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Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors

Description

Delivery service drivers drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products. Door-to-door distributors deliver items to residences and businesses. They are employed by dairies, drug stores, newspaper distributors, take-out food establishments, dry cleaners, mobile caterers and many other establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Operate and drive automobiles, vans and light trucks to pick up and deliver various products, such as food, newspapers, magazines, bakery and dairy products, and items such as dry cleaning
  • Deliver newspapers, flyers, handbills, telephone directories and similar items to residences and businesses
  • Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspection of vehicle
  • Plan delivery travel schedules and service routes
  • Load and unload cargo, goods or merchandise
  • Provide customer service by selling products, delivering over established routes and accepting or making payments for goods
  • Record information on pick-ups and deliveries, vehicle mileage and fuel costs and report any incidents or problems encountered
  • May scan and sort freight or cargo for delivery
  • May assemble, install or set-up delivered goods or merchandise
  • May communicate with central dispatch using mobile communications equipment.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 75201), and a list of similar occupations:

  • bread deliverer
  • canteen driver
  • delivery driver
  • door-to-door distributor
  • driver salesperson
  • dry cleaning driver
  • flyer distributor
  • newspaper carrier
  • newspaper delivery driver
  • pizza delivery driver
  • vending machine driver-supplier

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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