What Would I Do?

Delivery drivers: drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products.

Courier service drivers: Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors pick up and deliver letters, parcels, packages, newspapers, flyers and other items within and between organizations.

Delivery and courier service drivers’ duties may include:

• operate and drive vehicles (cars, vans and light trucks) to pick up and deliver various products, such as fast food, newspapers, magazines, bakery and dairy products, and items such as dry cleaning, envelopes, packages and parcels
• perform pre-trip and post-trip inspection of vehicle
• plan delivery travel schedules and service routes
• load and unload cargo, goods or merchandise
• provide customer service by selling products, delivering over established routes and accepting or making payments for goods

Couriers & Messengers duties may include:

• pick up messages, letters, packages, cheques and other items from customers and hand-deliver them within a set period of time
• collect payment for items delivered
• record deliveries
• may drive a vehicle (car, van or truck) or ride a bicycle
• inspect vehicle at the start and end of each shift to report any damage
• load and unload packages into vehicle or bicycle
• plan delivery schedule and travel routes

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