon DSP provides a video training tutorial or even a brochure that shows how to load, I’d recommend just stick to that because each DSP (I’m sure) is different and uniquely fitted to the anatomy of their warehouse.
For example:
I saw too many red flags 🚩 during the showing of his specific methods of loading due to thinking about my specific DSP and how they have us “load out”.
There’s so many moving parts such as:
•Size & Shape of your van.
•Tote & Overflow Count
•Whether you have a rental (white van with no counters) or the Amazon Prime Van.
Like these are things I constantly think of every morning before we go to load out.
And I’m glad he showed the rental as well, but it wasn’t as specific, as if you may have a large volume of packages.
I’m thinking about making a video myself for my specific DSP, but I have to ask for permission for that first (which makes me ask you, “Did you have permission to record this for your RUclips channel?”).
Tips I’d offer in closing:
•(Again) follow the training for your specific DSP you work at.
•Think about buying bungee cords like I did to keep my totes from falling over while I drive (trust me they will).
•and you may want to purchase “Clevermade” crates to put your plastic packages in (put that crate in your seat if your DSP allows for it). Makes it a lot easier to find especially if you organize them by number.
•Generally if you have more than 14 totes, forget about using the counters. Load 3 up. And don’t forget those bungees.
Anyway, thanks, but this doesn’t work for specifically my DSP.
I love this video ,Im'a dsp amazon flex driver just started yesterday and i see now how the different ways to load up which makes deliveries easier.
I love clearing my top shelf first just sucks that we dont get pick sheets and totes are always miss ordered. So you gotta dig them out also if you get 16+ totes you gotta stack 3 high plus oversized
dude you've helped think more in depth of how i want to organize my van been since Dec 2020 when i started & fekt like there's something im doing wrong & not as efficiently..package count has bounced around from 24-28.5 at the highest 🤔 wanting to find my own flow/rhythm & organization thanks brother much appreciated
Glad I could help! 😁😁😁 thank you for taking the time to watch my vids!
Your method of organization is excellent! Just as you said, their must be several ways to look at an efficient way of packing and loading the the van!
There are definitely lots of ways!! Glad I could help you!
my station rushes us during loadout so i at least make sure i find my first 2 totes and just load up everything else in a rush. after my 3rd nursery route i found that just dumping the whole tote out and organizing envelopes by driver aid number to highest to lowest starting with highest sitting on my passenger seat and lowest on the floorboard so i don't get mixed up and keep the boxes organized as well on the shelf where my 1st tote would sit. my routes have been so small and easy and it scares me knowing that i'm about to get slapped with a 100% route soon
you are right, some dsp dont want you to do lifo methods some do. there is a lot of methods . I am trying out in another state dsp soon, waiting for onboarding process.. the neighborhood, look easy to drive and smooth house, few apartments
Just find something that works for you even if it is the LIFO method. Your own way is the best way once you figure it out
You’re the Mas Chingon of the Amazon delivery world!!
Lmao! Make sure to let the world know! 😂 they need to know too! Thank you 🙏 that means a lot!
I use the lifo method as well but I’m always changing up how I load all the totes into the van to try to figure out the way that works the fastest for me and gives me good amount of space in the back to walk..I’ve started using the tables recently tho
awww yeah! eventually you'll get it down. And you'll be a pro!
We stopped using pick sheet 2 1/2 yrs ago. I load my van the old school way no shelves so my bags are about 3 ft behind the door when I open it I work left to right an all my overflow goes in the back first stop last last stop first left to right it works an I’ve loaded 25 bags this way both in the uhaul an in the Amazon van been doing it this way going on 4 yrs now
I load my van from front to back. I work out the back of my van. I front load the tote I am working on in the passenger seat. I also label my overflow and my totes with stickers. I create zones of 4-5 bags. So each tote has a label of 1-4. 1 is first to go and 4 is last. By the time Im on my 4's all of the overflow and bags are in the front of the van behind me. Works for me......
