A 2003 study published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows the job of pizza delivery driver is a dangerous one. The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts pizza delivery drivers in the category of “driver-sales workers” and ranks them 5th on the top ten list of dangerous occupations. Pizza shop owners can avoid dangerous situations by providing the following pizza delivery driver safety tips along with common sense and good systems.

Pizza Delivery Driver Safety Tips

• Consider the weather and road conditions for your drivers; if there is inclement weather and roads are in poor condition eliminate delivery for the evening.
• When taking orders over the phone always ask for a call back number for the customer and verify the number before delivery.
• Consider use of a “Credit Card Only” policy for all deliveries after 8 pm.
• Allow drivers to wear regular clothes, not uniforms that make them look like delivery persons which would make them a target for theft.
• For driver safety, avoid late night deliveries as much as possible.
• Be alert to suspicious persons loitering around the delivery address.
• Never deliver to a house that looks vacant. If you are in doubt, stay in your vehicle, call the customer to meet you outside or turn on the house lights.
• If something does not look or feel right, do not make the delivery. Call your employer and explain that something just doesn’t feel safe there.

The purpose of following these pizza delivery driver safety tips is to make your delivery drivers alert to the conditions and surroundings of the deliveries that they make.