My first trucking job, Dot Foods

I know when I use to be a lumper at Sysco when dot showed up we would have to pull out all the pallets asap so the drive could get going. even if there wasn't space on the dock to break them down

 

What time were you done each day; specifically the first Friday?

 

Why are you flying the American flag upside down 3mile?

 

I put that up back a while ago when I first joined and the government was threatening to take away our 2nd Amendment right. thank you for pointing that out I will change it when I get on a desktop

 

Hey bdryan, you still at DOT foods? If so how goes it? Thinking about applying there.

 

Hello, I would love to hear an update about dot foods. Do they pay very well? I am interested in the company, but I am unsure if they are truth full in there pay. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

 

I was hired in November, got done "training" in early January. Training was just learning how to break down loads and fill out paperwork, and my trainer was super cool. It took a while to go solo because of the 2 week orientation at the headquarters location and all of the holidays around the end of the year. When I was a trainee, I don't think I had a week where we were out more than 4 days, and often not all in one stretch.

The job is awesome. I got lucky too and got a solo truck with only 36 thousand miles on it. It's mine. Nobody else drives it. I usually get at least 2 days on the weekend at home; a lot of times it's three. I'll get home Friday evening and leave out on Monday sometime. Lately, after I complained about being out 13 days inside of 14 with less than 24 hours at home on that one day off, I've been getting home at least once during the week, if not twice, AND getting the weekend or the three day weekend. Don't worry, that long stretch out is totally not typical. I had told them to keep me running because I need money, so they did, but my wife and I realized that's not the best for us, so I mentioned it and dispatch has really worked with me to get me paid while also getting me home...

The money is great for what you do. Sometimes you make more than 200 dollars for an hour of sitting in your truck while someone unloads you, other times you make about 15 bucks an hour for doing a lot of manual labor throwing groceries (I'm a delivery driver). On the average it all comes out nice though; I'm usually making at least 24 dollars an hour every day of work. If dispatch sees you getting low on a paycheck, they'll help you out with big money loads to pick you up. The last 2 weeks I've been home a ton and still grossed 1200-1300 each week.

They're hiring like mad in West Tennessee. Get in touch with me if you're in the area and I'll answer any questions you have.

 

Where you out of Cobarchie? I have a terminal close to me in IN.

 

Any idea how they would be if a driver wanted to take some unpaid time off of say a week or 2 a year? For example to go on a vacation with your family beyond vacation time you may have earned. Do you know if they would allow that, take your truck away and have to be assigned a new one when you returned?

I have pension coming in so could afford to do that and wondered if DOT would have any issues with that?