Basic Math of a Delivery Driver
All of these numbers are from January 1st - October 31st of this year.
# of Deliveries: 2068
Average Tip: $2.57
# of Miles Driven: 16,029.5 (total mileage including non work driving)
$ spent on Gas: $2,422.13
# of Gallons of Gas Purchased: 954.1
Avg Miles Per Delivery: 7.75 (round trip based on total mileage)
$ Tips YTD: $7072.99 (Including Mileage Reimbursement)
$ Reimbursed from Pizza Hut for Gas: $1766.64 (Only 73% of $ spent on gas)
34% of my tips go into my gas tank
25% of my tips were $1 or less.
13% of my tips were $5 or more
1.2% of my tips were $10 or more
26.2% of my tips are $3-$4.99
34.6% of my tips are $1.01-$2.99
For those who might not have known, this is exactly why it's important to tip your delivery driver. The information above is just the gasoline usage for my car. It doesn't include the fact that if I get an oil change every 3,000 miles as recommended I would have already gotten 5 oil changes this year, at a cost of roughly $150. It doesn't include the fact that my brakes wear out faster than a car under normal usage and usually cost around $200 to fix. It doesn't include the fact that my tires also wear out faster than a car under normal usage and usually cost about $300 to replace. And then there's my car payment which is $330 a month, and my car insurance which is $100.83 a month, both being required to do my job. Taking all of that into account, it takes more than the amount of tips I make just to maintain my car. I usually have to wait until my income tax refund before I can replace my tires and get my brakes done because my daughter and I do like to eat occasionally, as well as other expenses that pop up from time to time. And there's also the fact that my car is in good condition and needs less maintenance that the cars of some of the other drivers.
And lets add to all of this the fact that Delivery Driver is the 3rd most dangerous job in the country, following only police officers and taxi drivers on likelihood of getting murdered while at work. We literally risk our lives to bring you your food.
So please, if you aren't already, be generous with your tips to your delivery drivers.
And if you know people that are not generous tippers when it comes to delivery drivers, please feel free to direct them to this post.
# of Deliveries: 2068
Average Tip: $2.57
# of Miles Driven: 16,029.5 (total mileage including non work driving)
$ spent on Gas: $2,422.13
# of Gallons of Gas Purchased: 954.1
Avg Miles Per Delivery: 7.75 (round trip based on total mileage)
$ Tips YTD: $7072.99 (Including Mileage Reimbursement)
$ Reimbursed from Pizza Hut for Gas: $1766.64 (Only 73% of $ spent on gas)
34% of my tips go into my gas tank
25% of my tips were $1 or less.
13% of my tips were $5 or more
1.2% of my tips were $10 or more
26.2% of my tips are $3-$4.99
34.6% of my tips are $1.01-$2.99
For those who might not have known, this is exactly why it's important to tip your delivery driver. The information above is just the gasoline usage for my car. It doesn't include the fact that if I get an oil change every 3,000 miles as recommended I would have already gotten 5 oil changes this year, at a cost of roughly $150. It doesn't include the fact that my brakes wear out faster than a car under normal usage and usually cost around $200 to fix. It doesn't include the fact that my tires also wear out faster than a car under normal usage and usually cost about $300 to replace. And then there's my car payment which is $330 a month, and my car insurance which is $100.83 a month, both being required to do my job. Taking all of that into account, it takes more than the amount of tips I make just to maintain my car. I usually have to wait until my income tax refund before I can replace my tires and get my brakes done because my daughter and I do like to eat occasionally, as well as other expenses that pop up from time to time. And there's also the fact that my car is in good condition and needs less maintenance that the cars of some of the other drivers.
And lets add to all of this the fact that Delivery Driver is the 3rd most dangerous job in the country, following only police officers and taxi drivers on likelihood of getting murdered while at work. We literally risk our lives to bring you your food.
So please, if you aren't already, be generous with your tips to your delivery drivers.
And if you know people that are not generous tippers when it comes to delivery drivers, please feel free to direct them to this post.