Driving for Pepsi

yeah was happy when it went to pepsi it just seems after the summer went then wham not very busy and with hurricane season winding down just not busy but for a private fleet cant complain much stay safe driver

beau they do the trucks are autos and you will work hard most pepsi plants operate the same way as far as getting hired on fill out app for your plant location on website then it will go from there they always need drivers on side load due people not realizing how hard it is but i say go for it

 

call me crazy but i enjoy that line of work. i was a ups driver for a while after college before being laid off several times (go teamsters!!!!) and then drove a straight truck unloading on a bread route. i asked my teacher if he could recommend anything similar and he suggested pepsi, coke, and a local beer outfit. im still in my twenties so i think ill manage for a while before bidding on a cake route like mdbluecrab. they drive auto daycabs??? how come? im learning on a freightliner sleeper tractor with a 48 foot trailer as of now. i suppose automatics are ok since its mostly city driving???

 

on sideload they use mostly new internationals. in transport and bulk we use 10 speeds just getting ur cdl u would most likely hire on for sideload. side loads do gas stations,c stores cvs, walgreens etc most stops are within 5 miles of each and u need a truck with a tight turning radius and thats low to the ground because depending on where u go u might cant get under the gas tops

 

im a part time pepsi transport driver out of the Orlando plant and i havent worked more than 4 days in the past two months. sucks being a part timer and being at the bottom of the list. im really hoping things turn around soon because bills are stacking up and going back OTR is starting to look like my bail out.

 

from what i was told pope rivi is about to get bad because now tampa is doing the bottles and u guys are taking back the gallon teas so im looking myself since being told my days might go down we shall see

 

its all good when i work i get good loads that pay me enough so im good but thx and be safe out there driver

 

Can I ask how many years of class A experience do companies like Pepsi and them usually require? We're new to this, but I know my husband has always wanted to drive for Coke. -Thanks for any responses

 

first off how dare u mention that here .. lol just kidding anyway some guys go right out of school due to the fact u r most likely going to start on a sideload with a automatic transmission thats with beer and soda the bulk guys are hired from with in and as for transport when there r openings u have to be experienced