Independent Delivery Driver, 1099 Contractor
Location: Wilmington, NC
Job Type: Contract, 1099
Pay: Typically $5–$25+ per claimed order or route, plus tips where applicable
Overview
Hempire Innovations is looking for dependable independent delivery drivers to help complete local deliveries in Wilmington and nearby areas.
This is a delivery-only 1099 contractor role. It is not a storefront, retail, packaging, fulfillment, or general operations position.
Approved drivers may be added to private company channels where available deliveries and routes are posted. Drivers claim work based on their own availability.
Some runs may be single-stop deliveries. Others may be grouped local routes with multiple stops. Pay varies depending on route size, stop count, distance, urgency, and tips where applicable.
Who This Is Best For
This opportunity may be a good fit for people who already do delivery, courier, rideshare, gig work, or other 1099 contract work and want additional local earning opportunities.
This is not meant to replace every other platform someone uses. It is designed to work well for people who already understand flexible, on-demand work and want to add another source of local delivery income when runs are available.
For full-time gig workers, this can be another stream of claimable delivery work in the Wilmington area. If you are already out driving for other platforms, local courier services, food delivery, rideshare, or route-based work, this may give you additional opportunities to fill gaps in your schedule.
For people looking for extra income, this can be a flexible way to earn without committing to a fixed weekly schedule. Approved drivers are not required to claim every run. Deliveries and routes are posted as they become available, and drivers may claim work based on their own availability.
Why We Use Independent Drivers
Hempire Innovations is moving toward a more on-demand delivery model because our in-store team needs to stay focused on customers, fulfillment, product knowledge, retail operations, and the overall store experience.
Instead of pulling W2 staff away from the store to complete deliveries, we are building a separate driver network of approved independent contractors who can claim local delivery opportunities when they are available.
This helps us keep the store running properly while also making delivery more flexible and scalable. Our goal is to have staff focused in-store and approved drivers focused on completing local deliveries professionally, safely, and efficiently.
Driver App / Delivery System
We are building an internal delivery system for Hempire Innovations to help organize local delivery work more efficiently.
This app is designed specifically for approved independent delivery drivers. It is not a public customer app and it is not for retail, storefront, packaging, fulfillment, or general business operations.
If we decide to move forward with an applicant, they will be onboarded through our application and internal driver system before being approved to claim delivery work.
Once approved, drivers may be added to our private driver channels where available deliveries and routes are posted. These may include single-stop orders or grouped local routes with multiple stops. Drivers can review what is available and claim runs based on their own availability.
The goal of the system is to make the delivery process more organized, clear, and trackable for both the company and the driver.
The app may be used to help with:
- Viewing available delivery opportunities or assigned claimed routes
- Seeing pickup and delivery details for claimed orders
- Organizing multiple stops into a clear route
- Confirming when an order has been picked up
- Confirming when a delivery has been completed
- Helping document delivery status, timing, and any issues
- Supporting age verification, handoff, and delivery confirmation procedures
- Improving communication between the company and active drivers
This system is being built to make local delivery smoother and more professional. It helps reduce confusion, keeps drivers updated, and gives approved contractors a clearer way to manage runs they choose to claim.
However, use of the app or driver channel does not create guaranteed hours, guaranteed routes, guaranteed pay, or employee status. Drivers remain independent 1099 contractors. Work availability depends on customer demand, order volume, route availability, and whether a driver chooses to claim posted opportunities.
How It Works
If you pass our initial screening process and we decide to move forward, you will be onboarded through our application and internal driver system.
Approved drivers may then be added to our private driver channels.
Available deliveries and routes are posted there as they become available.
You are not required to claim every run. You may claim work based on your own availability. Once you claim a run, you are expected to complete it professionally, accurately, and on time.
To keep the active driver channel organized, contractors who remain inactive for an extended period may be moved to a separate inactive channel and can be returned to the active channel later if they want to re-engage.
Pay Structure / How Drivers Earn
Drivers are paid per claimed delivery or route. Pay is not hourly and this is not a guaranteed-shift position.
Each available delivery or route will have pay associated with it before it is claimed, when possible. Drivers can decide whether they want to accept the run based on the posted pay, distance, stop count, timing, and their own availability.
Pay may vary depending on several factors, including:
- Whether it is a single delivery or a grouped route
- Number of stops
- Estimated distance
- Time sensitivity or urgency
- Delivery area
- Route complexity
- Whether tips are included or available
- Any special delivery requirements
Most claimed runs may fall within a general range of $5–$25+ per order or route, depending on the delivery. Larger routes, longer distances, multiple-stop runs, urgent deliveries, or higher-value opportunities may pay more.
Tips, when applicable, may be added separately or included depending on how the order is processed. Drivers will be told how pay works for each run or route before claiming it whenever possible.
