"","X","url","post_author","post_date","post_title","post_text","post_subreddit","post_score","post_upvotes","post_downvotes","post_up_ratio","post_total_awards_received","post_golds","post_cross_posts","post_comments","Search.Terms.Used"
"1",23,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/oy76bn/downtown_and_parking_and/","RugSock","2021-08-05","Downtown and parking and","Anyone with a downtown or city route knows you gotta break traffic laws to actually get it done do any of you know ways to track traffic enforcement? 

I've had two instances with these mall cops.","AmazonDSPDrivers",3,3,0,0.81,0,0,0,9,"downtown"
"2",24,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/oqh8uy/downtown_drivers_how_do_you_route_load/","RugSock","2021-07-24","Downtown drivers how do you route / load","Trying to get ideas on how to consistently do more than 12 stops an hr downtown. How do you deal w call boxes you constantly have problems with? 

How long does it take you to organize a highrise and go floor to floor on average? ( For the ones who will complain). I spent 20 minutes organizing by floor and delivering 10 stops in a high rise. 

Any pointers more than welcomed","AmazonDSPDrivers",1,1,0,0.67,0,0,0,11,"downtown"
"3",25,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/qk11f4/parking_authority_can_go_straight_to_hell/","jarrid247","2021-10-31","Parking Authority Can Go Straight To Hell!","This is for deliveries in downtown or other business districts, where finding parking spaces can be atrocious (excluding instances where there are designated loading docks!). To the people who write parking tickets for clearly marked commercial vehicles that are at metered spots or otherwise reasonably parked, =•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•>,. WHO doesnt know what Amazon is or what an Amazon van looks like?? =DDo yall think were at happy hour for margaritas or something!?!? Find somebody else to play with! Sheesh","AmazonDSPDrivers",13,13,0,1,0,0,0,7,"downtown"
"4",26,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/kzknjc/delivering_in_a_downtown_type_area/","DarkKnightRyzen","2021-01-18","Delivering in a downtown type area","Have a question. 
If you have a route thats downtown, with only 2 lanes and no where to park near the delivery destination. Do you just pull over as far as you can and turn your hazards on or find parking thats like a mile away?  

Please give me some tips or pointers. Ive tried to see what the parking laws for delivery are but havent had any luck. Maybe Im overlooking.","AmazonDSPDrivers",5,5,0,1,0,0,0,8,"downtown"
"5",27,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/hyjgd3/briefly_took_this_to_downtown_denver_this/","Vic_Freeze","2020-07-27","Briefly took this to downtown Denver this afternoon. Parallel parking is... fun.","","AmazonDSPDrivers",41,41,0,0.95,0,0,0,30,"downtown"
"6",28,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/ivn0zn/city_downtown_routes/","RugSock","2020-09-19","City /downtown routes","
I was told today by a customer if a road is two lanes I can park with my hazards next to parked cars as long as theres a lane open.

Is that legal ? I would be blocking an entire lane leaving one lane for the road

I've been parking several feet down from stops on street parking to not block traffic. 


I only average about 12 or 14 stops an hour in the city. Wanna do better its really not an organization issue but more of a driving and distance from my van to the stop issue. 



I typically average 20-24 in the suburbs","AmazonDSPDrivers",10,10,0,1,0,0,0,5,"downtown"
"7",53,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/qdtn0i/downtown_los_angeles_at_5pm_has_to_be_the_worst/","goinggoinggone82","2021-10-23","Downtown Los Angeles at 5pm has to be the worst route in the country&","No parking, incorrect access codes, front desks that wont take packages, one way streets, drug zombies, quick draw parking enforcement, dangerous as hell parts at night& and if theres a game at Staples Center forget it!   Im done, thanks for listening:)","AmazonFlexDrivers",16,16,0,1,0,0,0,10,"downtown"
"8",54,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/q4c5vw/how_would_you_solve_the_downtown_issue/","tacojesusfromabove","2021-10-09","How would you solve the ""downtown"" issue?","Everybody who works this gig knows it's a gamble, and getting a downtown route is the opposite of hitting the jackpot. We have some overpopulated cities with horrible infrastructure and seemingly no accommodations for delivery personnel and their vehicles. So in turn, many times we are forced to park illegally for Amazon's sake, which obviously is not right and feels horrible.

But honestly, what is to be done? I have the decals on my car that say ""Amazon"" but we are still at the mercy of the traffic police. Our options is to park illegally and try to complete the delivery quickly, or drive around until you find a spot 2 blocks away, and just walk it. 

