So if the economy slumps...

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by kaybea, Jan 13, 2019.

  1. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    But at least you don't have a heating oil bill, or a huge natural gas bill in the winter. Come up to where native Floridians live in the northern part of the state...we regurlarly see high 20's at night during the winter and 50's for highs off and on all winter long. And our leaves change and fall off too.
     
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  3. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Don’t worry no one wants your Job. It’s safe for a reason. I did it for a few more years than I wanted to. The old adage about recession proof is highly overated. All Trucking Jobs are pretty much recession proof. Food service is underpaid for what’s involved. There’s a whole other world out there. If that’s all you’ve ever known.
     
  4. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    Those temps are very tempting.
     
  5. duckdiver

    duckdiver Road Train Member

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    Even food service is hurting right now, my company, sysco, us foods etc and this is in the 2nd largest populated place in the us. Already had about 4 or 5 new guys quit at my place because they're not getting any hours. I've never seen it this slow in my 6plus years in food service trucking
     
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  6. Cardfan89

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    January and February are historically always slow for us but come March when the IRS makes everyone "rich" it always comes back. We have had quite a few high seniority guys leave the past two years so I dont have to worry about my route being cut anymore which is a good thing.
     
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  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    There’s always a trailer load going down there to my town. Definitely a good thing. :)
     
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    Cardfan89 Medium Load Member

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    Just got the call to volunteer to stay home.... nope. Sucks for the bottom guy but I was there 5 years ago working 3 days a week.
     
  9. bentstrider83

    bentstrider83 Road Train Member

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    Might be a location wise thing. But as often as these guys are in need of drivers, I always seem to get passed over for some possibly, already local, candidate. US Foods, Sysco, Ben E Keith, McLane. Seems like very few places are willing to take chances on those of us that are "willing to relocate" and would rather us already be there.
    Of course that's a definite catch-22. Go through all the physical/mental duress of a move, deal with the ugliness of a new place you'll have to call home, and then find that all the work has dried up.
     
  10. Russian Rabbit

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    i think all amusement parks should have foodservice worker days----where anyone that does foodservice and their families get in for free----because foodservice IS the most physically difficult job on the planet bar none.

    There may be more dangerous-er jobs around, but none more physically demanding.
     
  11. Cardfan89

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    My brotherinlaw drives a shingle truck and that is something I dont want a single part of.... slinging shingles off a truck on roofs for about 5 bucks less an hour than i make na I'm good
     
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