Delivery Driver: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Many delivery drivers carry a handheld scanner that beeps when they scan a package, so they always know which box is which!
Through history
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Long ago
Long ago, people carried letters and parcels on horseback and by stagecoach. Carrying things from place to place is one of the oldest jobs in the world!
Tools of the trade
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Delivery van
A delivery van is a roomy car with a big back space. It carries lots of packages safely from stop to stop.
A day in the job
- 7:00 AMThe driver loads boxes into the van and checks the addresses for the day. Then they plan the best way to go.
Words to know
- Route
- A route is the path a driver plans to follow. A good route helps them visit every house in the right order.
Quiz time
Delivery drivers only drive trucks and vans, never bicycles.
Delivery drivers can help bring medicine to people's homes.