Foodservice Driving

Ive worked for sysco for a little over a year, it is the most physically demanding route job ive ever had. I run a 4 day a week route usually pull about 52 hours a week, You can figure in the grocery slinging business your gonna have 20,000 lbs on the truck a day, and probably touch half of it twice, depending on how well the warehouse built your pallets. All in all its not a bad deal, but asian restaurants are a pain. Im 28, its definately a young guys job. The guys that i see that have been around 20 years limp, cant stand up straight and so on. good money though, we are mostly union and some sysco houses do performance pay (faster you work more you make per hour). Some days its great and some days its not. Gotta be ready to work like a dog.

 

I did it for over 30 years for GSF , retiring in 2011 , and if I had to make the decision all over again...I'd do it all over.

 

Hey Cbake, how is sysco? How's the job itself and all? Good money? I just got an offer with them and liked to know if it'll be a good choice for me.... I have a little over a year experience delivering beer so I know all about hard work and long days.... Just looking to join a company were I can make some more money, any input on sysco I Will greatly appreciated it!!!!! Thanks

 

Depends where I live since each sysco pays different but should be able to make 60-80k I know I heard something about they Are trying to make the pay the same going by region. But who knows how true that is

 

Im 56 been running a Route for US Foods(US Food service) for 25 years,from 10 to 15 stops a Day,its your mindset, work ethic and it helps to stay in shape. The Pay and Benefits are great, but then I'm a Union driver.

 

Hi! From another US Foods Driver. I agree 100% about the Warehouse along with all the Darn Mispicks!

 

Did it for 33 years with GSF...and It will keep you in shape for sure....I'm 64 and I'm sure I could still keep up with any 25 year old on the block!

 

Us Old timers have Work Ethics, I'm the same way, I can keep up with 99% of the New Drivers we have working now.

 

UNFI is also a good company to work for, a lot of full pallet roll ins but also some hand truck and break down with key drops. They aren't union and didn't pay overtime but you can still make some good dosh. My wife couldn't handle the schedule so I left, still regret it

 

cant speak for the other foodservice places but I work for sysco n I can tell u they take a bunch of are $$ for mispicks n or if it gets shipped on wrong truck. I had 3mispicks one wk lost $750 never did that AGAIN!!!
and it wasn't even my fault slot was mixed I scanned the right product but 3 of the 10 I grabbed where wrong now I verify every case weather it be 1 or 100 cases I'm grabbing