Big problems at Maine’s paper and food in Conklin, NY

Anyone drive for these guys? Not looking to switch just interesting how bad it seems to be there. I drive for US Foods and have been hearing from Maine’s drivers, stops we share, and ones that have switched that they’ve been having huge problems with hiring drivers and keeping them. Sign on bonus is up to $12.5k according to their website. Heard they lost Subway to Sysco and are giving up on all accounts North of the Syracuse area in NY starting next week because they aren’t able to handle it. Also rumors they are for sale.

In this day and age, you better be taking care of your drivers because there are other options for everyone. Food service delivery is no joke of a job. If you aren’t being taken care of, there’s no reason to stick around. Hope any drivers and other employees there find their way through if something goes downhill for the company.

 

Wow. So would you be doing the actual deliveries to the restaurants, hospitals, etc, with a dolly down a ramp? Or is this just dropping pallets off at bigger accounts? If it’s actually picking the load from the trailer and running routes, I wouldn’t touch it. If it’s work you aren’t used to, it’s really a ridiculous job with a lot of unknowns, especially when you can’t easily communicate with the customers, salesman, and people routing and loading your truck being an outside operator.

 

Interesting. Let me know how it works out if you end up doing it. I can’t imagine it would be very profitable way for them to make deliveries but desperation times I suppose.