Fresh out of school...Budweiser Dist?

Striker,

Ah yes another brother of the stiff kelly green uniform.

 

you say "you'll pay union dues" like its a bad thing. 2.5x your hourly wage once a month is worth every penny when you have a contract. just think, if that 7up gig was union, with a contract, they wouldn't have stiffed everyone out of pay, because it would have been in a contract and would have had to have been negotiated. that is one of the nice things about beer distributors, a lot of them are union, which makes it a very predictable job.

 

I'm looking into Bud. Anyone remember Schaeffer beer ? lol

 

isnt schaeffer still around the south jersey, eastern pa, area? i remember drinking that when i worked for werner, hangin out with friends. i remember that being really good beer for cheap!

 

1. I don't need a union to contract to guarentee my wages, if the company won't pay me what I'm worth, then I'll move on.

2. Union dues vary by company and location. 2 weeks before T-day, the teamsters tried to get one of the big resturant delivery companies to go on strike. Fortunately, the employees were smarter then the Union and took the new contract, even though they had to take a 2 yr pay freeze and slight increases in their insurance. They had 1,500 applicants for 160 positions the day they posted the ad.

3. I've worked for a union company they didn't do squat to help me when I needed it over a time off for a funeral.

4. I deal with Union drivers all day long at customers, sorry, I just can't be that rude to someone who isn't "in the club".

 

I still have my 3 pair of grey shorts they gave me.

 

If i was you, i would take any local job that comes your way. At least you will be home everyday which will allow you to search and get info ( keep your eyes and ears open) for any leads on a better local job. A lot of times drivers land a decent local job from being at the right place and right time. thats hard to accomplish while being away on the road.

 

I work for a Bud distributor in South FL. I'll answer any question u have. Right now I'm a swing driver and I'm waiting for a route. I make $130 a day plus half time over 40 hrs a week. I work 9 to 14 hr days depending on the day 50 to 60 hrs a week. I gross about $700 a week. It's very intense. Your body will Hurt n ache like never before for about the first 6weeks. I droped ten pounds right away and I'm not that big of a guy. But your body will get use to it. The biggest downside is alot of politics and I have to wrk Sundays as a merchandiser until I get a route. There are 2 different types of routes. Off premise (convenient stores and drug stores. And On premise (restaurants) also known as a keg route. Off premise usually will go out with 600 to 1400 cases and 8 to 12 stops. On premise will go out with 150 to 350 cases and 40 to 100 kegs with 17 to 27 stops a day. Kegs take a lil gettin use to. Dropping a keg that weighs 167lbs and is double stacked inside the truck will be a lil scary at first. But u will get use to that to. Also tripple stacking kegs in some restrant coolers will take getting use to. Overall it is a very hard job that takes alot out of you but I am happy doing what I do and just want to move up into my own route. I'm in my bed

 

If you plan on OTR, recruiters will not be interested in this type of experience. They will have you go through the same steps of training as a driver fresh out of CDL school.

 

U have to make the decision weather you wanna be home or not. Just remember going OTR is NOT a job it's a life style. That's y OTR drivers have such a big turn over rate. Beverage distributors also have a big turn over. Don't get a job at a distributor thinking it a truck driving job. It alot more that that. Your job just involves driving a truck.