Food Service, the kryptonite of truck drivers, and for some reason I'm interested in it

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  1. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Heavy Load Member

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    ####, yeah, and all of them want experience, at least Indian River Transport does.
     
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  3. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    I can count on one dick the amount of people who stayed with their first company or thought they got paid fairly the first year in. Once that goes by then it gets better
     
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    lual Road Train Member

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    Be careful.

    The driver turnover rates in food service deliveries are rather high -- and for good reasons.

    After you try local food delivery for a week or two -- that OTR, dry van drop-n-hook gig will be lookin' pretty darn good by then. o_O

    -- L
     
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    nextgentrucker Heavy Load Member

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    LMAO!!! That's a good analogy, bro, you're right.
     
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    nextgentrucker Heavy Load Member

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    Agreed, other than the money, I have other reasons why I want to try food service, or local jobs in general.
     
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    haz-matguru Road Train Member

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    Man what??? 18 p/hr to pull hazmat, ok they must offer great monthly bonuses?
     
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  8. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    Florida rock and tank is one of those that pay that when you average out your load pay , it comes out to $18-20 hour straight time no OT. There is also star transportation in little Rock that pays about 1000-1200 a week to haul fuel. And they will hire a dead man
     
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    nextgentrucker Heavy Load Member

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    ####!! Florida sucks lol, I'll leave it though, moving to Texas soon, I could've sworn I saw Forida Rock required a year of experience to get on with them?
     
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    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    Probably a year or 2 just got bought out by UPT so you will see some changes probably but not pay . It's a get your exp and go
     
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    Cool, again Florida sucks!! Hellooo Texas!!!
     
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