US Foods

Have you tried other food companies with their own fleet of trucks, or other LTL trucking companies?

 

I had a choice between Saia and U.S. Foods. I picked US Foods. Wish I went with Saia. Either way I'm in LTL now. Longevity in Foodservice is 50/50 due to getting injured. Don't have to stay long with Saia if it didn't work out cause other LTL's will snag you up. Once your in LTL your a shoe in anywhere LTL as long as you keep your record clean.

 

You may be having hard time gettin them or gettin an answer--due to Sysco aquiring US Foods back in late 2013--most/many of both locations have been VERY leary of hiring etc...knowing therre is alot of duplicity in both organizations and at some point--the new larger corp--is going to consolidate close locations..so only the places seriously hurting for people have been putting them on..and if you look at fla w/5 us foods--along w/7 actual syscos+4sygma's and 4-5freshpoints--then add buckhead beef--and you have alot of redundancy in the state--not to mention--the couple of both--just across the borders of Ga and Al.....
If the sale goes through--(and it is still an IF considering a Federal Judge in Washington just ruled this week in the FTC favor to block it-)-There is no question there are going to be consolidations and job cuts....so something to think about--not to mention if/when it does happen--Sysco will be assuming over 8 BILLION dollars in US Foods debt

 

8 BILLION dollars is a HUGE DEBT for any company to take over.
HOLY MOSES!!

 

Ehh, that's about the same amount of debt every 22 year old American has after they finish college

 

both US foods and sysco (and sygma and well anyone in food service) is hiring like crazy here (colorado).

 

The merger did not happen as of June-23-2015 ...I'm surprised no talk about it yet

 

Food service is highly profitable cause everyone gotta eat. They never layoff even in 2008. If it was freight it be a different story.