Delivery App Work vs. Courier Delivery Work

Driver Resources November 12th, 2022

What is the difference between getting delivery work with a rideshare or delivery app like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Roadie, etc., versus doing Courier Delivery work?

Delivery App work is On-Demand Work. On-Demand deliveries are based on how much work that delivery app gets from its customers in the future. If that app has a lot of demand, then you will get a lot of delivery work.  If they are busy this week and next week, but not busy later, your delivery work may fluctuate and will depend on how busy that app is in your area and how many drivers they have.

If they don’t have a lot of drivers in your area, you might get a lot of delivery work, and as they take on more drivers, that work will get spread around, and your deliveries might be lower.

Courier delivery drivers are handling deliveries from courier companies that have customers who need deliveries as well – just like delivery apps.  Some of the driving opportunities on CBDriver are on-demand, just like a delivery app, where you will get delivery work as the courier company’s customers need deliveries in the future.

Courier companies also have Routes – Routes are existing delivery work from their customers where they already have the delivery need and know they need drivers for certain days, hours, locations, etc.

Delivery App = On-Demand Work

Courier Delivery = Routes (regular schedule) and On-Demand Work

Routes can be every day, evenings, or weekends, but they usually have a known schedule, with certain locations where you are picking up and delivering on a schedule.  And most route deliveries are B to B – Business to Business, where you are picking up from one business and delivering to another business location.  You don’t have someone riding in your back seat, and you are not delivering food every day.  Many of these routes are Medical, Pharma, or Auto Parts deliveries.

Check out CBDriver.com, a free driver contract job site with driver contract job ads posted by courier companies and other companies around the country that are looking for professional delivery drivers with their own delivery vehicle – Car up to Box Truck.  There are many route delivery opportunities posted on CBDriver all over the country.

Do a search, find the ads in your area, click to view details of the driving opportunity, and respond online. The company posting the ad will get your contact information and can contact you back and discuss the details of the driving opportunity.  You decide if the driving contract has the schedule and potential delivery income you are looking for.

Sign up for free with CBDriver and get alerts (text and email) when new driver contract ads are posted near you, and hopefully, you can get delivery work that is dependable and can help you build your driving business.

Sign Up – It’s free – www.CBDriver.com