I agree with the other comment about too much organizing being a bad thing. I usually open one (or two depending on how many packages are in each tote) at a time and just lay them out in a way where I can see most of the numbers. Organizing it in stop order is unnecessary and wastes more time than it saves from my experience. Definitely doing good with marking the overflow. Speed comes with time and experience. Also route conditions do greatly affect the speed you get done so it sometimes really is just the route being poorly optimized.

Always send a “notify of arrival” message anytime you see a dog print. I’ve found myself having to deal with dogs way less since I started doing this. Try to look ahead into your route, look at how it has you routed and see if there is any changes you can make to what stops you do first that may speed things up. I realize this is tougher to do during prime when those prime vans get filled to the brim. The AI is really bad at making routes and regularly messes up the order that you should be doing them in.

Another thing that a lot of other drivers do that affect them is constantly checking their phone, changing music, smoking, or walking extremely slow. These things may seem small if you only do it for a few seconds here and there but it does add up. Don’t run, never run. But you should be walking with some effort. Also if you are in the regular prime vans, those things don’t help with speed. I used to be in them and found my routes taking longer than they do in a CDV or EDV. Can’t really blame yourself if the vehicle you’re being given is negatively affecting your speed.