Second Option

So I was thinking about this today and I serriously think say I couldn't work at Gordon's like they said were closing the yard here and it's all going to be run out of the warehouse now. I think I would besides maybe maybe maybe doing night shuttle and OTR truck load for the beer company I used to work for, yes I would consider going back to that place, but like I said doing night shuttle and OTR truck load not delivery.

However I think there are greener pastures out there and I would seriously consider Anderson-Duboise company of Lordstown, Ohio. They used to be in Solon, Ohio and that would have been great, but oh well it is what it is but they are the McDonald's supplier for Northeast, Ohio and all the way through to Rotterdam, New York. They pull 48' trailers and use this lift gate roller cart system that I haven't seen a whole lot of other people use. The lift gates are on the side of the truck and they have a side door and the loads look like they come out of the side of the trailer mostly. I looked them up on Indeed and sure there were people going "Oh this is so hard" However that's alternative. If I was a Kenworth W900 OTR driver and had to switch to doing McDonald's deliveries in Northeast, Ohio the physical work probably would be a bit of a change. Of course if I was a food service driver and had to switch from a 10 speed to an 18 speed Kenworth W900 with a big sleeper and chrome and spread axle 53' trailer with chrome and other things and logs and truck stops and stuff, I would be going "Oh this so hard" my self so it's all what your used to and what you know, I'm not dissing anyone. I would give OTR driving a shot I would enjoy it, but I wouldn't be a master at it that's for sure and if an OTR driver came to do my job at GFS they could do the driving no problem, but when it came to working the trailer that might have a learning curve. So all of us would have learning curves.

However if your used to doing 20,000 with a ramp and two wheeler and suddenly you go to doing 35,000lbs, but it's mostly lift gates and not all that much two wheeling your, going to be going gee this is a piece of cake.

Seriously though McDonald's really doesn't look that bad to me. I tell you what if I was an LTL driver and freight is slow I would totally take a real close look at whoever supplies McDonald's in your area you may be pleasantly surprised. Sure it's not all going to be lolly pops and sunshine all the time, but I would think McDonald's suppliers might be alright, like I said I see a lot of lift gates on McDonald's trucks which means, not to much hand trucking so yeah some of the pallets or carts or what ever might be a little heavy and it might not be all perfect, but I would seriously consider McDonald's as a second option.

 

Yeah I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when it comes to McDonald's vs like a Sysco or US Foods.

 

We don't have Martin Brower where I live in Ohio and up state New York Area, but I wouldn't hesitate to give our McDonald's and Chipolte Supplier Anderson-DuBose company a shot if I was in the job market.