P&D question

Tossing 120,000 lbs of groceries every week keeps the doctor away. But some part of the rest of my body always hurts. The pains change weekly.

Congrats on all the babies.

 

Terminal dependent, but most would probably let you work the dock for some extra hours long as it isn't overtime.

 

I've done food service and now do P&D. Food service can be tricky. When I did it, I managed to stay uninjured but there were always a few guys out with some type of injury, so be warned. And yes truckguy, you're right about the pain. As for the hours, its feasible but I think it depends on the company. But if anything, try to catch a driver on his route and inquire about the hours and the company. Business and industrial parks are good places to start looking for them.

 

Lots of companies up there to choose from. Add Oak Harbor to the list if you might want odd places like Coos Bay, but they pay less.

 

Gotta treat your body like a athlete. I do stretching during a hot shower for my back loosens it and keeps me from having back spasms. Gotta still hit the gym even doing Foodservice for strength training. Keeps the muscle strengthen. I still go whenever I can.

I’m in Foodservice but I don’t throw cases like a mad man. I work at a good pace and speed walk no running. Guys that run around or throw cases like crazy tend to burn out or get hurt.

This is the 2nd time I’ve done Foodservice so 2 years under my belt. Both times I’ve never had a injury. Both times I hit the gym also. I’ll get a little tweak of pain here and there but nothing serious. I’ve hurt my back more from driving hard as a linehaul driver then in Foodservice. Had a serious back spasm when I did linehaul. Why I started stretching during a hot or warm shower which I haven’t had a spasm in years.

 

Yeah I workout too. I'm pretty strict about it actually. I lean more towards bodybuilding type workouts, super and giant sets and all that. I didn't workout when i ran groceries coz I had school in the evenings after a route then had to be up 6 hours later after class let out. That made for a long day boys. One of my first driving jobs, I delivered sheetrock. Delivering commercial fire code C bundles or stocking houses all day keeps your muscles on point so I didn't workout but i could've stretched more.

I gotta start doing that, stretching my lower back seems to be a priority. What stretches are you doing in the shower?

 

Haven't heard much about core mark. Some companies pay by the case/stop/mile, others by the hour. So either way, you're either delivering a lot or working a lot of hours to get that kind of money. 90 to 100k is feasible but that trailer will be close to cubed out almost daily.