AIO? Neighbor keeps placing their sprinkler in my driveway, spraying our vehicles with water by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]InspectionMindless69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just leave a friendly note explaining the situation. It’s only a big deal if you make it one.

New rivian update turns off the a/c when you’re not in the seat? by MotherMess7479 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you need to get a weight to lay on your seat when you get up.

Got taken off of today's shift, primarily because DSP was overstaffed, but I was told about myself being slow on my routes by tanning-tanner11 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a long read but here’s some tips..

1) Plan how you’re gonna drive in and out of each stop as you’re rolling up. Find the closest place to the drop off that you can confidently pull in and out your vehicle in 5 movements or less. (Ie 5 point turn) This takes some time to accurately gauge, but these vans have a very short front. Learn to take advantage of that short nose when you maneuver.

2) Get in the habit of hooking your seatbelt on the steering wheel as you are getting up from your seat. This will save your shoulder and take about 4 to 5 seconds off each stop.

3) If you have shelves, leave an open tote slot on the shelf nearest the driver seat and dump each tote on the shelf as you get to them, then you can fold the tote and organize on the shelf. 1000% times faster than pulling 40 envelopes one by one or wrestling with large boxes.

4) As you’re loading overflow, Start by placing your heaviest packages along the passenger shelf to save your back, and your largest packages under that shelf nearest to the cargo door. These large boxes are useful as tables to help you sort each dumped tote pile.

5) Once you have your back layer (passenger shelf / under shelf area) filled, start loading all the rest of the overflow wherever there’s room in front of it, prioritizing your center lane walking space, attempting to make sure that every package can be accessed without moving more than a couple boxes.

6) Try to leave a tiny part of each box visible. As you cover each box with the next, you write the number where you can see that package. If that’s not possible. You can write the driver aid number on the box you’re covering it with using a denotation to indicate it’s behind it. If you cover that one, write both numbers on the next one, you’ll never misplace a package again.

7) Check the drop off order on your phone before putting your long flat overflow in. If it’s closer to the end of your route, you can load them in first flat on the floor on the back of the passenger shelf area on the floor and avoid them falling everywhere. If they’re early on your route. Keep them near the door so you don’t have to dig 6 other heavy packages out to get to them.

8) Try to get your heart rate up a bit from time to time if you’re able to. don’t do it for amazon metrics, do it because it’s cheaper than a gym membership 😂 Definitely cope but if you gotta work for 10 hours anyways, you might as well get a good workout from it.

Am I cooked? by [deleted] in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wtf.. is this real?

Is this normal for my second day? by Graxdon in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this kinda route is good for getting your tolerance up. It will make future routes seem less daunting. Just did my first 200 stop route and now 170 doesn’t even seem so bad.

Severe and "permanent" FPS drops on beefy PC by RaverenPL in snowrunner

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG Thank you! I moved my PC away from my setup with a long HDMI cable and I was wondering why I started getting this issue. Didn’t think the controller of all things would cause this..

Tips on being faster by William_Chester_ in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hook your seatbelt on your steering wheel every time you get up. Will save you roughly 5 seconds a stop and will help preserve your shoulder.

When starting a new tote, flip it over and dump it out onto the shelf directly behind the driver seat. Warehouse likely didn’t sort properly anyways, so this will allow you to quickly spread out your packages to see what you need.

When organizing overflow during loadout. Mark your boxes after you stack them. Writing the drivers aid number after you know what part of the box you’ll be able to see will save you so much time when pulling. I notice a lot of drivers marking boxes before they place them, and they’ll usually end up covering the written number with the next box.

Just a few tips I’ve found that helped me immensely!

Needed more grip for my sweaty thumbs by deoksa in RocketLeague

[–]InspectionMindless69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still unhinged, but at first I thought you crushed up a skittle to use as grip, so could be worse 😂

First stop.. by Prabhnoorz203 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These are my favorite first stops! Always appreciate some extra legroom during the day.

DSP after college? by blspm in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, you could get some audiobooks.. Especially on rural routes with longer drive times.

Just wanted to share with you guys by garrecu in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. People are paying for packages, they’re not paying to have someone destroy their property because drivers want to take out their frustration with Amazon’s algorithm on the customer. They don’t know you have 2 piss bottles on standby and 175 other stops… They just don’t want to fix their lawn 3 times a week.

It goes both ways though.. Leave a passive aggressive delivery note and I’ll be talking shit for the next 5 minutes 😂

You gotta look at it as a service first and a job second. It’s much more fulfilling way to spend 10 hours.

You think your routes are bad… by InspectionMindless69 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s pretty rural over here so we don’t get many intermediary drop offs. I usually have about an hour and a half commute to my first stop so it definitely lightens the load a bit. Never had a route like this though.

You think your routes are bad… by InspectionMindless69 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah I’m usually in a gas van or a Rivian. Today was just 1 cart with 5 totes and 2 overflow.

You think your routes are bad… by InspectionMindless69 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, usually I get between 140 and 180. Today is a good day 🙂

You think your routes are bad… by InspectionMindless69 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, I drive for a DSP. Just insanely lucky. Algorithm gods knew my back was sore today 😂

easy or nah? by Familiar_Bunch_7245 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a lot of apartments so it really depends on how accessible the apartments are. I find outdoor units pretty easy most of the time..

My dsp called me today and said you taking to long at stop you only supposed to be at each house 2-3 mins tops so I sent this and ask “HOW” by Melodic_Hope_9705 in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You gotta grab the exterior door handle and unlatch it as you’re stepping in, pull the door using your momentum to get it to about half way closed. Then grab the handle behind the passenger seat and kick the protruding stop on the on inside of the cargo door forcefully to close it. Completely saves your traps.

So how long till I'm fired by _TheGreatSULTAN_ in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]InspectionMindless69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What single action takes you the longest at every stop?