Editor’s Note: This piece was submitted by Shannon OKeefe from ConsumersAdvocate.org. Shannon is a former courier and reached out to Courier Hacker to provide a written piece on how couriers can stay safe working in today’s world using technological tools. […]
6 Reality Checks For Serious Food Delivery And Rideshare Drivers in 2020
Everyone wishes 2020 would be over. It’s been a wreck of a year. We all miss doing a lot of the things we enjoy. We miss our sports. We all miss going to our favorite restaurants. We are getting sick […]
Amazon Fresh Expands Delivery Service To The UK
Amazon Inc is expanding to ascend a higher UK roll out to meet increasing demand. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this e-commerce is growing to cover more areas in the UK, including Bracknell, Guildford, Windsor, and Maidenhead. Now serving new […]
4 Kind Of Food Delivery Tips We Are Sick of In 2020
Are you a new or seasoned food delivery driver? Have you been searching on the web for helpful content to make more money with food delivery gigs? Have you noticed a pattern? All the sites you stumble upon are doing […]
Uber Technologies Inc. Acquires Postmates for $2.65 Billion
Ride-hailing and delivery services have been hit hard by the global pandemic. In order to supply everyday goods and groceries, Uber has decided to expand its operations. On Monday, the company sat down with Postmates and offered an acquisition bid […]
Everything You Need to Know About Postmates
The Postmates platform offers delivery of everything from food to office products. The idea for the company came to be when Bastian Lehmann was in the process of moving from Munich to London. Lehmann found himself frustrated at the lack of an easily-usable platform to move items back and forth around London. He carried the idea for a courier platform with him to a later position at AngelPad in San Francisco. There, he met Sean Plaice and Sam Street, with whom he would found Postmates in March of 2011.
Your Next Food Delivery Gig Could Be For Walmart
Walmart has acquired JoyRun and Runners could be making grocery deliveries for Walmart.
DoorDash Is Getting Sued For Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors
From unfair to unlawful business practices, Doordash faces another lawsuit from San Francisco District’s Attorney. To reduce their costs, Doordash misclassified employees as independent contractors. A blow in the face to delivery drivers, this suit is seeking $2 500 per […]
How Protest Curfews Are Affecting Food Delivery Workers
Widespread demonstrations are not only making food delivery difficult but also dangerous. Food delivery services such as GrubHub and UberEats witnessed a profitable surge in demand for home food delivery, owing to the pandemic. However, days into BLM riots and […]
How Does the Coronavirus Pandemic Impact Food Delivery Companies?
The COVID 19 crisis is revolutionizing how the world operates as a community and as a whole. Once an optional service, food delivery services are becoming an integral and essential one. While several countries are going through lockdowns, food couriers […]
