Pizza delivery risk statistics

[Viper GTS]

Damn, with all the pizza delivery threads lately maybe I should try delivery as a part time job.

Sounds like I'd make more money than something like delivering newspapers (early AM), plus I wouldn't have to do it every day.

Any additional car insurance requirements?

Viper GTS

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Damn, with all the pizza delivery threads lately maybe I should try delivery as a part time job.

Sounds like I'd make more money than something like delivering newspapers (early AM), plus I wouldn't have to do it every day.

Any additional car insurance requirements?

Viper GTS

Is newspaper delivery good money??

It used to be kids doing it... now I only see adults doing it

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: rbloedow A good amount of our drivers get visibly angry in front fo the customer, and many even go as far as asking what they did wrong to not deserve a tip

Heh, I always tip. Sometimes the people can't find where I'm ordering from, despite the fact that the order slip says radio station and we have a big fsking tower with lights on it in the middle of a field.

HEHE - this is one of the reasons why I carry my cell phone on me at all times. Nothing worse than not being able to find a house and having to drive to a gas station to call them.....

Also, a tip for all of you pizza orderers - make sure your house number is large and easily visible from the street in front of your house. If you ever wonder what's taking so long when having your pizza delivered, this is usually the number 1 reason why.

why? you look for adjacent houses and their numbers, guesstimate the distance between a neighbouring house and your number, it's not hard.

 

[Tom]

Back in the 70's deliverin' pizza was a great way to, umm, meet ladies. :lips:

 

[Twista]

Last week there was that pizza

 

[Twista]

mouse broke ;-(

 

[TheToOTaLL]

http://www.memphisflyer.com/MFSearch/full_results.asp?xt_from=1&aID=3406

But then again, this is Memphis we're talking about....

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Make sure you've got full coverage on your car, and drive something fuel-efficient.

- M4H

 

[DT4K]

I delivered pizzas for Little Caesars for 2 years.
Our store didn't do a ton of deliveries and the drivers also worked in the store when they weren't on deliveries.
So I usually only averaged 10-20 deliveries in a 5 or 6 hour shift.
Averaged about $1-$2 per delivery.
Not a bad job at all. Far better than any janitorial jobs I've had.

In the 2 years I was there, none of the drivers had any trouble. Most of our deliveries were to middle and upper class neighborhoods, but there was one low income, white trash, trailer park section of town that we served. Several times when delivering to that area, I was asked if I wanted a beer or a bowl, but I never felt threatened at all.

Our store was supposedly robbed once, but the story was kinda fishy. There was only one person there and it was during the daytime. She said someone came in and asked for the money. There was apparently no weapon involved. And we didn't have cameras, so it couldn't be verified. Lots of people thought she just took the money and made up the story.

And yes, I did encounter hot women in nothing but a towel on several occasions. But that's all.

 

[Nocturnal]

Don't the investigators believe that he was the very one who strapped that bomb to him and tried to rob the bank?

 

[MrColin]

The most dangerous job in the US is working on a crab fishing boat in Alaska. 100% injury rate, 1% Fatality, but the pay is good.

I see you're in NC. The best delivery job in NC is at the Jade Palace Chinese restaraunt in Carborro. I did it for about a year and made around $15/hr. They never sent me anywhere I didn't feel safe. Don't take any delivery job in Durham unless you have a black belt and carry a fully automatic weapon. Cary is probably good, dunno Raleigh or Charlotte or Wilmington.

Look for places other than chains that deliver, the more they charge the better, don't put one of those stupid signs on your car. You want someplace that is located near wealthy neighborhoods and businesses. Avoid ghettos and no-tipping college campuses, especially the former.

Where are you at?

here's a link to some Anecdotal Reports .

Oh yeah, and don't tell your insurance company what you are doing, if you get into an accident don't tell the other party or the cops either, it will create bias agianst you.

 

[Sachmho]

Did you ever experience how warm apple pie felt?

pies meaning pizza....

why? you look for adjacent houses and their numbers, guesstimate the distance between a neighbouring house and your number, it's not hard.

i take it you've never delivered pizza? when its night and there's car behind you and you're lookin for a house, it can be pretty fu*ing difficult to find a house... and he's right, its almost always because you can't find their address on their house... so stfu newbix cube

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: tweakmm Last week there was that pizza got who was forced to strap a bomb to his chest and rob a bank and it got me thinking about the statistics of on the job assults and such for delivery guys.

