In a small act of solidarity, we try to avoid ordering couriered anything during a #heatwave.

[diemkay@hachyderm.io]

In a small act of solidarity, we try to avoid ordering couriered anything during a #heatwave.

We're rural, so food delivery isn't a thing; most of our packages are larger items we can't get ourselves.

Where we live, and likely where you do too, there is no law that explicitly stops drivers from working in an overheated van with no AC.

Look it up if you want to be certain.

Here in Poland, employers are only required to provide water if temperatures are over 25C outdoors/28C indoors.

Modern vans do have AC, but it's not required or guaranteed; it depends on the company. Large companies tend to have newer fleets, so they probably will have AC. Smaller ones running older/cheaper cars are anyone's guess.

And even if they do, they might be asked to turn it off to save fuel! This is true in the US especially, where Rivian's new vans turn AC off for delivery drivers, meaning the car never really gets cool enough to be comfortable since they spend a lot of time outside of the van delivering. Amazon US's stance is basically "AC isn't industry standard." But Amazon US is the absolute bottom who gave us stories drivers peeing in bottles.

Wherever you live, if you're not certain, ask - some drivers are familiar and friendly as they operate the same route and will tell you if they do.

Either way, if your order can wait a few days until it's cooler, that still helps.