I would be fine with walking it, but Amazon completely overloads us on these downtown routes. Usually 40+ packages for a 4.5 hr block. So, traffic can make a 5 min distance turn into a 15 min distance, and the task of finding parking can add another 10 minutes. Then walking to the building would be some more. And then the story of gaining access. Amazon has been around for years, so why is it still so bad? Does anyone know if anything is even being done about this?","AmazonFlexDrivers",11,11,0,1,0,0,0,19,"downtown"
"9",55,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/q2wbry/43_packages_downtown_nashville_in_4_hours_not/","TV0009","2021-10-06","43 packages downtown Nashville in 4 hours not possible.. did what I could took the rest back","","AmazonFlexDrivers",3,3,0,0.8,0,0,0,22,"downtown"
"10",56,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/pew9it/so_i_returned_42_out_of_a_50_package_downtown/","Haywire421","2021-08-31","So, I returned 42 out of a 50 package downtown block and didnt take a hit.","Last week I came in for a quick 3.5 hour block and got assigned a 50 package route in the heart of downtown Dallas.  I was pretty jaded because I literally just watched every one get sent home with pay in the block before me, and this was how I was rewarded for being early and first in line for my block.  Anyway, decided to just suck it up and I loaded up.  First few stops were annoying with the whole not being able to find parking and trying to find apartments (was probably averaging 10 minutes a stop, not counting drive time) and then I got to the last one that I actually took.  No information from the customer on how to get in the door, no one would answer the phone, a door dash guy showed up and he and I waited about 10-15 minutes just trying to contact somebody to get in.  Finally got in and found the customer and left for my next stop.  There was literally no parking for this next one that wasnt paid from what I could tell; they even had a valet service.  I decided to skip it and started pulling up the next stop when I saw the next 10 or so were in this same area and just said fuck it.  Went back and returned pretty much everything.  No one at the warehouse cared, and my standing has not been effected, unless of course its still percolating through the system, but my activity is up to date as of the 28th so I should be golden.","AmazonFlexDrivers",6,6,0,0.69,0,0,0,29,"downtown"
"11",57,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/pgqsxa/downtown_baltimore/","CableExcellent8514","2021-09-02","Downtown Baltimore","Left elkridge as I normally have for the past 7-8 blocks that start 3:30-8am. I've drove Germantown, DC, Pasadena, Silver spring, Laurel, catonsville, Usually like 35-40 deliverys. Today I got 50 deliverys downtown Baltimore about 25 of those stops we're different apartments most with wrong entry passwords. What do you recommend doing in these situations, I ended up finishing up my last package at like 9. With like 8 packages I couldn't get off. The route seemed damn near impossible without just dropping in front of building and saying a prayer. Is this going to go against me?  I've never been more frustrated with a block than today. Anybody else get this kind of block before and then all the houses that aren't apartments telling me to put the package in their rear. Which took extra time because none of the addresses are marked in the back. Can a block get any worse than downtown baltimore?","AmazonFlexDrivers",2,2,0,1,0,0,0,10,"downtown"
"12",58,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/omafui/impossible_downtown_blocks/","MinstrelsMuse","2021-07-17","Impossible downtown blocks?","I'm a fairly new Amazon Flex driver. I was assigned a block yesterday for a downtown area. It included a lot of office buildings and condos with limited or difficult parking, hard to understand instructions, and several problems that took time to solve. I was given 48 packages for a 4.5 hour block that started 40 minutes away from the pickup location. Even though I checked in 15 minutes early, I didn't get everything scanned, loaded, and the cart returned until 5 minutes into my block, so after taking the driving time to the first stop into account, I was expected to spend a little under 5 minutes per package delivery to finish my block on time. My block was supposed to end by 2pm, and all packages were promised to the customers by 3pm. To get them all delivered to the customers by 3pm would give me a little under 6 minutes per package. This includes getting in my car, buckling up, starting the driving directions, driving to the location, finding parking which in almost all instances downtown was very difficult if not impossible and occasionally required me to park either illegally or a block or more away, walk to the location, follow the instructions on how to access the building (which were sometimes very easy, and sometimes not clear at all), and figure out where to leave the package with instructions that were often conflicting (example: Leave package with receptionist. Package must be given to customer or left at customer's door. Call customer if unsure.) Customers often didn't answer the phone, driver support often had long wait times. The reality was that walking my fastest, working my hardest, and trying my very best to get these packages where they needed to go, I averaged 12.5 minutes per package. 48 packages took me TEN HOURS from the time I arrived at the first stop. Over half of my deliveries were marked as late. I'm so frustrated that I don't feel like I can do Amazon deliveries anymore, for fear of getting another impossible downtown block. How do you manage downtown blocks in the time expected??","AmazonFlexDrivers",10,10,0,1,0,0,0,14,"downtown"
"13",59,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/po7mqp/im_finally_going_nuts_after_4_months/","Which-Inevitable-791","2021-09-14","Im finally going nuts after 4 months!","The struggle is getting to me and I just had to express this somewhere where I might be understood. I live in Chicago and deliver out of the Skokie warehouse. The last three days have been as follows: 48 packages 4.5 hours, 47 packages 4 hours, and today 48 packages 3.5 hours, All downtown deliveries! I dont mind these kinds of routes elsewhere but downtown is a different story. The last two days took me well over the block time to complete so today I just decided to not scan the cart and take a hit on my account. I get that we are expendable as workers to them but there needs to be some fairness in regards to the amounts of packages based on block time and location. There are more struggles from parking to checking in to finding lockers and so much more. I just had to get my thoughts out there. Let me know if you can relate so Im not alone in my anger lol","AmazonFlexDrivers",25,25,0,0.93,0,0,0,29,"downtown"
"14",60,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/p1d15a/city_routes/","tacojesusfromabove","2021-08-09","City Routes","Specifically downtown Philly. They keep giving me this route and I keep driving out the block and returning a majority of my packages. Routes like this present issues and complexities that do not reflect the pay nor length of time given for the block. 

