📦🚗 AMAZON FLEX: I KNOW THE PAY… BUT WHERE AM I GOING? 🤔
You accept a scheduled block knowing the payout and time commitment. But the route comes later—and that makes it harder to estimate what you’ll actually keep.
Why does Flex work this way?
Amazon says drivers receive their routes when they arrive at the station. Routes are designed to match the scheduled block length, considering package counts, delivery locations, and historical traffic and weather patterns.
That explains the process. It doesn’t fully explain why Amazon doesn’t offer a route preview before acceptance. The official information I found doesn’t directly answer that question.
Assigning routes at pickup likely gives Amazon flexibility to match available deliveries with arriving drivers—but that’s an operational inference, not a confirmed explanation from Amazon.
💸 HERE’S WHY IT MATTERS TO US:
Two blocks with the same payout and length can leave you with different mileage, fuel costs, and drives home.
Knowing the pay helps. Knowing the estimated miles and general delivery area would help us make a more informed business decision.
📱 There’s an important exception: Amazon says instant offers show the route and estimated mileage so drivers can decide whether the offer fits. Those are different from regular scheduled blocks.
My take: even an estimated mileage range and general delivery area would be useful. We’re using our own vehicles, and those miles matter.
👇 What would you want to see before accepting: estimated miles, delivery area, or both?
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