Foodservice Driving

Foodservice is not too bad though. Work 4 days and home almost everyday and off weekends. Keeps you in shape if your lucky and don't get hurt. There are guys doin this for 15-20yrs still delivering and don't look broke down. Its all how you take care of yourself and little luck. I would hit the gym after work to strengthen myself. Sounds crazy but it helped alot. If it ain't for you then you'll have this experience. You can get fired and land a job the next week in foodservice. I would get on with one of the union foodservice companies cause IMO you need that protection in this type of industry. If you can handle unloading, early start times 2-3am, and customer service. Then you can do the job. It's really how your mentality towards it. If you have FML attitude every time you open your trailer at the first stop you won't last long. I'd still be there if I didn't get canned but everything happens for a reason. I have a good LTL linehaul job, just drive back and forth every night make more money or same if I was still there and haven't lift a box in 1.5 yrs. Good thing is I can fall back on foodservice instead of going Otr if things every went south.

 

I've seen my fair share of bad loads, but I just get annoyed with the guys that blame the warehouse on everything. Yes, it sucks having to dig through an entire pallet!

 

some places are not dropouts, some restaurants and country clubs higher end etc require culinary degrees these days for Chefs and Management. Normal cooks and stuff yeah a lot of times dropouts or just high school.

 

good luck mate

 

I have friend who is one of the top guys at his mclance n makes 90k yr. also I work at sysco in the warehouse n talk to the drivers sometimes n all of them make minimum of 60yr would say avg is 75-77 top guy is lil over 90k at my warehouse.. Jus depends on the person n routes really. Like my job I pull the orders the drivers deliever so guy will make 50k while others make 100k all depends how fast. Are n get the job done its all incentive base pay. If u wanna be lazy n do enought to get by I will make $16-18 prob those 200cases hr 100-105% of standard.where top guy in freezer makes $43hr throws 410cases hr for 198% of standard.

 

Anybody have any info on DOT Foods out of Mt. Sterling, Il.

 

Well, I've worked for sygma for 2 years now, and it has its ups and downs, but overall I enjoy doing it. And to clear up the confusion, sygma is a subsidiary of Sysco. I'm gone from home a little less than 60 hours a week, but I really only spend ~36 hours actually working. Of course, to make A LOT of money, you have to do a lot of extra runs. I think last year the top grossing driver made somewhere between 120-130k, however, he was never home.

 

which I said in one of my first post I thought sygma and sysco was part of the same company.

 

I`ve started working for Budweiser and going use the experience to help me get on at one of the Foodservice companies in my area.However, i`m 51 yrs old and i hoping my body will stay in good shape for awhile longer.Am i too old think about getting started in Foodservice?