GTA Online Safeguard Deliveries Money Guide: Fast, Safe, Brutally Efficient Cash (2026)

TL;DR

Safeguard Deliveries are boring, low-risk money runs in GTA Online that pay about $20k per job if you don’t drive like an uninsured maniac. Run Bobcat Security only, in an invite-only session, and instantly switch sessions if you get a long countryside route. Stop once to kill the two NPC attack waves instead of panic-driving, then deliver clean. Aim for 5–7 minute runs for roughly $170k–$230k per hour, or double that during 2× bonus weeks. Not glamorous. Not heroic. Just quiet, efficient criminal income.

If your goal is maximum money, the correct strategy is non-negotiable:

Run Bobcat Security, in an invite-only session, reroll long routes, stop once to erase NPC waves, and drive like every scratch is a personal insult.

Safeguard Deliveries will not make you a king.

But done properly, they will quietly, efficiently, and brutally pad your bank account while other players are still screaming in public lobbies.

Now get back in the truck.

And for the love of crime… stop hitting the lampposts.

You’re driving a mobile bank vault through traffic like it’s made of eggshells.

Maybe stop trusting your reflexes and mount an actual powder fire extinguisher in your life. Buy it on Amazon. Because GTA teaches terrible habits and reality doesn’t respawn.

Good. Gather round. Sit down. Stop touching the explosives.

Today we are discussing Safeguard Deliveries in GTA Online. A job so dull, so aggressively beige, that even the word “safeguard” sounds like it was invented by a committee of accountants who clap when Excel opens.

But. Money is money. And we are criminals, not poets.

So I am going to explain how to squeeze every last greasy dollar out of this armored shoebox operation, without dying, crying, or pretending this is fun.

WHAT SAFEGUARD DELIVERIES ACTUALLY ARE (AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE)

Safeguard Deliveries are Rockstar’s idea of “content”.

You take a reinforced truck that handles like a drunk hippopotamus wearing ice skates, drive it somewhere dull, get shot at by NPCs who apparently trained at the Stormtrooper Academy, and get paid around twenty thousand dollars for your troubles.

That is it.

No twist. No drama. No emotional arc.

Just you, a truck, and the slow realization that you could’ve made more money robbing a liquor store while blindfolded.

And yet… we grind it. Because numbers.

THE PAYOUT (A.K.A. WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES TO DIE)

Let’s be very clear.

A perfect run pays about $20,000. A normal run pays about $19,000-$19,500. A clown-driven demolition derby pays closer to $17,500.

Every scratch on the truck is money evaporating into the ether like your dignity after crashing into a lamppost at 30 mph.

Think of the truck as a very sensitive billionaire child:

• Touch it gently, you get paid.

• Breathe on it wrong, your allowance is cut.

THE ONLY DEPOT YOU SHOULD USE (AND WHY THE OTHER ONE IS EVIL)

You have two choices:

• Bobcat Security

• Gruppe Sechs

One of these respects your time. The other sends you on a scenic tour of nowhere, population: regret.

Bobcat Security is the correct answer. Always.

Why? Shorter routes. Less countryside. Fewer moments where you ask yourself why you’re driving a bank vault through goat territory.

Gruppe Sechs is for:

• Unlocks

• Outfits

• Masochists

• People who enjoy long drives with no radio and worse life choices

  
  

If your goal is money, Bobcat or go home.

THE REAL ENEMY IS NOT THE NPCS. IT IS TIME.

Safeguard Deliveries are capped. The payout barely moves.

So your hourly income lives and dies on minutes per run.

Let’s do the math, because numbers don’t lie, unlike your friends who say “this is decent money”.

Assume a sensible payout of $19,500 per run.

If you finish in:

• 4 minutes: about $290k/hour

• 5 minutes: about $234k/hour

• 6 minutes: about $195k/hour

• 8 minutes: about $146k/hour

• 10 minutes: about $117k/hour

Anything over 7 minutes and you are officially working for minimum wage in a city where a T-shirt costs $50.

You could keep guessing which GTA jobs are secretly wasting your time…

Or you could read our GTA Weekly Grind hub and let someone else do the maths while you count money. Think of it as SatNav for criminals who hate thinking.

WHERE TO DO THIS (AND WHERE NOT TO)

Public lobby?No.

