I’ve been at us foods in Phoenix for 6 months now. It’s my first cdl job straight out of trucking school. You have to like what you do. The job is very simple but can be rough if your not a organized person. We are also union down here they just brought in some brand new tractors too. We blessed either way getting a cdl is one of the best decisions I ever made.
@@Bone_Thug happy for you bro! Drivers here in Phoenix average 85k to 95k a year easy. But for me it’s never about the money you have to love what you do and to top it off I choose a industry with job security.
Yes sir bro I tell people all the time goin to get my CDL was the best decision I could have ever made it really changed my life going from working dead end jobs to actually having a career that pays good..and yes you right you definitely have to love what you do
I'm schooling for my commercial license now I'm out in pa, you're a good dude for sharing your day to day with us, especially a young student of the trade like myself. Keep up that grind💪🏼🙏
Great videos! I’m considering working for US foods. You should do a time lapse in the videos while your unloading at each stop that would be cool. Thanks for the video.
@@josesantiago2508 .. we work 5-6 days a week. Between 40-70 hrs depending on the route and how fast of a worker you are. I usually do around 45-50 hrs a week in 5 days.
@@danieltaylor211 .. There are a few us food sites all throughout GA. Macon would be delivered out of Atlanta but I’m sure Macon would probably have a drop yard.
I did this for a few years the money is very good. But you work for every penny. Hardest part was learning product and knowing where stuff goes. Keep good sources of energy food and hydrate. You are definitely an industrial athlete
1st time coming across ur channel...man you guys are probably the hardest working truckers...you guys deserve more money...I've had my class a license for 6 years.....I do local p&d fright. The most I'm willing to do is roll pallets off and go....this breaking down pallets that you do..hell naw...respect bro
They extended an offer, after seeing this i am good, I thought Pepsi was bad, more power to you bro I have so much respect for food n bev guys I don’t know how y’all do this everyday
My out of shape a** would be hurting for weeks if I ever did this gig. I do OTR, but always like physical work. Plus I like to move fast and not waiting to get unloaded lol
I got an interview withUS Foods next week and I was wanting to know if you had any videos going down a ramp with a loaded dolly I haven't seen any videos out there.
Best career choice ive ever made. Im a night selector in the freezer and love it. My ass cant stay still so i fit right in. Great pay, awesome beenfits and gotta love the free food and energy drinks lol and wings
Rock on, dude! I miss the food service side of trucking. It was the most fun I ever had and most money ever made. Unfortunately my back and knees can no longer handle that type of work. If that wasn't the case and the company I worked for was still as awesome as when I started in 2009, I'd still be there. That company was UNFI.
@@Duh_wettest95 As long as you're in shape and embrace the suck, you'll be fine. Trucking schools often teach students to refuse to back in gnarly situations. In food service, you're going to HAVE to back in gnarly situations on a regular basis. Once you get over the anxiety of it and manage to do it without banging into things other than the dock, you're going to go into new places with a load of confidence. Stay calm, don't panic, and kill rude clerks with kindness. To answer your question. It's just as demanding since the freight is batch picked. Batch picking the volume UNFI deals with was the start of their turnover troubles. When I started, pallets were all one customer. It made stops 15mins tops rather than 45mins or longer. Whole Foods always took a little time due to the amount any given store receives.
I know at my center McLane will send help your way if you get low on hours so you don’t run to zero I thought other food service company’s was like that guess not
Yea for sure they send help but sometimes it's not available so they will lay you over in a hotel if you can't make it in but that's last resort and they mainly watch the newer drivers who mostly need help
Are y’all hourly or salary? I work for a miller coors distributor in MO. But I would eventually like to switch over to food service at some point when a position becomes available.
I notice most the food and beverages company application requirements say you need commercial or food and beverage delivery experience… my question is for when the say food and beverage can it be experience or any kind like a “straight truck”??
@@yoboy407 I spoke to some other experience drivers Bcuz i was curious if I went and drove for a food & beverage company for like 3-6 month but it was in a straight truck would these semi food & beverages places take that experience…and has like yeah they most care about the food & beverage experience and Bcuz I got my class a I should be good
15 years in the game I was a goat in Atlanta Georgia I quit a year ago went over to JB Hunt intermodal probably $400 short on my paycheck but I do nothing but drive
I came from Sysco they're not telling you the whole truth. 14 hour days one 16 hrs in a week. Extremely hard work, most people do not last. Pallets always tipping over having to dig through a pallet for a few cases is warehouse type work. SMH Yes, the money is good, but it depends. How long you think your last doing it.
