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ACT FAST DELIVERY

The job is actually easy, deliver auto parts to independent garages in the local area. The issue is with the location you are assigned to.

Act/Fast has an ongoing contract with an automotive store chain in the local area called NAPA.

As such the store you are assigned to has full control of your entire day. The dispatchers within each store really do not care about you as an induvial. There main concern is your ability to deliver the product they provide as fast as possible.

CORE issue: Act/Fast management is subservient to NAPA stores, and will do whatever the dispatcher tells them, whether they lie or not. Act/Fast management is only in place to have a figure head to support the contract.

CORE issue: The 1099 independent contractor title only servers the Act/Fast corporation. You can think you have control, but you DO NOT have any control.

CORE issue: favoritisms and unequal pay practices. Act/Fast will deny they pay some drivers different, and that all wages/salaries are equal. Not so, the current manager has full control of who is paid more at anyone given time.


What is the best part of working at the company?
Worked there for 8 years.  No vaca time, no personal days. No time off whatsoever. I missed a family vacation to Colorado and another to New York, because I couldn’t afford to miss work. Apparently they lost the routes I work over a month ago, yet I just got a call on Wednesday telling me that my last day was Friday!!! A TWO DAY NOTICE!!! This is after I have spent over 3K on my car in the last month making sure it’s a good daily driver. All four shocks and struts, 2sway bars, a new front axle, 4 new tires, an alignment, new thermostat, the list goes on. ALL DONE WHILE THEY KNEW I WAS GOING TO LOSE MY JOB, but chose not to let me know about it. A bunch of liars who care nothing about their employees. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE!!!!!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
That they will fire you with two days notice, even though they knew it was coming for over a month!!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Awful. No communication. They only care about money. Not employees. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long, lots of driving, no benefits.

I’ve been working for Act Fast for a little over two years now. In the beginning, I wasn’t very happy with how certain things were handled by management, but I eventually realized that my opinion was being influenced by other drivers and their personal experiences. Once I formed my own perspective, I saw that a lot of what people say really comes down to an individual’s work ethic and willingness to work.

I personally enjoy working and rarely turn down extra assignments unless I have personal matters to take care of. From the start, management has been very understanding about my schedule. I’ll admit that sometimes I fall behind on communicating updates about my personal commitments, and that part is on me — but even then, management has always worked with me and been flexible.

Overall, I do recommend working with Act Fast, but especially if you’re someone who genuinely wants to work and communicates clearly about your availability from day one. Good communication and solid work ethic go a long way here.


A typical day working at Actfast as a 1099 Contractor.

Arrive at the contract, run dedicated route at appropriate times. Management of the company will often contact you to cover other people shift with exceptionally short notice. Corporate office out of Texas will mine the local office for all profit including strongly encouraging local management to replace experienced drivers and hire new people at lower rates. Contracts are one sided in aspects of negotiations. I would strongly advise anyone who intends to go into business with this company to have their own legal counsel look over the document and redline it during initial negotiations.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Managers always there to help,  easy process! Would constantly asking if needed help.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Had to use personal vehicle and the demands to deliver on time caused my vehicle a lot of wear n tear . And had to pump gas every day 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great, friendly and upbeat ! Had to communicate with different businesses and the majority were friendly. Clients would always offer helpful tips . Great environment 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fast pace when need to deliver but in between able to relax . Do a lot of traveling. Get to know a bit deeper the rio grande valley area .

A typical day here depends on the auto parts store you are assigned to. Some are, great to work at and others make you want to leave and never come back. I learned over the 3-4 years working for them was no support from management or anyone else. We were cheated on some of our pay and never got any of it back. We were given a hard time asking for a day off to fix our vehicles because they were not going to do it or pay us to get it fixed.  We all were independent contractors. To me that was the hardest part of the job. To me the most enjoyable about the job was getting paid on the 8th and 22nd of the month, and that was questionable many times.



I really liked this job, but it will eat you alive in gas money. You also have to be Superman, and drive a tank, and by that, I mean you cannot miss a day for anything or you will catch so much trouble. The starter went out in my truck, and both of my contacts, (still don't know who is a manager or not, and who is the owner or not, it's all very shady) have me trouble for it. My second car option fell through, and I was given even more trouble. (I had to use trouble due to site censoring) Also if you work on a Saturday, be prepared to get no training, and get made fun of when you fail, by those who set you up for failure.

bad management, low pay, inconsistent work at best. For the medicine delivery you can sometimes goes 3/4 days without any work. I would only recommend to people working the gig jobs, or unless you are just looking to get out of the house. With the new pay rate they are offering at 15 per delivery, it is not worth the drive in my opinion.  I used to get $50 /day regardless of deliveries with a $20 guarantee if I had none. I usually made about 800 ish per month. but with that 15 per you will make so much less. I on average had between 3 and 7 per week. I used to have much more but with HEB charging 8 bucks per trip (to the customer) several people switched pharmacies. 

As a driver you are paid by delivery, which meant on days that you were a called a lot you did make decent money and on some day you were just sitting by the phone. I used my personal vehicle and all of the money for gas and repair came from my pocket. This meant hat half of my check went right into my car. At a moments notice you could be called for a delivery that can be from anywhere local up to 3 hours away. there were also over night drive that were up 6 or more hours away. You are only paid while on route for  delivery not for the return trip. I was once not called for an entire week which meant i made no money in that time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The supervisor is good, she'll work with you.  Low stress.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You never know if your route will come out on time.  Long dark roads at night. Gas, wear and tear on car.  This company pay less than all other delivery companies.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good work environment, everyone is nice or cordial.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get to work around 10:45 am, leave around 11:30-12.  Deliver to nursing homes. Get back around 3:30.   If you have a night route be back at work around 8p leave around 9-930pm.  Get home around 1am.

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