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Pepsi VS Ryder

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by Sensei2006, May 14, 2012.

  1. May 14, 2012 #1
    Sensei2006

    Sensei2006 Light Load Member

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    So, I made the decision to get out of OTR trucking and look for a daycab job. I now have two companies that want me to drive for them, and I'm not sure which one to go for.

    Ryder has a 5 year contract with Lewis Bakery that they promise will pay me 1,000$ per week. However, this is not salary, it's what they estimate based on mileage and stop pay. I'd be working 60-70 hours per week.

    However, my fear is that this contract could possibly go away one day, and it's not like there is an abundance of other Ryder contracts that would get me home every day where I live.

    The local Pepsi distribution plant wants me to drive one of their smaller trucks (still requires Class A CDL), and they pay 450$ per week or per case, whichever ends up being higher.

    Pepsi is a bit more attractive in my opinion, since there seems to be a better route for career advancement. I can move up to bulk deliveries (still a daycab), which pays as much as ryder. It'd also be easier to take an office job later on when I get tired of driving altogether! Furthermore, unless people stop drinking pepsi, I'm pretty safe from layoffs!

    So I'll ask the wise people of TTR that have been driving longer than me! What seems like the better choice to you guys?
     
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  3. May 14, 2012 #2
    DOTrevenuepatrol

    DOTrevenuepatrol Medium Load Member

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    Ryder, you can always go to Pepsi if Ryder loses the account or transfer or move to another Ryder account.
     
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  4. May 15, 2012 #3
    prime rib

    prime rib Light Load Member

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    Contracts don't mean jack in this day & age.
    They get bought and sold all the time today.
    I've had it happen to me twice in recent years.
    In fact, it's quite a popular stunt in this trashed economy.
    Someone bids to haul the freight for less and buys the
    existing contract out from under the current carrier.

    And if thats the only gig you were doing for them at the time
    then guess what?? -- yer out of a job!
    Unless you really need the work I wouldn't advise
    hitching yer wagon to just one star.
    Find someone with several accounts so if one goes
    south you have the option to do something else.

    On a footnote, Ryder trucks are junk.
    I used to get stuck in one when mine was in for PM.
    They seem to be popular with day carriers cause
    they're cheaper to rent than other fleets.
    Their trucks ride real rough & usually something doesn't
    work in the cab.
    Penske is a much better choice for a rental unit.
     
    Last edited: May 15, 2012
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  5. May 15, 2012 #4
    Grouch

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    I worked with an ex-Pepsi route driver and the stories he told, I wouldn't have the job. You will work your tail off and I mean manual labor, plus the fact you better get used to being the "little boy" for all the customers. If a customer wants the toilet clean, you better do it. Those cases get heavy and you will be working 60 to 70 hours there.

    I would take my chances and go with Ryder
     
    Grouch, May 15, 2012
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