Role guide · Delivery driver
Multi-drop driving is a hundred small weather transitions a day: warm cab, cold kerb, wet tail lift, repeat. Kit built for either climate fails at the boundary — the list below is built for the transition itself.
The list
| Item | Spec | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Polo or tee ×3 | Wicking, embroidered | The cab runs warm; cotton runs wet |
| Softshell | Wind-resistant, unlined-to-light | The transition layer — warm enough out, cool enough in |
| Hi-vis | Class 2 vest or jacket | Depots, loading bays, kerbside at dusk |
| Waterproof | Light EN 343 shell, stowed in the cab | For the drops when it's hammering |
| Trousers or shorts | Stretch cargo; shorts policy varies | In-and-out all day rewards freedom of movement |
| Footwear | S1P/O2 trainer style, grippy wet-rated sole | Tail lifts, wet kerbs, van steps — grip is the hazard list |
| Gloves | Thin coated, phone-compatible | Cages and totes strip fingertips; screens still need signing |
The pattern
The cab takes care of itself — it's heated. The exposure is the ninety seconds per drop outside, times a hundred: which is why the working uniform is a wicking layer plus a softshell, with a real waterproof stowed rather than worn. Sweating inside a rain jacket for a dry mile then chilling at the next drop is the classic multi-drop mistake.
Footwear carries the injury risk: tail lifts, wet metal steps and kerb edges are where delivery injuries actually happen, so a trainer-style boot with a genuinely grippy wet-rated sole (and a toe cap where cages and heavy parcels feature) is the considered buy. And since the driver is the only human the customer meets, embroidered, presentable kit is the brand — a point logistics employers increasingly spec for.
Details
Questions
In depots and loading bays, almost always — and kerbside work at dawn, dusk and night makes a Class 2 vest or jacket the sensible default year-round. Many carriers mandate it as part of the uniform.
Trainer-style safety or occupational footwear with a genuinely grippy wet-rated sole — tail lifts, van steps and wet kerbs are the real hazard list. Add a toe cap (S1P style) where cages, kegs or heavy parcels are part of the round.
Layer for the transition, not the extremes: wicking base, softshell mid, and a stowed waterproof for the worst drops. A hundred heated-cab-to-cold-kerb cycles punish both a big coat (sweat) and a thin one (chill) — the mid-weight layer system wins.
Send the headcount — the kit list comes back priced, embroidered and sized.