Link?

Any additional car insurance requirements?

Viper GTS

Yes. The requirement is that you do not tell them. Ever. Tell the police not to put your employer on the report if you ever have an accident.

And fuel efficiency is important, because you'll drive 60-120 miles per night, sometimes more, with your foot on the gas most of the time.

Keeping your car in good working order is also important, because breaking down on the job sucks.

I just switched jobs last month to a better, busier place located right downtown. On my best night so far, a Friday, I took 57 deliveries and brought home about $240, IIRC. It was a long shift though, they're open until 3:30 AM on weekends, and we usually don't clock out until 45 minutes to an hour after that. BUT, that's almost $30 per hour with my hourly added in. Even on the slow nights, I haven't failed to bring home at least $110.

Tipping out the dishwasher is the only sucky thing about the new place I work. We tip out the dishwasher because in the old days at the shop, the drivers used to do dishes as well as drive. Now we're way too busy, so we settle for tipping out a dishwasher instead of actually washing dishes.

EDIT:

About the safety (which was the original question), I've never been messed with in any serious way. I'm not that big, only 5'10"-5'11", about 190, but I look strong, I guess. I don't carry any weapons, I just carry myself well, and use some common sense. I think it's all in how you carry yourself. Plus, I don't have a sign on my car and I'm usually in and out of an area so quickly that nobody even realizes the "opportunity" until I'm gone. The cell phone is an important "weapon" too, so I can call customers down to the lobby at locked apartment buildings to watch for me.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: rbloedow

A good amount of our drivers get visibly angry in front fo the customer, and many even go as far as asking what they did wrong to not deserve a tip

Heh, I always tip. Sometimes the people can't find where I'm ordering from, despite the fact that the order slip says radio station and we have a big fsking tower with lights on it in the middle of a field.

LOL.....

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Sachmho

Did you ever experience how warm apple pie felt?

pies meaning pizza....

why? you look for adjacent houses and their numbers, guesstimate the distance between a neighbouring house and your number, it's not hard.

i take it you've never delivered pizza? when its night and there's car behind you and you're lookin for a house, it can be pretty fu*ing difficult to find a house... and he's right, its almost always because you can't find their address on their house... so stfu newbix cube

Yea, and not to mention that if you delivering to streets that are curvy, you'll have more houses on one side than the other. Yea, I can guesstimate pretty well, but you never know for sure. Nothing is worse than approaching a house you think you have to deliver too, but it turns out to be the wrong one...:frown:

 

[Thegonagle]

A big, focusable flashlight is very helpful to find addresses. A 4-D Mag is the minimum, but their reflectors tend to suck big time, so a better flashlight that has better focusing is a better choice, but that gets pretty expensive.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
A big, focusable flashlight is very helpful to find addresses. A 4-D Mag is the minimum, but their reflectors tend to suck big time, so a better flashlight that has better focusing is a better choice, but that gets pretty expensive.

It's More trouble than it's worth. Not to mention you look uber suspicious when doing it.

 

[daclayman]

i take it you've never delivered pizza? when its night and there's car behind you and you're lookin for a house, it can be pretty fu*ing difficult to find a house... and he's right, its almost always because you can't find their address on their house... so stfu newbix cube

Yea, and not to mention that if you delivering to streets that are curvy, you'll have more houses on one side than the other. Yea, I can guesstimate pretty well, but you never know for sure. Nothing is worse than approaching a house you think you have to deliver too, but it turns out to be the wrong one...

Hold on there, boys. 12+ years in the biz can teach you a couple things. Know your neighborhoods; if Maple street has a house where the address is 1245 and the next house is 1259 and the next house is 1271, we can assume that there is an average of 13 numbers between houses. If I had to find 1353, I would assume that it's 6 houses from 1271 Maple. I always locate the 1st house number I can see, then count off to aproximate. Also, know your grid; Hickory may be the 1200 block, Ash may be the 400 block; I obviously took Hickory ST to get to Maple because it's the closest to 1353. Also, if you're answering phones, the last thing you say is 'Thanks for calling and could you turn a porch light on for the driver'. Pizza Hut preaches safety first and NO delivery is worth the life a driver. No lights = no delivery especially in questionable neighborhoods. Never leave your vehicle if danger appears to be present; call the store from a remote location or return. No pizza dude should ever come to harm. Thegonagle seems to have laid this out pretty good. Lastly, I'm gonna have to give this up soon as my left knee is giving out; getting in and out the car several times a day is messing up my meniscus. It's the twisting motion.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: daclayman

i take it you've never delivered pizza? when its night and there's car behind you and you're lookin for a house, it can be pretty fu*ing difficult to find a house... and he's right, its almost always because you can't find their address on their house... so stfu newbix cube

