What does “FT” mean for Sysco Foods?

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  1. Zonno

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    I started a thread about a month ago asking about Sysco. There are currently 2 job openings on Indeed in Douglas, Ga. Both of them is titled “CDL A Delivery Truck Driver”, but one of them has “FT” in parentheses. The “FT” position requires 1 year of experience, whereas the non-‘FT’ encourages recent graduates to apply.

    May I assume that “FT” means “Full-sized Trailer”? I’ve seen many Sysco trucks pulling a short trailer, but I’ve seen others with a normal 53 ft trailer. Is the pay any better for that position? Perhaps there are less stops and more driving on the routes for the “FT” position?
     
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  3. Concorde

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    Full Time would be my guess.
     
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  4. Zonno

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    call them and ask..??

    otherwise, maybe..."full trailer", as in one or 2 stops, then return, get another trailer, go out, come back, get another trailer, go out....
     
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  7. ZVar

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    Full truckload
    As opposed to LTL.
    So line haul basically.
     
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  8. ducnut

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    I suspect, it’s just two different adverts for the same position. It’s hard to say how the algorithms work on where you’re seeing listings. And, it could simply be a matter of two different HR people working on posting all their openings and there was some crossover. But, “FT” is full-time.
     
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    Sysco lists those positions with a full description in the listing. Plus, those are usually listed as OTR, from what I’ve seen.
     
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  10. ZVar

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    Well, when I called them when I was looking last year that's what I was told by Sysco (Detroit terminal)

    Other terminals might be different, but that's what it means here.
     
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  11. Zonno

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    In other words, from terminal to terminal? Does this mean less physicality than the ltl (less-than-truckload) position?
     
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