Because this is a 1099 contractor role, drivers are responsible for their own vehicle, fuel, phone, data, insurance, taxes, and any other costs related to completing deliveries. Drivers are not paid hourly wages, overtime, mileage reimbursement, benefits, or guaranteed minimum weekly pay.
The benefit of this structure is flexibility. Drivers can choose which available opportunities make sense for them. This can work especially well for people already doing other 1099 delivery, courier, rideshare, or gig work because Hempire Innovations deliveries can be an additional local income stream when routes are available.
Once a driver claims a delivery or route, they are expected to complete it professionally, safely, accurately, discreetly, and on time. Repeatedly claiming work and failing to complete it properly may result in removal from active driver channels.
Responsibilities
- Claim available local deliveries or routes
- Pick up assigned orders from the designated business location
- Complete deliveries safely, accurately, discreetly, and professionally
- Use your own reliable vehicle and active smartphone
- Maintain a current valid driver’s license, current auto insurance, and current vehicle registration
- Communicate clearly if there is a delay or delivery issue
- Follow all required age verification, handoff, and delivery confirmation procedures
- Handle customer interactions professionally
- Protect customer privacy and non-public company information
- Follow through once a delivery or route has been claimed
Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must have a current valid driver’s license
- Must have current auto insurance
- Must have current vehicle registration
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must have an active smartphone with reliable service
- Must be comfortable completing local deliveries in Wilmington and nearby areas
- Must be able to monitor driver channels and respond when claiming available work
- Must be dependable once a delivery or route has been claimed
- Must be professional with customers
- Must be comfortable working around hemp-derived cannabinoid products
- Must be willing to complete onboarding through our application and internal driver system if selected
Preferred Experience
- Prior delivery, courier, rideshare, or route-driving experience preferred
- Familiarity with Wilmington and surrounding areas is a plus
- Strong communication and reliability preferred
- Experience managing your own schedule as a contractor is a plus
Important Role Clarification
This is a 1099 contractor opportunity for local deliveries only.
This is not a guaranteed-hours position.
This is not a W2 employee role.
This is not a storefront, retail sales, packaging, fulfillment, or general operations role.
Work availability depends on demand and what deliveries or routes are available to claim.
Selection to move forward in the application process does not guarantee ongoing work, routes, or pay. Drivers must complete our onboarding process and remain in good standing to claim available delivery opportunities.
Because contractors may have access to customer delivery information and other non-public business information, strict confidentiality and non-solicitation standards apply. Customer information may only be used for completing assigned Hempire Innovations deliveries.
Misuse of customer information, contacting customers outside of assigned deliveries, diversion of business, or interference with company customer relationships is prohibited.
How to Apply
Please include:
- Your full name
- Your age
- Your city, state, and zip code
- Whether you have a current valid driver’s license
- Whether you have current auto insurance
- Whether you have current vehicle registration
- Whether you have reliable transportation
- Whether you have an active smartphone with reliable service
- Your general weekly availability
- Any prior delivery, courier, rideshare, or route-driving experience
- Why this role interests you
If we are interested in moving forward, we will contact you with the next steps for onboarding through our application and internal driver system.
Pay: Up to $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
Application Question(s):
- Acknowledge that you have read and digested the entire job description to fully understand what this role requires. Your interview begins when we reach out, please respond thoughtfully and address each question clearly and completely.
- Where do you reside (City, State, Zip Code)?
- Acknowledge that you will be using your personal smartphone to carry out work-related tasks, including accessing required applications and web-based platforms for order management, communication, navigation, and fulfillment. You agree to actively monitor and use these tools as directed in order to efficiently prepare, route, and complete orders in a timely and accurate manner.
- Acknowledge that this is a 1099 delivery role. This is not an offer of employment. We are looking for independent drivers to pickup ready-to-go orders from our retail location then deliver them to the customers without interference.
- What date can you start delivering? (MM/DD/YYYY)
- Acknowledge that this is a delivery-only role and does not include retail, storefront, packaging, fulfillment, inventory, or general operations responsibilities unless separately authorized in writing.
- Acknowledge that delivery opportunities are posted through our private Driver Application and may be claimed based on your availability. Delivery opportunities are not guaranteed and may vary based on business needs.
- Acknowledge that you are responsible for maintaining a valid driver's license, active auto insurance, and current vehicle registration while performing delivery services.
- Acknowledge that compensation is based on each claimed delivery or route completed and is not paid on an hourly basis.
- cknowledge that if selected, you must successfully complete onboarding, identity verification, and any required setup within our Driver Application and internal systems before you are eligible to claim delivery opportunities.
Language:
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Required)
- Day Shift (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Wilmington, NC (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
