Delivery Driver

Delivery Driver Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 9th, 2024

The delivery driver side hustle can be a fantastic idea if you own a delivery car and a valid driver’s license. Receiving deliveries at home or at the office has become an almost undeniable convenience for most people. There are more and more platforms that deliver all kinds of products and, therefore, the demand for couriers is also increasing.

As an independent delivery driver, you choose your most convenient working hours, and the more deliveries you complete, the more your earnings. Besides, you interact with a wide range of people from different backgrounds.

Your core roles will include loading and unloading cargo, delivering goods to the customer, accepting any payments for shipments, and handling paperwork.

In this list, you'll find real-world delivery driver success stories and very profitable examples of starting a delivery driver that makes money.

1. Muver ($300K/year)

Andrei Povaliaev, the co-founder of Muver, came up with the idea for the business after working as an Uber driver in Russia and realizing he could improve on the service. He sold his favorite BMW to invest in his own business for drivers, and within a few months, it became Uber's largest partner. Now, Muver is a successful app for gig workers, helping them earn more money by seamlessly multi-apping between various delivery and ride-sharing platforms.

How much money it makes: $300K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1.1M
How many people on the team: 10

How This Uber Driver Created A $270K/Year App For Gig Workers

Muver is a mobile app for gig workers allowing them to multi-app seamlessly between Uber, Uber Eats, Doordash, Grubhub, Lyft, Instacart, and more within a single app with over $270k revenue in the past 12 months.

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