Not sure what they need to do honestly. No one's gonna accept a 7hr block, but that's exactly what this route is. They should spend more resources on separating routes like this, labeling them as a city block, and offer more time and money for reserving it.","AmazonFlexDrivers",12,12,0,0.94,0,0,0,10,"downtown"
"15",62,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/973ljm/just_finished_my_first_route_in_a_downtown_area/","onthegrind7","2018-08-14","Just finished my first route in a downtown area of a major american city","Holy shit did that suck... all places require an access code or you have to check in with some security guard.

some of the buildings amazon wanted me to deliver to the lockers that ups/usps use for packages, usually they are in the basement of some buildings. however most of the rooms those are located in are locked, so you can't actually use them.

lots of buildings you need access codes and maybe half of the customers supply you with  one. if no access code, i usually waited for a resident that was going in/ out to let me in. 

on another building, i had multiple packages but all said ""call for access code"", yeah NOBODY fucking answers their phone, so me not wanting to bring packages back to the warehouse, i start blowing up these guys phone.. calling like 7 times, one finally answered. i say ""hey i'm outside your building with your packages i need the access code"" well he doesn't want to give it to me he says, ""i'll be right down""... so i had to wait for him to let me in.

on some commercial deliveries some buildings want you to bring all their packages to a separate delivery dock area.. usually on some other street.

another building required me checking in with a security guard, giving him my drivers license, then taking a photo of me, and having me wear a guest badge.

one package wanted me to deliver to their P.O. box.. which we  obviously don't have access to. i just left it with the mail people. they were wondering why it wasn't sent through the mail.

despite all these setbacks i still finished with about 5 min left to spare.. but god damn did it suck. i think the problem is that people still think their packages are being sent through UPS/USPS so they think we have complete access to their locked mailbox/gate/building even though we don't. ","AmazonFlexDrivers",18,18,0,1,0,0,0,13,"downtown"
"16",65,"https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedexers/comments/opvae7/my_station_is_so_short_on_drivers_that_both_the/","Kikomiko1994","2021-07-23","My station is so short on drivers that both the AM/PM managers have been forced to pick up routes from the overtasked drivers.","Im a part time PH for Express on the 5 to 10 pm shift (semi large Midwest city, downtown ship center )were also hurting for PHs and could really use one to two more. Everyones stressed out and theres been a rash of drivers quitting and/or being fired, with more to come Im sure. Does this kind of situation sound familiar to any of you guys, wherever you are?","Fedexers",20,20,0,0.96,0,0,0,42,"downtown"
"17",66,"https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedexers/comments/j71wnc/what_are_your_average_day_routes_looking_like/","eroc2019","2020-10-07","What are your average day routes looking like?","Express/ground couriers whats an average day looking like for you guys? 

