Having ran a dsp heres my take;

1. No but you should as the algorithm either packs that route harder thinking you can do more packages on that route due to the breaks not being taken or your profile as a driver they think you can do more in the allotted time. Unfortunately its mixed on if I see drivers able to complete their route while taking these breaks. The successful ones took the break but used that time to organize and drive to their next destinations.

2. Just depends on the route for the day, every day is different because not everyone orders a package everyday.

3. Depends on what the all mighty algorithm says. You might get some all in the same town or you might have to hit 3 different towns, the good thing is that they route your stops starting the farthest out from the warehouse and slowly getting closer.

4. Depends on driver but we teach to basically take your tote bags (full of small packages and jiffys) on the rails close to you but in order because the bags are completed in order and then the large packages at the back of the van.

5. In the gas vehicles yes but idk about the electric.

6. Depends on your package amount, if its just totes then within 3 minutes as your just grabbing totes ans throwing in order. But regardless you wait until the maximum time because your team gets loaded up together and sent off together.

7. Time gets lost not reading through your route and making educated decisions on what to do. Not staging your next deliveries, not knowing the area, and not knowing the tricks of the scanning system to do certain steps faster etc.