Yea, and not to mention that if you delivering to streets that are curvy, you'll have more houses on one side than the other. Yea, I can guesstimate pretty well, but you never know for sure. Nothing is worse than approaching a house you think you have to deliver too, but it turns out to be the wrong one...

Hold on there, boys. 12+ years in the biz can teach you a couple things. Know your neighborhoods; if Maple street has a house where the address is 1245 and the next house is 1259 and the next house is 1271, we can assume that there is an average of 13 numbers between houses. If I had to find 1353, I would assume that it's 6 houses from 1271 Maple. I always locate the 1st house number I can see, then count off to aproximate. Also, know your grid; Hickory may be the 1200 block, Ash may be the 400 block; I obviously took Hickory ST to get to Maple because it's the closest to 1353. Also, if you're answering phones, the last thing you say is 'Thanks for calling and could you turn a porch light on for the driver'. Pizza Hut preaches safety first and NO delivery is worth the life a driver. No lights = no delivery especially in questionable neighborhoods. Never leave your vehicle if danger appears to be present; call the store from a remote location or return. No pizza dude should ever come to harm. Thegonagle seems to have laid this out pretty good. Lastly, I'm gonna have to give this up soon as my left knee is giving out; getting in and out the car several times a day is messing up my meniscus. It's the twisting motion.

I don't know - here in Panama City, I've found odd houses on the even side of the street, tonnes of inconsistent numbering (the majority of the neighboorhoods here were not planned at one time, so it's common to see numbers jump from 152 - 154 - 160. Hell, it's common to find numbers out of order 113 - 117 - 115 ), etc.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Thegonagle
A big, focusable flashlight is very helpful to find addresses. A 4-D Mag is the minimum, but their reflectors tend to suck big time, so a better flashlight that has better focusing is a better choice, but that gets pretty expensive.

It's More trouble than it's worth. Not to mention you look uber suspicious when doing it.

Nah, not really. If someone spots me shining a light for a few seconds (that's all it takes, a few seconds), I don't really care. If they keep on watching me and see me hop out with food a few seconds later, and then zoom out of the neighborhood a few seconds after that, it's not hard for a person to figure out that I'm just a delivery driver.

 

[skace]

It is easier to just make the number of your house visible.... Also ensures that you get everything you ordered quickly and efficiently. In general it makes your life easier

 

[spliffstar69]

I witnessed a few car accidents involving pizza delivery drivers, it must sucks being on the road that much.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: skace
It is easier to just make the number of your house visible.... Also ensures that you get everything you ordered quickly and efficiently. In general it makes your life easier

Believe me, it makes my life much easier too, and I when I encounter houses with nice, highly visible numbers, I mention it, and I thank them.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: spliffstar69
I witnessed a few car accidents involving pizza delivery drivers, it must sucks being on the road that much.

Yeah, it sucks. I've done this for three years now, and I've had a few accidents myself.

In one, I hit a parked car because I wasn't paying attention (I didn't run, I left a note with my home phone number, and I called him back the next day with my insurance info).

None of the others have technically been my fault, but I probably could have avoided my last one, because I actually sensed that the dude didn't see me, and was about to turn left in front of me, but I didn't slow down. . . Until I hit him, that is. That was the worst.

That was over 2 months ago, and his insurance company is still stalling with me. Still, the police reports and witness reports (4 of them) are all in my favor. I just want them to cover my loss of my '92 Civic. It's not even an expensive car, so I don't know what the hell the problem is.

 

[spliffstar69]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Don't get a job that requires you to pay attention, read or, God forbid, comprehend what you read. The bomb was around his neck.

Next.:Q

Oh B.T.W. there was 2 parts to the bomb, it was strapped to both his chest and neck.