Do you need experience to get into us foods or do they hire straight out of Cdl school? They don’t have any recruiter contact number for me to call & inquire
Hey, I been a delivery driver for Budweiser for 2 years, I got my hazmat 6 months ago and been delivering fuel. I’m in Charlotte now. I always want to get on with us foods. Any advice. I have filled multiple applications everytime there hiring. Thanks guys.
My bro I was trying to see if I missed it but not sure if u said it are yal paid by the hour or by the percentage? Keep grinding g I gota get my beard back like urs lol 💯💪🏾
@@yoboy407 that component pay is good! I had component pay with Sysco. I just started us foods in Buffalo ny and we only get hourly pay. Where are you out of?
@@alexbob5209 I’m not sure. I’m in dump trucks and dump trailers now. In my experience tho Sysco was better than us foods hands down. I do hear about the workload being crazy with Sysco but not sure which company actually does more work
Hi buddy I have a question I’m supposed to be moving to palm coast Florida beginning of March is there a terminal there in that town or port orange is the closest if it is do u have a contact person I can call or get in contact with to see how to go about the application cuz I looked on line but it’s not showing no driver position available for port orange maybe I don’t know how to look for it?
Wait, I dont get it. Why is everything not just pallatized, with trucks with liftgates so you guys can just take the pallet to the store/restaurant and unload from there if need be? This makes no sense and gives you guys extra work for no reason.
They are labeled by stop and the labels are usually color coded so you know the difference between frozen, refrigerated and dry product. But to maximize the cube space in the trailer 1 pallet has multiple stops. The worst part is you get to a customer and they order 6 frozen pieces and it's all the way on the bottom of the pallet that touching the ceiling and has stops 1-8 on it. Trust me, you'll be cussing everybody when you get into a situation like that 😂
@@Antda1. yes I’m at a union shop also which means it’s much harder to fire you believe me we have a few turds that just can’t handle this job but their job is secure, only guys I’ve seen fired are ones who fail a drug test but we recently had a newer guy fail a drug test and now he just had to go to a 2 week program and work in the warehouse hit a year and than he can come back on the road
Thanks for the info bro, im thinking about getting back into trucking and US Foods has offered me a job in OKC. Im doing hard manual labor at a meat market as a manager making trash money. This is video is making my decision so much better.
The 2 hour exemption is for getting back to the yard only! you can't still have stops left and go into a 16 and you can’t get rescued once you declare a 16 so sometimes it's better not to use it..and you only get a 16 once a week
@@yoboy407 that’s some funny shit. Management over here says that as long as we have these ugly safety cone orange polos on, we don’t have to wear a vest.
some dudes have families. If you have a family and you're staying away weeks at a time you are a clown. I don't care how open your family seems to it they would much rather prefer you home. Even if they say otherwise. If your family legit is okay with you being away weeks at a time something is fundamentally wrong with your family. Now if you're single and childless I tell dudes all the time go for it. Hell I ask them what they're waiting for. It's a great way to 'see' the country(because you'll be too busy running to do more than see) but mostly it's a great way to stack cash without having to worry about having to split it with a wife or even pay rent if you run all the time. Win win situation.
@@mjpthetrucker9485 Bingo on the single part. When I started my trucking career, I lived inside the truck for 4 solid years and took my time off any place I requested. The amount of money I saved was insane! A bad week was still a net profit compared to the dudes who had an actual physical address to go back to for their home time. Those who lived on the road while having a family were often the ones whose kids and spouse were well acquainted with "Uncle Ronny."
Wake up at 4:30am. 14 hours a day of hard labor. Go home. Make food. Climb into bed. Set alarm. Repeat every day of your life... just to make the same as the guy holding a steering wheel on open roads
Holding a steering wheel bored as fck, lonely asf, are u getting paid while u sleep an rest on side of road ? Don’t think so u living in that mf that sounds like prison all over to me can’t judge what works for u with what works for others pop..
Drive from Jax FL to Portland Oregon , has to be delivered in 75 hours in December and I-80 is shutdown in Wyoming from snow. Through black ice and chaining up 3 separate times and be the only truck on the road at 2am except for another ups driver or a Russian. Just to gross $6700 and can never find a safe place to park for 5 hours sleep. Being home every night would be great !
