Do Minh Tien in Hanoi who works as a Grab driver is now a shipper. He works from 8 am to 9 pm. In the morning, he has to deliver nearly 100 orders to Thanh Xuan and Dong Da districts.
Many shippers are earning big thanks to the surge in deliveries in Hanoi before the Tet Lunar New Year
Nguyen Van Thanh, a shipper from Thanh Tri District, said that at this time each day, he made hundreds of calls. It can take two to three calls for many orders.
Orders at apartment buildings help shippers to save more than detached houses. For apartment buildings, he often sits in their reception and calls customers at the same time.
Tran Van Hoa, a student from the northern province of Hai Duong, is working as a shipper to earn money for Tet. According to him, the minimum fee for each drive is VND30,000 (USD1.20). His highest income these days is around VND1.5 million per day.
However, in many cases, it is quite time-consuming to find many delivery addresses. Shippers also have to ensure they take care of their orders, particularly when it involves breakables.
Vietnam’s e-commerce has been growing at a robust pace in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, fueling a boom in transport and express delivery services.
It was estimated that Vietnam’s digital economy has been developing at an annual average rate of 38 percent since 2015, higher than the Southeast Asian average of 33 percent.