The reason I do this is because it may not be convenient to work through the sliding door from the inside due to loading over 300 packages. Plus our vans are beat up and the side of the van sliding doors doesnt lock in place on all the vans. Also with labels you can tell what is what in case you hit a corner and boxes go flying everywhere. Plus with heavy overflow I can pack boxes in that are last to leave first. Since our warehouse wont let us load through the sliding door its much easier for me to load from the rear. You can reverse this procedure if you want to. But its a sure shot method and it also gives you an idea of what you are working with. I also write my itinerary down on paper by consolidated zones since my DSP wont provide a paper itinerary for us.....
I do first in first out and load from the back, first four bags are by the sliding door, then the rest of the bags are next, and then all my oversize goes on the left side of the van,anywhere from 15-25, I deliver my four first bags as fast as I can to free up the slide door, and then the rest becomes ez, also a small marker helps to mark oversize boxes.
Thanks for the tips! 🙏 always glad to see other options
that Dope bruh, whats funny is i just started amazon. this helps alot
Glad I could help you out! 😁😁😁heck yeah!!!!
Here is what I do as a DSP driver. I drive the longer Prime van, that way I have room for a lot. The training videos say FIFO which is good. However the way they show u how to place your bags differ for me. Here we go. Let’s say I have 8 totes. In the long van, I can fit 6 totes on the drivers side rack, turned so they’re not hanging off the edge of it. I’ll take the last 2 totes on my pick list and place them on the floor under the driver side rack. Then place the remaining 6 up on the rack, with my first delivery tote right behind the seat, then 2-6 behind that. That leaves the passenger rack free to place overflow boxes. I FIFO those too according to zones on the pick list.
So if you’re looking inside the van from the sliding door, your bags should be from right to left, 1 through 6 with 7 and 8 on the floor underneath. Once loaded, if I have time before the yard marshals send us on our route, I will take my first tote and empty the contents onto the rack, then put them in order by yellow tag numbers. Example, I will have 2030-2039 on the right, 2040-2049 next to that on its left, 2050-2059 next to that etc etc....
Your rabbit will tell you when you reach your first stop what tag # your package has. Sometimes it will say plastic bag when it’s in a cellophane bag or even a box so don’t always depend on that. But 99.9% of the time the tag number will match the address. Sometimes you’ll get a tag that says UP243Y on it in that form. I usually put these in their own seperate pile. Also to easily identify whether your next package is an overflow, your rabbit will say ‘not in bag’ or the zone # won’t be listed on the stop. That tells you it’s an overflow. These have the same yellow tags as well, so pay close attention to that. Once you’ve delivered all the packages from your first tote, empty #2 and separate the same way.
Thanks 🙏 all info counts and helps!
Saving me anxiety on the first day 🤝 thanks a lot man!
You are very welcome! Glad I could help!
I useto work at fedex express and I can tell you now amazon seems so much easier and laid back lol I don't understand why people quit so often then wanna jump over to UPS or FedEx lol I can tell you now if you can't make it at Amazon; you will definitely not make it at FedEx or UPS.😄 I'm so tempted to apply at a DSP and get back into this field.👍 I useto get my butt tore up lifting heavy boxes that weigh over 60 to 100lbs everyday and had about 300 packages to deliver. Not every package was heavy but it was alot of work compared to what I see at Amazon. Anyways awesome video. Just subscribed 👍
UPS Is A Nightmare 😩😂 They'll Have You Out There Til 10pm. They Don't Care Plus They Don't Play With Lateness Or Call Outs. But The Pay And Benefits Is Amazing 👍🏽
I start on Friday so watching this was a huge help
Glad I could help you out! 😁😁😁 you’ll do great!
I start my actual driving Sunday I’m nervous about it all there’s so much shit to remember hope I adjust fast
just stick with it. it gets easier. :)
I’ve just started today with Amazon and this really helped thank you 🙏
Glad you got through your day!
You’ve helped me so much thank you. I just started at Amazon and I’m nervous about getting everything down.
No worries! Just stay cool and calm and you’ll get it down! 😁😁😁
thank you for the ideas. i start sunday my first shift! il let you know how it went.
Good luck mike!
