Running amazon drivers

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Last few weeks the amazon guys delivering to our house have been sprinting to and from their trucks. It’s not the same guy, it’s someone different each time. Seems like a good way to get some cardio, but doing that all day would wear you out pretty quickly. Any idea if they now have some sort of incentive for spending less time on their deliveries or something?
 
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Last few weeks the amazon guys delivering to our house have been sprinting to and from their trucks. It’s not the same guy, it’s someone different each time. Seems like a good way to get some cardio, but doing that all day would wear you out pretty quickly. Any idea if they now have some sort of incentive for spending less time on their deliveries or something?
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fedex and ups both monitor stop times and look into why they are happening. They also look at averages, so if your expected time is supposed to be 2.5 minutes and you can do that walking, you still gain benefit for the day by sprinting to that easy stop and getting going. Pads the accumulator for when you are going to have to spend 2.5 min on stop.

We don't get amazon drivers, so I haven't seen it first hand, but I would be zero surprised if amazon did the same metrics.
 
Groundpounder said:
Last few weeks the amazon guys delivering to our house have been sprinting to and from their trucks. It’s not the same guy, it’s someone different each time. Seems like a good way to get some cardio, but doing that all day would wear you out pretty quickly. Any idea if they now have some sort of incentive for spending less time on their deliveries or something?
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Weird, I noticed it too but didn't think much about it.

In my hood it's the Amazon Flex deliveries, not the main trucks. The on-demand yoyos who drive around in their Corollas and toss packages in a blue vest.

Our main driver likes to take his break in his truck right under my office window and blare loud political talk radio. Sadly, prime does not deliver triple-pane windows to combat this nuisance.
 
Sprinting while doing deliveries,can come back to haunt you if your having a slow day.the major delivery services do monitor the average time to make a delivery.
 
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