Does coca cola provide training for delivery driver positions?

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  1. Ddr1992 579

    Ddr1992 579 Medium Load Member

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    When I go to truck driving school in the next couple of years and I graduate, I'd like to work for coca cola as a delivery driver either pulling loads with a pallet jack and stocking shelves or unloading and stocking shelves from a bay delivery trailer using convertible hand trucks... do they use international or freightliner trucks?
     
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  3. Road*Runner

    Road*Runner Light Load Member

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    Depends on your location. I have seen a variety of trucks. The one I worked at had International, Chevy, Ford, GMC. They bought trucks in large number, and purchased from whomever had best deals. And FYI, the one that I worked at promoted and trained internally. They trained their own drivers, didn't need truck driving school. And again, it depends on where you live. They are independent operated, like a McDonalds franchise.
     
  4. brian991219

    brian991219 Road Train Member

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    As said above it will depend on the location. A friend of mine worked for the local Coke distributor as a merchandiser for a few years and they put him thru a training program to make him a class A driver. They even paid him his hourly rate whike being taught how to drive
     
  5. Radman

    Radman Road Train Member

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    If your heart is set to do this I’d try Pepsi over coke cause the company benefits and pay from what I heard are better.
     
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    rachi Road Train Member

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    They might use Toyota's.
     
  7. LPjunior1970

    LPjunior1970 Light Load Member

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    Both pepsi and coke have for the most part gone to liftgate trailers. It’s not easy work and you need to hustle.
     
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  8. Ddr1992 579

    Ddr1992 579 Medium Load Member

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    What are the sizes of the trailers they have as far as length? How much weight is on a pallet? Do they use hand trucks or pallet jacks?
     
  9. LPjunior1970

    LPjunior1970 Light Load Member

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    We ran 28’ pups from a satellite drop yard. Our CooLift carts would hold 40cs 1350lbs max I believe
     
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  10. Ddr1992 579

    Ddr1992 579 Medium Load Member

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    How many cases would be in a trailer? Do you stock shelves or just place the cases in the back?
     
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  11. LPjunior1970

    LPjunior1970 Light Load Member

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    The amount of cases depended on what kind of product it is.. as I mentioned above max is roughly 40cs of cans. Whatever doesn’t go on the shelf goes in the back.
     
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