Absolutely not.

There is no public bonus, no multiplier, no reward for being griefed by a flying missile broomstick piloted by a 12-year-old named “xXx_SNIPERLORD_xXx”.

Invite-only session. Always.

You want calm. Silence. Peace. Like a library. If the library occasionally shot at you with pistols.

NPC ATTACKS (OR: WHY PANIC DRIVING MAKES YOU POOR)

During each delivery, enemies arrive in two waves:

• One car

• Two motorcycles

Now, lesser minds attempt to outrun them. These people are wrong. They also microwave metal.

The correct move is this:

Stop once. Kill them all. Then drive in peace.

Why?

• Fewer bullets hit the truck

• Less swerving into traffic

• Less screaming

• More money

Pull over somewhere wide. Kill the car first. Then the bikes. Done.

Trying to flee turns the mission into a Benny Hill sketch, except the music is gunfire and your payout is shrinking in real time.

THE OPTIMAL SOLO MONEY LOOP (DO THIS, STOP THINKING)

Here is the correct procedure. Tattoo it on your arm.

1. Go to Bobcat Security

2. Start Safeguard Delivery

3. Check the destination

   • Looks long?

   • Smells like Blaine County?

   • Gives you rural vibes?

   Switch sessions immediately.

Yes, this works. No, you are not punished. Rockstar simply sighs quietly.

4. Drive carefully

5. When enemies spawn, stop once and delete them

6. Deliver

7. Start again immediately

Repeat until rich, bored, or emotionally hollow.

If you do this correctly, you should average 5–7 minutes per run, which is the sweet spot before your soul leaves your body.

MULTIPLAYER (AKA HOW TO USE FRIENDS PROPERLY)

The job is technically solo.

But friends can still help by doing what they do best: violence.

Best setup:

• One driver

• One escort in a fast vehicle or helicopter

Escort’s job:

• Kill enemies before they sneeze near the truck

• Do not ram traffic

• Do not “help” creatively

• Do not explode anything near the money box

If your friend causes damage, they are no longer a friend. They are a liability.

WHEN SAFEGUARD DELIVERIES ACTUALLY BECOME GOOD

Most weeks, Safeguard Deliveries are fine. Not great. Not terrible. Beige.

But during 2x bonus weeks?

Now we’re talking.

That $20k becomes $40k per run. Suddenly you’re pulling $350k–$450k per hour with zero setup, zero stress, and zero spreadsheets.

When bonuses are active, Safeguard Deliveries stop being filler and start being respectable.

Like a criminal wearing a tie.

UNLOCKS, OUTFITS, AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS

Yes, you unlock trade prices and outfits after a few runs.

No, buying the trucks does not turn this into a new income stream.

Buy them if you like:

• Roleplay

• Collections

• Owning useless armored vehicles

Do not buy them expecting profit. That way lies madness.

After five Safeguard runs your brain will feel like it’s been tumble-dried.

Reward yourself with a car dash cam or a leather steering wheel cover from Amazon.

You won’t drive faster, but you’ll feel superior. Which is the real endgame.

FAQ

Is Safeguard Delivery good money in GTA Online? It’s not elite-tier, but it’s consistent. Expect around $170k–$230k per hour if you run Bobcat routes cleanly, and much more during bonus weeks. It’s filler money, not retirement money.

What’s the best company to run for Safeguard Deliveries? Bobcat Security. Always. Shorter routes, less countryside nonsense, better time-to-cash ratio. Gruppe Sechs is for unlocks or people who enjoy long, quiet drives with regret.

Should I do Safeguard Deliveries in public sessions? No. There is no public bonus, only chaos. Invite-only sessions remove griefers, protect your truck, and keep your payout intact.

Do I need to fight the NPC attackers or can I outrun them? You should stop once and kill them. Trying to outrun them just gets your truck shot to bits and your payout shaved down like a bad haircut.

Does truck damage really matter for payout? Yes. Every scrape, bullet, and panic-induced curb kiss lowers your final cash. Drive like the truck is made of glass and your landlord is watching.

When are Safeguard Deliveries actually worth grinding hard? During double-money weeks. That’s when the payouts double, the hourly rate becomes respectable, and the job graduates from “meh” to “actually smart.”