beverage company in house cdl?

well, for one,it's not an "in house" CDL.

they will train you on their trucks and then you go and get the license at your local DMV.

it's a good way to get one and get paid to do it

 

Take the beverage job and go home everyday. You back muscles will get stronger. You won't have to run logs and you also won't have to worry about finding a place to park if u are otr.

 

What state are you in?

 

You will ruin your back at an early age. I worked for a reefer company that got many of their drivers from beverage companies and they all had bad backs.

Move to another state with no personal income taxes; there are 9 of them.

 

Jump on it

 

I've done driver merchandiser for a bev. company, here's what to expect, they will start you off as a merchandiser, hopefully with a company vehicle, you'll go store to store, generally working 6 days per week, stocking shelves, arranging displays, etc, most start work before 5am, expect to work 10 to 12 hours per day. Some companies pay a flat per day wage, some pay by the hour. If you're on a flat per day rate, expect to live below the poverty line for a single person till they bump you up. If paid hourly, beware, they know how long it should take to do that route, they will give you a certain amount of time to get to that speed (oh and they won't tell you about it either), once you're proficient at the then they will get you trained. Expect to be a merchandiser probably 6 to 12 months.

Once you have your CDL, then you'll be delivering the product to the stores AND stocking shelves at the same time. Learn to move fast. Did it for 7Up for 2 months, typical route was 10 to 17 stops, usually 12 of them I would have to deliver the product, stock shelves, and check for expired product. You will run your butt off, figure a 11 to 14 hour day every day. Oh, and depending on your route, you may still have to do a log book. Here in Colorado, DOT started cracking down on the bev. companies because they were working guys too many hours, or outside the 100 air mile radius without a log book. As much as I hate Unions, the Union gigs like Pepsi, Coke and Budweiser are the best, top wages, set routes, usually with less stops, often times a two person truck.