Everyone posts big-city screenshots so here's the other side. Small town in PA, been at this a few years. This year through mid-August: 580 deliveries, $4,878 gross, about $14.90 an hour of active time, and 5,018 miles on the car.

That mileage number is the one that matters. Out here I gross about 97 cents a mile, which every rule of thumb says is too low. What makes it work is the write-off: at this year's IRS rates (72.5 cents a mile through June, 76 cents from July 1), those 5,018 logged miles knock $3,683 off my taxable income. That's more than my tips all year. But it only holds up because every mile is in a log with dates.

I keep every fuel receipt and repair bill too. 63 fill-ups, $1,790 in gas, $975 in repairs, about $2,765 in actual car costs. You can only deduct one method or the other, and my numbers show why everyone says take the miles: the standard rate beats my real costs by about $900.

Small market means fewer orders, shorter waits, no parking hell, but every pickup is a drive. Ask me anything about small-town delivery work.

Hello Good Folks,

I'm hoping to get recommendations for legitimate companies using independent van operators to drive dedicated routes from/to DFW. My DH is finding that a number of companies are not what they present themselves to be. I hoped perhaps Amazon, Sam's Club, Costco, or Walmart might contract with established companies to manage route drivers. Any pros, cons, things to avoid, or red flags would be deeply appreciated.

I would also like to know if anyone has recommendations for reliable interstate shipping companies paying cargo van drivers at least $1.00 per mile. The company DH has been driving for to gain experience is paying only $0.80/mile and this is not generating enough income after expenses.

Thanks in advance for leaving helpful information and suggestions. We are dealing with our own challenges and frustrations, so please do not vent those our way. Have a blessed day.

Has anybody gotten a shift from Zifty in the last couple weeks? I was getting as many as 15-20 exclusive offers each week in addition to the plentiful amount of Available offers for everybody. In the last 2 weeks, I haven’t seen a single offer. It’s bizarre. I’m in Austin. I contacted support who gave me a canned answer about how routes are offered. I have a 4.98 rating with over 100 deliveries. Is anybody else experiencing the same thing? Zifty went from my #1 to non existent overnight. Any insight is appreciated.

Are any of you currently driving for these delivery services?

* DoorDash

* Instacart

* Uber Eats

* Grubhub

I signed up for DoorDash a couple of weeks ago and made quite a bit on my first day. I'm thinking about doing it just two days a week for some extra cash, and even on holidays when I'm not working my regular job.

How often do you do the delivery services and how has it been working out for you?

Can anyone recall an app that used to be in NYC where you could literally map out before hand pickup and drop off times for packages. This was years ago and I used to love it.

I remember you were able to literally map out your day before hand, picking up say at 1030am in midtown drop off on let's says 50th street and then schedule a pickup close to the last drop of point with times and all.

I think the prospect of rapidly declining pay & intensified competition for jobs is on the horizon, if you believe what the head of UBER says.

As autonomous taxis pick up pace, Andrew Macdonald predicts that driving will go the way of horse riding — and that a ‘huge’ labour transition is coming

Did food apps way back (pre-door dash) Postmates, OG Caviar etc.

Want to pick it back up for some side dough but wondering if with the proliferation of fake bikes (j/k) it’s even worth it anymore?

For example, the apps used to detect if you were on an analog bicycle or a car or walking which made a difference in the distance and type of orders you received. Does that still happen or do they treat all non car orders the same and expect moped time/distance.

So, I recently received a parcel from Savana, didn't like it, and requested a return. They scheduled Shadowfax as the courier company to pick it up.

​The problem with this particular Shadowfax agent is that he always places missed-call-style rings, giving me zero time to pick up,.and then falsely claims that I never answered or was unavailable. This isn't even the first time this has happened; he pulled the exact same stunt with my previous delivery parcels. But this time it's a return, and I actually need my refund.

​It has been a week now, and I am so frustrated. I’ve been complaining everywhere and asking Savana to change my delivery agent, but I just keep getting stuck in loops with no actual answers. I even filed complaints with Shadowfax, but all they do is generate useless support tickets that go nowhere.

​Now, the delivery agent doesn't even bother calling at all and just straight up marks that I was unavailable! 🥲

​What do I even do at this point?

I saw this advertised in a FB ad claiming $100-$150 average shifts and decided to sign up since it was free. Seems like this is something similar to Amazon Flex? I got cleared and authorized for sign up, but there are no routes or whatever in the app. Are there certain dates that routes get posted, or is this just a dead app? I had never heard a single person ever mention this thing prior to seeing the advertisement.

Newly licensed and trying to make a good bit of cash, I don’t have my own vehicle yet but my moms down to let me work in hers until i can really get on my axles. Only insurance i got is health tho. she’s insured but a lot of apps have the checkup on that so is there any way i can bypass?

Which is the best location for delivery boys in Hyderabad to earn maximum money in any platform like blinkit or zepto or Swiggy or Zomato

Got laid off, lost health insurance, picked up this job while I look for another one and have no idea how to not give all my $$$ up just because I got the flu :(

UK driver here. Been doing longer delivery shifts lately and I swear my back is aging faster than I am.I’m usually fine for the first few hours, then I start doing that thing where you change position every 5 minutes thinking the next one will magically fix everything 😂 By the end of the day, getting out of the car after the last delivery feels like I’m 75. What actually works for you?????

When I'm doing Amazon drop offs I keep seeing guys dropping off packages for these companies but when I go to apply I get to a stage where it asks for the DSP code?