Delivery methods and systems utilizing a stand-by delivery driver

A method of participating in a pool of stand-by delivery drivers, comprising:

• qualifying as a stand-by delivery driver;
• receiving, on a mobile device associated with the stand-by delivery driver, a delivery request from an administrator computer, the stand-by delivery driver selected by the administrator computer based on one or more driver criteria and the delivery request requesting delivery of a customer order associated with a business;
• transmitting, by the mobile device, a delivery response to the administrator computer, the delivery response accepting or declining the delivery request;
• receiving, on the mobile device, an order authentication when the delivery response is accepted;
• transmitting, by the mobile device, a pick-up notification to the administrator computer when the customer order has been picked up from the business;
• and
• transmitting, by the mobile device, a delivery notification to the administrator computer when the customer order is delivered to a customer.

A computer-implemented delivery system, comprising:

• one or more computers associated with a central processor, the one or more computers configured to:
• receive, from either a restaurant or a customer, a delivery request for a customer order;
• determine a ranked list of potential drivers from a pool of a plurality of stand-by drivers, the ranked list based one or more driver criteria and each of the plurality of stand-by drivers being independent of the business and permitted to accept or decline a delivery request;
• transmit to a first potential driver the delivery request to deliver the customer order, the first potential driver ranked first on the ranked list of potential drivers;
• receive a first delivery response from the first potential driver, the first delivery response accepting or declining the delivery request;
• assign the first potential driver as a delivery driver if the first potential driver accepts the delivery request;
• transmit to a second potential driver the delivery request to deliver the customer order when the first potential driver declines the delivery request, the second potential driver ranked below the first potential driver on the ranked list of potential drivers;
• receive a second delivery response from the second potential driver, the second delivery response accepting or declining the delivery request;
• assign the first potential driver as a delivery driver when the first potential driver accepts the delivery request;
• assign the second potential driver as the delivery driver when the second potential driver accepts the delivery request;
• transmit an order authentication to the delivery driver;
• receive a pick-up notification when the delivery driver picks up the customer order from the restaurant;
• and
• receive a delivery notification when the delivery driver delivers the customer order to a customer.