Parcel Sorting for Delivery Stations and Delivery Partners
At many last-mile stations, including those handling e-commerce parcels for regional carriers such as GOFO, UniUni and SpeedX, drivers still sort their own packages every morning. SortLease moves that sort onto a machine, so paid driver time goes to delivering.
The Morning Sort Is Paid Driver Time
When packages arrive mixed, each driver pulls and sorts their own route before leaving. At a station we visited in Santa Monica, drivers arrived around 6:00 AM, sorted by hand, and left around 9:00 AM. In Flushing, Queens, three or four delivery partners took turns on the same shared sorting floor every morning.
Whether drivers are paid by the hour or by the piece, every minute spent sorting is a minute not spent delivering, and routes leave later.
What does your sort cost?
Drivers × sorting minutes × hourly wage, divided by packages, gives your cost per package. If it's above the per-parcel price, a sorter saves money. If your drivers sort for only a few minutes, it won't.
Routes Built Before Drivers Arrive
1. Packages arrive
Inbound freight comes in as it does today. Nothing changes upstream.
2. The sorter reads labels
The SortLease S15 reads each label and assigns the package to a route using your route plan.
3. Routes are staged
Packages leave the sorter grouped by route. Carrier-required scans stay with drivers.
4. Drivers load and go
Time that was sorting becomes delivery time. You pay only for parcels sorted.
Your Station or a Shared Hub
At your station
- Sorter installed where you sort today
- SortLease operates and maintains it
- No equipment purchase
Shared sorting hub
- 3–4 delivery partners share one sorter
- Separate time windows or lanes
- Each partner pays for its own volume
No space yet?
- For new delivery companies
- SortLease can secure space and equip it
- Each company's freight kept separate
Each tier or line is rated at up to 3,600 parcels per hour, enough for most single delivery partners. See SortLease S15 specifications.
Built for Stations Where You Control the Sort
A good fit
- Station operators running last-mile stations for e-commerce and regional carriers, such as GOFO, UniUni or SpeedX stations
- Delivery partners whose drivers sort their own routes at their own site or a shared floor
- Couriers and new delivery companies setting up a first sorting site
- Stations where the morning sort costs more per package than the per-parcel price. The cost calculator shows it in a minute
Usually not a fit
- Amazon delivery stations: Amazon's own associates sort and stage packages, and delivery partners there don't control the sort
- Stations already running their own automated sortation
- Very low daily volume, where hand-sorting takes only a few minutes
If the carrier controls your station, equipment needs station management's approval. We can prepare a pilot proposal for them, with your permission.
Questions from Stations and Delivery Partners
Which stations is this for?
Last-mile delivery stations where the station operator or the delivery partners do the sort, for example stations that handle e-commerce parcels for regional carriers such as GOFO, UniUni and SpeedX, and delivery partners that sort at their own site or a shared floor.
I'm an Amazon DSP. Does this work for me?
Usually not. At Amazon delivery stations, packages are sorted and staged by Amazon's own associates before drivers load, so a delivery partner there doesn't control the sort. If you also deliver for other carriers and sort that freight at your own site, it may fit.
Do I need my carrier's permission to use a sorter?
It depends on your carrier agreement and who controls the facility. Check your agreement first. If the carrier controls the station, SortLease can prepare a 30-day pilot proposal for station management. We don't contact your carrier or station without your permission.
Does the sorter connect to carrier systems?
No. The sorter reads package labels and groups packages by route using your route plan. It does not connect to or change carrier systems, and carrier-required scans stay with drivers.
What does it cost?
Pay-per-parcel pricing starts from $0.10 per package and is set in writing for your site. Use the driver sorting cost calculator to compare it with what hand-sorting costs you today.
Is one sorter enough for my volume?
Each tier or line is rated at up to 3,600 parcels per hour. A delivery partner sorting 3,000 packages in a one-hour window needs one; a shared hub with three or four partners may need two or three.
What happens in a 30-day pilot?
You time your current sort for a week, SortLease installs and runs the sorter for 30 days under written terms, and both sides compare driver sorting hours and departure times before and during the pilot. The sorter is removable if the pilot does not continue.
Is SortLease affiliated with GOFO, UniUni, SpeedX or Amazon?
No. SortLease is an independent U.S. company and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any carrier. Carrier names describe the kinds of stations we serve.