Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors
National Occupation Code (NOC): 75201
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.
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Job Duties for Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors
- 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.
Alternate Job Titles
- Advertisement Delivery Person
- Advertising Item Delivery Person
- Announcement Deliverer
- Bakery Deliveryman/woman
- Bakery Route Salesman/woman
- Bread Deliverer
- Cannabis Delivery Driver
- Canteen Driver
- Circular Distributor
- Dairy Route Salesman/woman
- Delivery Driver
- Delivery Salesperson
- Delivery Truck Driver
- Door-to-door Distributor
- Driver Salesman/woman
- Driver Salesperson
- Drug Store Delivery Driver
- Dry Cleaning Driver
- Expedite Driver
- Fast Food Delivery Driver
- Flyer Distributor
- Food Delivery Driver
- Food Service Driver
- Groceries Deliverer
- Handbill Passer
- Laundry Route Driver
- Milk Deliverer
- Milkman/woman
- Mobile Canteen Driver
- Mobile Caterer
- News Item Delivery Person
- Newspaper Carrier And Vendor
- Newspaper Carrier
- Newspaper Deliverer
- Newspaper Delivery Driver
- Newspaper Distributor
- Paper Boy/paper Girl
- Parcel Delivery Driver
- Parts Delivery Driver
- Pizza Delivery Driver
- Public Notice Delivery Person
- Sample Distributor
- Soft Drink Driver-salesman/woman
- Soft Drinks Driver
- Takeout Pizza Driver
- Vending Machine Driver-supplier
- Advertisement Delivery Person - Courier Service
- Advertising Item Delivery Person - Courier Service
- Announcement Deliverer - Courier Service
- Announcement Delivery Person - Courier Service
- Circular Distributor - Courier Service
- Flyer Distributor - Courier Service
- Handbill Passer - Courier Service
- News Item Delivery Person - Courier Service
- Newspaper Distributor - Courier Service
- Paper Boy/girl - Courier Service
- Public Notice Delivery Person - Courier Service
- Sample Distributor - Courier Service
- Home Delivery Driver
- Delivery Person
- Delivery Person Pt
- Delivery Person Ft
- Flyer Delivery
- Owner Operator - Sprinter Van
- Sprinter Van Owner Operator