Food service downtown 53 ft trailer new driver

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ozzyoztrucker, Feb 19, 2019.

  1. akfisher

    akfisher Road Train Member

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    Thats how you learn. My third or fourth delivery OTR was to Hunts Point in the Bronx. Talk about thrown into the fire then my pick was in Queens
     
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  3. The_Great_Corn

    The_Great_Corn Bobtail Member

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    I'd be freaking out going there as a rookie. Looks like madness.
     

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  4. BigDog Trucker

    BigDog Trucker Heavy Load Member

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    A 40 ft trailer isnt too bad and you will definitely learn backing skills the more you get thrown into a city environment.
     
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  5. ozzyoztrucker

    ozzyoztrucker Bobtail Member

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    I'll go this route. From what I understand at the forum, those big carriers like Schneider, Stevens, FFE have tanker as well as other freight. But they send the trainee to OTR for six months to a year, then maybe tanker division. And their pay seems to be very low unless you have a seniority in this megas like years of experience.
    Frankly earning less money for the first year isn't a huge problem since I'm new to the industry. I have two small dogs though, so I have to find a home daily or regional. Don't wanna starve them lol:D And I think fuel tanker companies sometimes give a chance to a recent graduate rookie. Their runs are mostly, as you know, daily home.
    Thanks for your great advice on school research:biggrin_25514:
     
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  6. ozzyoztrucker

    ozzyoztrucker Bobtail Member

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    Firstly, thanks a lot for your detailed response. I have read a lot of indeed reviews of McLane. Yours and theirs are right on point, I think. The job seems to very demanding especially for a new driver. If I had gone to a food service company, I would have to learn two jobs, one is business manual labor side and the other driving portion in busy streets, lots of backing etc. One of the reviews on Indeed said "%110 touch freight" made me chuckle, lol

    You are right it's still doable for a new driver. But if I can find a tanker or any other local driving, I would feel much better and confident about the job(as a new driver).
     
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  7. Cattleman84

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    Navigating traffic with a big truck in a big city isn't as bad as you think... You take your time so as not to hit stationary objects, and stop and wait for the mobile objects to get out of your way. Use your triangles to block streets if necessary (not always effective) when you have to back up off a street. I recently loaded in Detroit at a very old place designed for straight trucks... I had a 53 foot trailer. There was not enough room to turn around on the property so I had to back up 1.5 blocks, then back in a u-turn fashion off the street through the gate and finally to the dock... Thank goodness it wasnt a very busy street.
     
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  8. 7seriestv

    7seriestv Light Load Member

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    Go check out RLC TV on YouTube he does food service
     
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  9. 88228822

    88228822 Heavy Load Member

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    DFW ain't that bad, but it's not that good either.
     
  10. VantaiTatted

    VantaiTatted Light Load Member

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    I did Syco 40-48 ft trailer down in the tight very busy beach area. Backing into parking lots, down tight alleys. It was a pain but looking back it really helped my driving go to the next level.
     
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  11. Jbushnell1987

    Jbushnell1987 Bobtail Member

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    Hey No Germs,

    I was wondering about Sysco Atlanta and what types of equipment they used. I used to work for Sysco Central Florida and they had side ramps on every trailer, even on the 28 footers. Then, I transferred up to Jacksonville where they do not use the side ramps at all. In fact, they are completely outlawed. They even had the lift assist on the rear ramps on the 28 foot trailers so that way you could not take the ramps out from the back and use them on the side. It really sucked because if they loaded your pup all the way to the back, in which most cases they did, it made it difficult to get the product out of the trailer using the ramp and hand truck.
     
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