Do I need an LLC or EIN?+
No. You may apply as an individual sole proprietor under your own legal name or through a registered business. If approved, a secure W-9 process will collect the SSN or EIN appropriate for your federal tax classification.
Can I accept or decline a route?+
Yes. An approved business may accept or decline each eligible offer without penalty. There are no minimum hours, acceptance-rate requirements, or exclusivity, and the business may serve its own customers or competitors.
How is an offer calculated?+
The model considers planned stops, approximate route duration, mapped mileage, listed service difficulty, opening cleanups, and tips. A real offer would show the full fixed total and scope before acceptance.
Do I keep my tips?+
Yes. The model passes 100% of customer tips to the approved business completing the work.
Who pays for gas, tools, and taxes?+
The offer lists mapped route-mile pay separately. The vendor business supplies and manages its vehicle, tools, PPE, operating expenses, coverage, licenses, and taxes.
What if the route takes more or less time?+
The accepted route amount does not decrease because the listed scope is completed faster or slower than estimated. A material scope change requires a revised offer rather than an undisclosed assignment.
Why can a route be held for clustering?+
Tighter routes protect service-business time and keep the model sustainable. A normal recurring route is planned for at least four stops, three stops per approximate route hour, and no more than two mapped miles per stop. Special-response work is priced separately.
Are approval, routes, or earnings guaranteed?+
No. Qualification and route availability vary. The calculator is a planning tool only, and a vendor request is not an offer or earnings guarantee.
What if a dog is loose or a yard feels unsafe?+
Do not enter. Stop in a safe place and contact Dispatch. No accepted scope requires a business to risk an unsafe dog, gate, yard, or property condition.
When do I provide sensitive documents?+
Only later through a separate secure process if needed. The public request does not collect Social Security numbers, bank details, license scans, EINs, W-9s, tax forms, or background-check authorization.