Amazon Flex Stuck at the Warehouse: Why It Happens + What to Do (2026 Guide)

You arrive at the station on time, scan in, and then nothing happens — no packages on the cart, no batch on the screen, no one telling you anything. Most drivers wait, get angry, and eventually leave without knowing whether they're about to get docked for ditching the block. This is the guide that fixes that: the five common reasons drivers get stuck at the warehouse, the 30-minute rule that determines when you're cleared to leave with pay, the exact text to put in a delay report so it actually protects your standing, and the difference between a station-side problem (you get paid) vs. a driver-side problem (you don't).