I’m so proud of you mijo. Keep up the good work. I love you❤️ESTAS TAN GUAPO 😘😘😘
This was more helpful than the actual training
If you flip the tote the other direction you can fit 27 tote and still have like 4 feet of room for the oversized in the back
Thanks you!! 😁 I bet this will help lots of people
I order i lot. From. Amazon. You and. Your. Colleageus. Do amazing. Job. Thank you
Try doing a video with 18-20 of those bags w 10-30 oversized everyday we are supposed to cube out n leave stuff but we always pack it full for the 10 hour shift
If I ever get the chance I will. ☺️
Great video. Love that you showed different ways. It's the worst when you have 20 totes with 30 to 40 overflow. I stack them 3 high and hope the totes don't fall over, which they almost always do lol.
Lmao facts! But at least they fall over and a sort of organized manner? Lol 😂
Wow the most I’ve had are 10 totes with 24 overflow
I Would actually break down 3 totes at a time and organize them by address order. Saved me a lot of time and I wouldn't even have to look at the next package or envelope because It would 100 percent be correct. Just get scan and drop.
thank you for this video im starting tomorrow and super nervous but i know ill be ok and so glad there are many methods
Are packages in the totes? I keep seeing videos with them but they're empty
Yes they are.
This is very helpful. Very much appreciated. Thank you.
I just started on Tuesday and today (Saturday) was supposed to be my first day on my own route and that didn’t happen. I got overwhelmed with the lead I was working with and quit (almost). I got the dispatch to pick me up and talk me down and I am able to come back fresh and read tomorrow. This video helped me a lot for when I will load my van tomorrow. Thank you so much. I wish I would have had these videos in training! Thank you again sir.
You are very welcome! 🙏🏽 good luck!!👍🏼
One good training man.
Glad i could help! :D
U teach the proper way . But imma tell em the actual way to get it done fast specially with peak season coming. Don’t use the side doors or the back door to deliver expect for the oversizes packages! Put the packages in front by u! U can use the floor next to you or the passenger seat, so that way you don’t have to get out and go to the back and look for it . U can just grab n go! Quick n easy ! Trust me . I know this . Going to the back n opening the back door or side door will waste like a good 1 hr of your day if you do it for every single stops ! TRUST ME!! But then again it’s not the legit way but it’s the most efficient n quicker way to get it done with these regular vans! The step vans tho is way easier but that another story for another day😂😂
Facts lol all my totes were empty. If I had some packages I’d show things like that lol but this was just a way to show them how to stack everything. Lol but you got facts! Listen to this man!
Excellent tutorial brother. Nice video. Keep up the good work 👍👍❤️
Thanks man! Haha just trying to make it! 😁😁
I only line up my first three totes in order. The rest I just gab when they come up in my itinerary. Definitely organize packages by driver aid sticker tote by tote.
Do you not go in order? Like you deliver ALL packages from first bag. Then ALL packages from second bag. N so on.
Or when your on your first bag you can have a delivery thats in the second bag
aa cc I organized each bag as I came to it in my route. Yes some time I would encounter having to work out if two or three bags at the same time. That was very frustrating.
Bro, I will be starting as a delivery driver for the first time ever in next couple of weeks. This was exactly what I needed, thank you very much for doing this, It definitely increased the level of my confidence.
You da man. 🏆
Subscribed ✅
Glad I could help you out!! thank you so much for the subscribing! it helps me out so much!
You got it 👍🏼
So how’s it been? Lol
Thank you for this. My first day is tomarrow!
Wish you the best of luck!
What's going on Juan my friend? That's exactly how I load my van. I definitely use the lifo system. It is so much easier. Keep rolling out these awesome videos my friend.
Hahaa always Darryl!! It’s what ever works best for the individual! So if it’s lifo then we good! Haha thank you so much for watching!
I like your glasses 🕶️🤓, were did you get them? I'm super sensitive to light and those one will work perfect
I bought them from a friend. No clue where he got them from, sorry 😞
You Have The Brooke Shields Eyebrows😍
I like to load that way too, but when I grab packages out of the totes, I take out all the envelopes and bags and put them on the shelf and organize them and keep the boxes in the totes and organize them too, makes it so much easier when I have 200+ packages
When you do your deliveries do you finish delivering all packages from one tote first before moving onto the next tote? Or do you start with tote 1 and deliver say 5 packages n then go to tote 2 n deliver one from there. N go back to tote 1
And can you put the packages in the front seat?