Im at about 30 p1 and 65 p2 with 10-15 picks up. South Texas/downtown route 
Im on a 4x10 schedule.","Fedexers",2,2,0,1,0,0,0,7,"downtown"
"18",73,"https://www.reddit.com/r/UPSers/comments/pdgkhp/big_city_drivers_how_do_you_do_it/","libradhd","2021-08-28","Big city drivers, how do you do it?","As a driver in a small city, Im constantly amazed at just how much truck space a single office building/industrial complex can take up. It makes me so curious for drivers with routes in huge downtown areas, especially Manhattan, how the hell are those routes even organized? I feel like a single skyscraper could easily fill an entire truck, do you guys just have entire routes devoted to one or two buildings? How do you even deliver to them? Any time Ive visited NYC or Chicago I feel like I see the trucks parked on every other block and rarely see them driving. Do you also just work 16 hour days? Im morbidly curious lol","UPSers",16,16,0,1,0,0,0,8,"downtown"
"19",75,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/q8cd31/double_parking/","hamfisted_postman","2021-10-15","Double parking","I always do my best to park my van so I'm not blocking traffic but sometimes I just have to double park. Get that package delivered and move on. 

I try my best to not hold up traffic long. 

Today I had a series of deliveries on a one way street. Two lanes. Curb lane is bumper to bumper parked cars for blocks. I stop my van, put on the hazards and pop out. I know there's a pickup behind me so I run to make my delivery and get back fast. 

When I'm speedwalking back to my van I see a guy walking towards me and I psyche myself up for an argument. 

Turns out he's bylaw enforcement and asks for my license. I give it to him and prepare to get a ticket. He reads me the riot act but ultimately takes pity on me because there really was no parking and I was hustling. 

Fuck me. I was sweating. Threw me off the whole day.","AmazonDSPDrivers",4,4,0,0.75,0,0,0,10,"parking"
"20",76,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/pznb6y/parking/","Mike-Clit","2021-10-02","Parking.","when yall got houses only. yall just not give a fuck parking legally??? i be parking where ever. just hit the hazards im good=
","AmazonDSPDrivers",5,5,0,1,0,0,0,19,"parking"
"21",77,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/per4bs/how_do_you_handle_stops_on_narrow_streets_with_no/","nedwiththebighead","2021-08-30","How do you handle stops on narrow streets with no parking?","I try do only do one stop then Ill go around and let people through. I still get yelled at alot. Am I supposed to do them on foot?","AmazonDSPDrivers",11,11,0,1,0,0,0,35,"parking"
"22",78,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/q7xxid/when_you_are_parked_on_a_busy_road_do_you_ever/","amazonperson1234","2021-10-14","When you are parked on a busy road do you ever think this could be the day a driver rear ends the van and kills me?","That thought always enters my mind LOL","AmazonDSPDrivers",57,57,0,0.98,0,0,0,26,"parking"
"23",79,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/olu4qh/person_filmed_me_parked_on_wrong_side_of/","Agreeable_Ad6084","2021-07-17","Person filmed me parked on wrong side of street...what are the possible consequences?","Like the title says I got filmed making an error in judgement. Just not sure how serious the consequences will be. Other than this I am a good driver with good scores and no other complaints. I was stopped on the wrong side of street with back of fan poking out into the street.","AmazonDSPDrivers",23,23,0,0.96,0,0,0,60,"parking"
"24",80,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/ml253l/parking_on_the_wrong_side_of_the_road/","bobmcmillion","2021-04-06","Parking on the wrong side of the road","Does everyone for the most part park on the wrong side of the road? I honestly dont see how I could finish on time if I didnt.","AmazonDSPDrivers",30,30,0,1,0,0,0,36,"parking"
"25",81,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/m6nrlh/whats_the_most_illegal_way_you_have_parkedstopped/","damager001","2021-03-17","What's the most ""illegal"" way you have parked/stopped to make a delivery? I put quotes because certain parking rules dont apply to commercial vehicles. >7
B I'll go first , I've parked at a bus stop on the left side of the road.","","AmazonDSPDrivers",14,14,0,1,0,0,0,17,"parking"
"26",82,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/mogyrt/new_hire_parking_in_the_fire_lane/","lRioma","2021-04-11","New Hire: Parking In the Fire Lane?","Parking at houses is quite easy just don't block ppl in or in front of fire hydrants.

