Delivery management: how to assign orders to drivers
19.10.2026
Practical tips for a distributor who wants the driver to know what to bring and where, and the shop to know when.
Where delivery goes wrong
Often the driver gets a paper list or a list forwarded in a chat in the morning. Then a shop calls: the order changed, one item was not loaded, or the driver did not understand who ordered what.
Five rules for tidy delivery
- Group orders the day before by the shop's area.
- Give the driver one list: shop, address, product and quantity.
- Finish picking before delivery and mark it separately, so nothing is missed at loading.
- Tell the shop when the driver sets out, and let it see its order.
- The driver marks each delivery as done on the spot, so nothing is copied by hand in the evening.
What the shop gets
The shop sees where its order is and does not need to phone. If something goes wrong it is easy to sort out: what was ordered, what was picked and what was delivered.
How software helps
In Strelf a company sees orders in one list and assigns deliveries to drivers. A driver has their own mode that shows only their orders.
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