Dedicated Dollar General vs Walmart

Walmart.

Any general merchandise loads (GM) you would take to a Walmart store will be a drop and hook. The same applies to loads you would take back to a Walmart DC. The folks in the office treat dedicated drivers as well as us Private Fleet drivers.

I cannot speak to how Dollar General personnel would treat you, but I do know that deliveries to Dollar General stores are not drop and hook. Their locations are too small to handle dropped trailers.

If you have more questions about Walmart, come on over to the following thread.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/wal-mart/212372-walmart-here-i-come.html

Best wishes to you.

 

We normally do reefer loads. Which Walmart are they offering you? I did Auburn IN for a little while. It was all reefer and backhauls were rare. We had our own dispatchers there. You have to be on the dock to grab the stickers off the pallets. Store personnel do the unloading. You usually have 2 or 3 stops then head back to the DC.

 

DG is work, a lot of guys get into it and realize that it's a bit much. You really need to be in good shape before starting as it's too physical right off the bat to put someone into shape. Moneys okay and you'll have a 5 day work week for the most part. I'd personally choose Wal Mart myself. A few less dollars a week but there's a difference between hard work and just outright killing yourself for a paycheck.

 

I'm pretty sure they got days off. I was otr so they just ran me as much as they could. After a couple weeks it was time for my student to upgrade so we left.

 

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how is the home time with a family dollar acct. There is an open position running out of Gulfport, MS. I am thinking about trying to take that route. Just being home is very important to me.