The flex app will take you through each individual tote first. But you can jump around if you want to.
Dude, is that a nursery route?? I’m jealous AF
You are a God Send!!!!!!
When your all done and going back to the station. Do you leave the empty tote bags folded inside the van.
No. You drop them off :) Amazon uses them again.
Your videos always help.
So happy to hear that! 😭 thank you!
We need a video showing you how to load an Rental van with the same number of packages. The branded vans are easy.
I just got hired, thanks for the video
Great video Juan! Just got hired at a local DSP here in Washington outside of Seattle!
I think my biggest hurdle/problem is going to be navigating Rabbit! LOL!
Haven't checked your other videos to see if you have one about that, so I'm going to go look! If you don't, there's an idea for your next video! :)
Haha you already saw my rabbit one! Hope it helps you a ton!
Juan any tips on how to do my route faster i think the dsp where im at they require 20 packages per hour minimum yesterday day was my first day i did 13 to 14 per hour... the guy that trained me for like 2 hours dint really help, when i deliver there is alot of back and forth....any tips that you can tell me will help thank you.
Check out my flex video can help you with some tricks with the app. Also, don’t stress too much speed will come with time. Just stay organized and you’ll do good. One tip I can give you is, keep the envelopes next to your driver seat and boxes in the back. That way if you have to deliver a envelope all you have to do is bend over and find it and if you need to turn in a box it’s in the back. 👍🏼
Omg on prime day I had like 18 or 19 totes and I don’t know how over load boxes but my van was full
Lmao that’s why learning Tetris is important! Sometimes you’ll have to fill that van up to the top 😂 you survived!! Proud of you!
Your 3 o’clock shadow is crazy
That is very helpful thanks man.
I start tomorrow. Appreciate the video.
You’re very welcome!!!!!
How is it so far??
Very useful info thank you, lots of videos showing load out LIFO, but yours is just the most understandable and I like how you go over it in various ways. :-)
You’re very welcome
How can I get some of these Amazon transport bins?Do they recycle or donate them or where do they dump them when they need to be retired?
Haha you can ask a Amazon driver, maybe they’ll give you one. They also sell them on eBay
IAmTheJuanAndOnly Thanks! I'll give it a try, the totes on eBay are the small green ones used for food delivery but I'll keep checking.
The video about loading up the van was a little bit confusing to me, but I guess once I am on hands.. I should understand it better.
I have another one somewhere haha
we have extra long prime vans so we can easy fit another 6 totes than regular prime vans
You did more to teach me than the trainers or my DSP lol
Hey Juan, I know that you have to scan each package when you deliver it, but I’ve heard people talking about scanning packages in the loading process? Can you discuss that or do you just load and organize your totes and then head out when you’re instructed to.
So when you’re picking up your totes full of customers packages from the station you’ll have to scan them into your Itinerary. It’s a way to say you were able to pick up the deliveries from the station and that you’re ready to deliver and it insure you picked up all the packages YOU will be delivering. Let me know if you need me to explain better lol
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly oh okay I understand, is that a long process to scan package?
They want you in and out within 20 mins or so. Lol so not long
THATS WAS UP I KNO HOW TO DELIVER & DRIVE )HENCE EVERYBODY COMPANY POLICYS OR NOT THE SAME IM ALL ABOUT LEARNING & TKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IM LEARNING THANK YOU ALL N AMAZON
Thank you for the helpful tips . Waiting for my background to clear
No problem!!! Hope it gets cleared sooon! 😁
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly what happens after it gets clearned ? It says to wait 10 days
Ten days!? That’s a long time! Lol might be sooner.
But it will be drug test if you haven’t done it and then training
You getting big Juan 💪🏽
Trying! Gotta look like Superman !
Very helpful and clear TIPS, thanks alot Juan. Question, do you deliver Tote bags first and then the overflows?
Haha just depends. Overflow are just packages that didn’t fit in the totes. That’s why organizing your overflow is a good thing as well. By using the yellow stickers. I think I explain it in how to read a pick sheet video
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly cool, will check it out. Keep up the great content.
