Real earnings, route lessons and useful driver news.
🚗 “WHAT DELIVERY ACTUALLY PAID THIS WEEK!” 💵 $1,545 EARNED! BUT HOW MUCH DID THE DRIVER REALLY KEEP? 😳 A delivery driver recently shared their weekly numbers after working Amazon Flex and DoorDash in a Kia Sportage Hybrid. And this is exactly why we need to stop looking at earnings screenshots without doing the math! […]
Read post →📦 One apartment complex. Three packages. Thirty minutes I’ll never get back. 😤 A real Amazon Flex driver shared a frustrating delivery experience that probably sounds familiar to anyone who’s delivered packages. Picture this… 🚧 You arrive at a gated apartment complex. 🔐 Getting through the gate becomes a mission. 🚗 You spend precious minutes […]
Read post →The app shows the payout. These numbers help tell the rest of the story. 👇 These are starting numbers—not a complete profit calculation. Maintenance, vehicle wear, insurance and taxes still matter. 📊 Keep your numbers organized with the Delivery Drivers Money Kit—including a profit calculator, mileage and expense trackers, and maintenance records. 📲 Save this […]
Read post →The bigger payout didn’t win every category. Here are two real routes I shared: 📦 AMAZON FLEX 🛒 SPARK ⛽ Fuel estimates use $3.50/gallon—not a claim about today’s price—and recorded fuel economy of 25.1 MPG for Flex and 23.7 MPG for Spark. Flex left more TOTAL dollars. Spark left about $1.70 more per reported hour […]
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🚗 I drove my 2019 Tesla Model 3 today, combining Lyft with Amazon Flex: 🟣 Lyft: $123.27 📦 Amazon Flex: $90.00 💵 Total earned: $213.27 🛣️ Total mileage for BOTH apps: 175.55 miles 📊 Gross earnings per mile: $1.21 That $213 looks good—but it’s before charging, tires, maintenance, depreciation, and taxes. Driving electric helps with […]
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🚙Some rideshare drivers report this frustrating pattern: a rider orders XL, waits until the driver is nearby, cancels, then requests a cheaper standard ride—apparently hoping to get the same vehicle for less. For drivers accepting XL or XXL trips, that raises a fair concern: you already spent time and miles driving toward one offer, only […]
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Walmart Spark’s Rewards Program has three tiers: Silver, Gold, and Sapphire. According to the terms shared, here’s what drivers should know: 🥈 SILVER Access to select partner offers, including T-Mobile, Verizon, Keeper, and Driver. 🥇 GOLD Adds Walmart+ and “Offers Before Silver” priority matching for round-robin offers. 💎 SAPPHIRE Adds “Offers Before Gold & Silver” […]
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The app tracks what you earned. It doesn’t necessarily track everything you need for your taxes. If you drive for Amazon Flex, Spark, DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, or another gig platform, now is the time to organize your 2026 records for the returns you’ll file in 2027. At Delivery Drivers, we talk about payout, miles, time, […]
Read post →The Wall Street Journal reported October 11 on California Uber and Lyft drivers joining a union effort amid concerns about earnings and operating costs. The report describes drivers seeking a stronger collective voice. 📊 THE DELIVERY DRIVERS TAKE: Whatever your opinion on unions, the earnings question deserves clear numbers: How much do drivers keep after […]
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