The day to day ramblings of the LTL business.

Well my second choices are either ABF, or Anderson-DuBoise doing McDonald's. The problem though is Anderson-DuBoise used to be in Solon, Ohio now there in Lordstown 60 miles away to the east I do not really care for that.

R&L is almost 60 miles to the west in Norwalk and the rest of them are here in town. ABF is mostly hiring for combo city and dock the driver I spoke to said that's where he plans on going once he pulls the trigger on leaving he is going to go to ABF. He said city or line haul doesn't matter he said he could use the little bit of physical activity city has so that's not a problem.

He told me after 28 years at GFS 20 of those years on delivery he's lifted roughly 100,000,000 million pounds, it's not something a lot of them talk about, but he said that after a while when he stands it starts to hurt all over. I mean there is no way you move 100,000,000 pounds and not have an ache or pain from it nobody is that careful.

My biggest thing is I don't want to take a pay cut at least not right now. Some of the better grocery hauling outfits @Pintlehook would interest me very much, but I don't live in that area so that's out.

McDonald's supplier Anderson-DuBoise would be my plan B right now, it's a little physical, but not like what we do in broadline and pays a tad better. Benefits are comparable hours probably the same, big stops might go out with 4 stops 40,000lbs that's how McDonald's does it 24-7 around the clock. I would assume for a while your on call and then eventually you get a regular route or start time.

The thing about our night time double operation is it's all well and good except it is nights and that never ends. If your to shot to do delivery and you get a transit spot your never going to see the light of day again. The bottom line with my friend the transit driver is he took his career at GFS as far as he could and now it's time to move on. He said to him ABF looked like the best choice and I would say he is right. Based on health insurance (sad to say ours is really not that great) pension and job opportunities.

Me I guess Anderson-DuBoise would be first choice for plan B I would have to buy like a Mini Cooper something like that, that's good on gas and then either Dayton Freight or Pitt-Ohio as second choice one of the independent reginonal LTL companies.

Or Post Office either for a contractor or the actual post office it's self who ever.

 

There's still good paying jobs in the food industry where the work isn't quite as physical as what you're doing now Mike. Frito Lay is a great company to work for. I'd work for them if I weren't working for USPS. @JPenn can probably answer any questions about them. Bimbo Bakeries is anouther great company as well. I know a lot of Bimbo Bakeries drivers and @rabbiporkchop can probably answer any questions about them as well.

Working for any Grocery Private fleet is excellent choice too. Don't know if there are any ACME Distribution Centers around your area, but they operate very similar to SuperValu. I think they were both one company at one point. Obviously any questions you have about LTL can be answered here on this thread, but if you have any questions about USPS or contract carriers, don't hesitate to ask, I'll be more than glad to help you out.

 

@Mike2633 , ..... OR .... you could haul 'phalt for The SHELLY Company. . . . I don't work 'directly' for them, but they keep upping the 'ante, who knows! Check out their site. Kudos, bro.

 

It's funny you mentioned them I was going to ask about Frito Lay because I have not heard anything bad about them at all. @JPenn Frito-Lay has a job opening in Canton, Ohio at the traffic center there, for "Over The Road" driver is that what you do?

 

Frito Lay is another very interesting gig, Mike. I'd definitely check them out.

 

If Frito Lay has a job opening, GO FOR IT. They're one one of those PREMIER jobs. Bread and Chips guys work very similar to each other and it's run almost the exact same way, and earning potential in both fields is excellent. I'm sure if you read some of @JPenn post on your Aberdeen thread, you'll find out you can't go wrong with Frito Lay. If you also check out @rabbiporkchop thread on Grocery Haulers, the earning potential is excellent too. He actually post his paystubs on there to show what he's making, but it all depends on if there's a Bimbo Bakery around your area. But either way, you can't go wrong with both of these companies.

 

I checked Shelly out most of what they had was cement truck drivers for Medina Supply.

 

Yes it sure is. Canton, Aberdeen and a few of our other locations are actively hiring right now. I'd actually like to transfer to Canton myself, and get out of bleeping NY, but the better half won't budge.