Thanks for all the insight you provide, I watch alot of videos about Amazon delivery and haven't really seen anyone explain the height and narrowness of the van and how well you see your side mirrors and cornering ?
Haha the prime vans are 9 ft 6 inches or so and they are pretty spicy on the inside. Just like a van size pretty much. They are a little longer than most vehicles so I’d recommend taking wider turns. Not too wide, just. A tad. :) and you can see the mirrors just fine. Not hard at all
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly Thanx for answering , What's going on 😆
Aye, what’s going on!?? 😂
I do it the last way you showed but I stack them two high by sliding door
Bro I heard routes are going up. I had 107 stops with 180 packages and guess what? It was mostly Apartments!! I thought it was going to be an easy day, Im like no big deal 107 stops is a piece of cake.. finished around 8 pm lol
Lmao dude. It sneaks up on you. Apartments are the struggle of life lmao 😂 you made it home. That’s all that matters
That’s it?! Bro you got hella to go. 140-160 stops. 280-350 packages. With like 30-40 overflow. I be done by 4-5. Don’t even use those shelves. Stack three high and let’s go
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly what’s so bad about apartments? I’m starting tomorrow for a place that mainly does apartment deliveries
The reason why people hate apartments so much is that lots of times the gate codes you have don’t open the gates. Also, lots of times you’re delivering a package to the apartments and they send you out of the apartments and then you have to come to the apartments again and this happens multiple times. Sometimes the flex app takes you to the wrong gate and it’s an emergency gate and you can’t get in so you have to find the correct gate. Lol at times the apartments are key fobs only and you can’t get a fob without the leasing office and then the office is closed. And other things lol
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly thanks, I guess if there’s big problems like that I’ll just take the packages back as they don’t want us spending more than 10 mins on a delivery, I do have an app called’Beans’ which I heard was good for delivering to apartments so hopefully that helps
I am on my 2nd week and we don't get pick sheets. I tried loading by scan screen and somehow it was still out of order! 😂 Today I had 2 full carts and having to go back into the building for the 2nd one really slowed me down😩
Lmao the good news is that you got through it! You did it! Making me proud! 😢 👏
Very informative video! Thank you so much!
Dont forget to check out my other one! Gives more options!
Thank you for your insight... very helpful and options
You are very very welcome! 😁😁😁
Thank you so much for this tutorial man
You are most welcome!
How did u put those flaps up in the van
For the overflow how do you know which one goes first? What number do you look at to determine which goes first to last? Thanks
Over flow you can use the yellow sticker on the packages. Here’s one way to do it. Let’s say you put your totes in order already. Open up your first tote. Look at a package inside the tote. Look at the yellow sticker it has. For example it will have yellow sticker D19.2D. Every package inside that tote will have the same sticker. Now over flow is the same way. Look for the package that have the sticker D19.2D those will be delivered with your first tote. And then you move on to the next tote. If the next delivery tote packages have yellow sticker D19.2E then you’ll look for the overflow with the yellow sticker D19.2E and you’ll be delivering that with the second tote you’ll be delivering. Does that make sense ?
@@IAmTheJuanAndOnly thanks so much
Great tutorial! Thank you!!
Wow that’s a super symbol thank you so much for the informative video and please post more
Made everything easier and more understandable! Thank you so much! Ready for the first day 😭😂
Glad I could help! You got this!!! 😁😁😁😁
My DSP doesn’t use bags, we use totes. Which means every package is overflow.
I do mine way different I should try a new method where I put the bags in first then scan them
Yep. I put all my toes and oversized in and then scan. So much faster and easier for me.
23 totes 56 overflow pkgs
I get that to smh this won’t work my guy
Yup.
I like this guy
My DSP got rid of pick sheets so how can I organize my routes?
The rabbit!
@@TibGamingShow go through itinerary?
When you scan bags it tells you which is first and last
@@LoboSetsUrGirlOnFire ohhhhhh ok thanks
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I just start 2 days ago but I like it how to work in Amazon
Nice! That’s awesome!
For that many totes, you could of actually used the shelves and had room to take a few totes apart to organize them on the shelf.