1. But at businesses, especially at these high rises I've been delivering to I didn't think much about just parking in the fire lane until 1 certain stop. Security was standing outside the building (high rise) and told me if I wanted to deliver my packages ( that I had loaded up on my dolly ) I would need to move out of the fire lane into a regular parking spot. So i did and he let me in and I delivered what I needed to.

2. I've also delivered to a hotel and at the same time a ups truck came. I was in the fire lane in front of the hotel (not blocking anyone in) and the ups truck backed into a handicap spot near the door. Who was right? 

As a new hire I don't want to get any parking tickets but at the same time I'm not trying to spend so much time parking. How do you guys go about it?","AmazonDSPDrivers",6,6,0,0.88,0,0,0,8,"parking"
"27",83,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonDSPDrivers/comments/mgot6d/how_i_feel_as_a_delivery_driver_when_i_park/","d4ekken","2021-03-30","How I feel as a delivery driver when I park somewhere not usually allowed..","","AmazonDSPDrivers",316,316,0,1,0,0,0,35,"parking"
"28",104,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/n7m236/parking_situation/","reddit_original","2021-05-08","Parking situation","Finally ran into a parking issue on a major downtown city street in front of an apartment building yesterday.  FedEx was parked in the only ""delivery only"" spot behind me followed by a police car. UPS was parked in front in a no parking zone. The only available spot for me was a metered parking spot.

I parked in the metered spot and turned on my flashers. I have no identifiable sign on my car. It was a large order to a secured front door so it took me almost 10 minutes to finish. Is risking a parking ticket just what we do or what do you think?

EDIT: The interesting thing is that UPS and FedEx and Amazon truck drivers don't seem to be concerned with parking in no parking zones.","AmazonFlexDrivers",10,10,0,1,0,0,0,17,"parking"
"29",105,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/nlt61d/parking/","Mavericky0","2021-05-26","Parking >","Where do you guys park when delivery in Marina Del Ray area? Some of them has parking but mostly parkings are for residents and no access for other people. Any idea?","AmazonFlexDrivers",0,0,0,0.5,0,0,0,5,"parking"
"30",106,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/ldocq4/ever_have_a_really_tight_delivery_area_with_no/","Haunting-Editor-8655","2021-02-06","ever have a really tight delivery area with no parking?","had a 3hr logistics block today in Manayunk, PA and when i got there i quickly realized i was going to have to find one parking spot and walk a few packages at a time. it wasnt too bad since all the deliveries were really close. 

have yall had a similar experience?","AmazonFlexDrivers",4,4,0,0.7,0,0,0,7,"parking"
"31",107,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/jdf8br/parking_ticket/","Puzzleheaded-Cup-732","2020-10-18","Parking ticket","Hi! I had a parking ticket the other day when I had to deliver to Uptown area. Does Amazon pay for parking ticket??","AmazonFlexDrivers",0,0,0,0.44,0,0,0,14,"parking"
"32",108,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/jyys46/downtown_parking_delivery_tips/","osvy_htx","2020-11-22","Downtown parking & delivery tips?","So a few days ago I booked a 3 hour block and when I arrived to the delivery station (DH05). I had a route that had 32 packages to be deliver into 18 stops in downtown Houston. My block was from 5:30-8:30 PM, once I arrived to my first stop leasing area was already closed to leave it to the receptionist... so I had 6 of my recipients to come down and get their package due to security access of the lobby area. What kills me I dont even know where to park in downtown and sometimes the parking lots by the side streets are full and youre only left with the paid parking lots... Eventually my 3 hour block became a 5 hour block. Also, Im low key scare of parking into apartment garages in case my car gets towed... 
so any ideas & tips to get around downtown Houston?","AmazonFlexDrivers",2,2,0,1,0,0,0,1,"parking"
"33",109,"https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFlexDrivers/comments/f91o3o/parking_ticket/","cutedorkycoco","2020-02-25","Parking Ticket","Just got hit with a parking ticket tryi g to make a delivery for flex in downtown Atlanta. Fucking road in front of the complex is completely blocked off so I parked to the street right next to it to make the delivery. Came back to a fucking meter person sticking the damn ticket on my fucking windshield.

I literally do not have the money to spare for this bullshit but I'm betting if I message support, they'll do nothing.

I fucking hate Atlanta. Fuck this bullshit. This ticket is half what I'm supposed to make today.","AmazonFlexDrivers",0,0,0,0.5,0,0,0,15,"parking"