PEPSI OR COCA COLA !!!

yeah, but MOST places the higher seniority guys take the bulk (can you blame them? Lol). Gotta pay your dues on the side loaders first.

the sideloaders are 6 months of hell. After that they’re not bad.

 

Shuttles easy, kind of boring. no traffic at night. I run over Tehachapi on 58 2 or 3 shuttles depending. I was doing these exact loads for the summer as a temp. Still haven't tried bulk, Don't want to to routes.

 

I drove for Pepsi several years ago. Pepsi Beverages Company. Just about the most unorganized company ever. Poorly run, no regard for the well being of their drivers, or any other employee for that matter. Before I was a driver I worked in the warehouse. Worked many, many 16 hour days. After working 16 hours they expected you back in 8 hours. So you get MAYBE 5 hours of sleep.

Back to the driving, theyd expect you to work 14 hours a day if thats how long it took you to finish your route. Youd get brow beat if you brought back any stops.

Most of the equipment was complete garbage. Trucks had all kinds of leaks, no a/c or heat. Most of the trucks at my barn were 1990s Internationals. This was post 2010. Those things were beat. Electric pallet jacks were bought from the lowest bidder. Most wouldnt make it through the whole day before dying on you.

Equipment never got fixed. If it did get fixed it would break down again days later, because it was cheap garbage to begin with. Its a miracle any of that trash passes a DOT inspection.

On top of all that, you dont get paid much. back then $50,000 was talked about like it was a lot of money. Anyone with a CDL making $50k should be embarrassed these days.

Turnover was incredibly high. I cant even tell you how many drivers that wouldnt come back after their first day. Probably a whole new crew every 6 months.

 

Flip a coin for seniority? What a bunch of hacks.

How about use who showed up to work first? Who electronically signed the job offer first?

 

At my job they went by last name we had three guys with 15 years seniority with the same hire date so it was alphabetical order by there last name.

 

You should have said that both still have the same seniority, but that you two are flipping a coin for who gets to pick route first and for the first month. Next month is your turn, for example.