Average route size is about 60 deliveries and delivery time about half hour. Monthly awards for service performance are offered to both bike and motor route carriers. Through state, regional and corporate newspaper organizations, scholarships are offered to both youth and adult carriers. Carrier of the Year awards offered by the California Newspaper Publishers Association and CalWestern Circulation Managers Association recognize excellence in carriers with cash awards and recognition. Generous commissions and contest prizes are offered as incentives.
Substitutes are always welcome, too.