Pepsi or Lowe's?

Choose the one you think you would be happiest with.

I'm wondering why you are even asking others for opinions, since you have the details all worked out already.


Be a man. Do your own thinking and choose.

 

You could battle this dilemma until the cows come home. Just go with your gut and choose one. Regardless, you will then have time to learn the industry and might make some connections. You are only 21, the real deal comes in a couple of years when you are 23 which is the usual minimum age (because of insurance companies) that major T/T companies require. Take your time, don't rush it.

 

I can only tell you my experiences with the soda and beer trucks. They hate to see my truck coming because they have to move their truck if they are over the fills. I do not deal with "wait until I'm done" routine. My truck can go only over the fills where they have the whole station to park. I don't have the time to wait and I do have priority. Plus I am not going to have my trailer stick out in the street because they are blocking the fills. Now you see the conflict between the two companies. Their job is nothing but hustle and getting their drop done as fast as they can. I have never seen a beer or soda truck take a break or just slow down when they get finished.

I've talked to the drivers and they do get paid very good. But to make the money they have to be top performers. I couldn't do such a fast paced job like they have. If you're used to that kind of work then I say go for it. Just remember you have guys like me that will interfere with your drop. I'm sure a lot of drivers will say first come first served. It doesn't work that way. If the station is out of gas then most of the people will just drive on to another station. So the company have told all the stations that gasoline has the priority. If I'm not in a hurry sure I'll kick back for a few minutes if I'm in a safe place. But on the other hand I will drive of and the station will not get it's gasoline for another 24 hours and the manager will have to answer that one. Good luck.

 

Like physical easy? Go otr then. Work a regular van trailer and swing doors all day. I would recommend intermodal but I assume that's too hard for u. Lowe and Pepsi are both physical work, and maybe like home Depot of u have no runs, u sweep the floor in the store.

Driving a truck isn't easy, working at a register...now that's easy, back then it suck but now if they pay me the same I would still be working fast food joints

 

if I were you I would make sure to drive tractor/trailer and do as much physical work as possible. You get to drive a truck and get a good workout. Or you can go drive OTR and throw piss bottles around walmarts.

 

btw, driving tractor trailer with Pepsi or Lowes doesn't count as experience in the eyes of big otr companies. Did local for a few years and jump over to otr and had to start all over again as a student

 

He can't go OTR; he's only 21. Hence the dilemma.

 

18 is intrastate, 21 is interstate,, he can go OTR.

 

Most won't hire at 21 (although some will). Besides, why work for way less per hour and sleep in a truck for free when he's got 2 local offers for over $20/hr to start?