Pepsi Trucks Automatic or 10 Speed?

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  1. flybynight12

    flybynight12 Medium Load Member

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    what he said on top of it frito lays bulk is drop and leave no checking items the merchandiser does it themselves youll love the 20 hour work weeks for a stack
     
    flybynight12, Jul 18, 2017
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    One of the things I will not do is get into a truck with no ac. and then be expected to lump stuff all day
     
    Brettj3876, Jul 27, 2017
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    Sideloaders usually don't even have AC. Very rarely you'll stumble across one that does, but it's not the norm
     
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    Pepsi Twinsburg,Ohio has a very large fleet of very old side loaders they probably have tractors that are at least 17 years old.
     
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    Im looking at applying at pepsi with what they call geo box trucks. Are THESE all autoshifts now? Im 53, and honestly..i loved my autoshifts once i actually tried one. I would drive a 13 sp again
     
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    I had to walk away from soda after 15yrs and go to LTL linehaul.. we had all 7 speeds in our single axles and a 10sp in the ancient twin screw we used for bulk..
    I don’t miss the work but I do miss some of the customers I delivered to for years. Many of them ended up being really close friends.
     
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    Yes. Pepsi locations are not buying standard transmissions any more, not for the delivery side at least...
     
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