The Food Service Rant thread

I assume you mean Aurora colorado. I work there.

There are 8 total out of this DC. Which is a ton. not sure I can reveal that. they'll tell you at interviews.

Couple months at least, maybe longer. You can stay extra board as long as you want pretty much. Tons of work available. Took me about 3 months to get the same route twice and it was an eye opener. It was much easier. They do try to get you steady. Easier for them and you. but we are WAYYY short drivers. They will work you until you say stop, enough. At one point last week, I worked 3 straight weeks (every day) on elogs. The job gets much easier around the 3 month mark as it starts to click.

elogs. peoplenet.

no, supposed to be first night in the truck, 2nd in the hotel. Some end at the hotel.

no

oh hell yes. You get really good at getting into ugly places. you hit curbs and some trees but nothing else is really allowed. Although by the condition of the trucks and trailers, it's clear other people have hit stuff. and rule of thumb is never enter a lot you don't know how to get out of. I've stopped on the street, thrown flashers and walked into the lot to figure out how to get in and out. That's part of what makes having the same route so much easier, you know where to go and park.

no, no, yes. Once you get good at it you really can make the times, but it takes a while and you are still ALWAYS hustling. You earn every penny.

You barely make turns a 100 times a day.. They are short and locals get a day cab. but it's still a sleeper and they are all 48' plus a liftgate.

yes, but it's very reasonable. the bene's are excellent.

no. ice either for that matter still way better than manual jacks. the pallets are heavy and the EPJ's do go up hills. (they tip over too.)

the question you didn't ask. Yes, we make bank. I'm easily on track to beat the average wage for the center,the recruiter isn't lying about that. You earn every penny of it. Monday I worked 13:45 and ran my tail off. I'll do 30+ hours in thursday/friday and 3 hours on saturday. Yeah, do that math.

 

Broken down again!!!!!

 

So, did you apply? Cuz I'm tired and we need more drivers.

I ran a half shift wednesday, on thursday the reefer was dying and really the only solution when the reefer is dying away from main city is get the #### off the truck. Finally at 8pm (long after I had quit for the night and run out of hours. really. 13:55 on the elogs. 6 stops, 700 pieces, 520 miles in a 64mph truck) they just put more freon in it and said should last thru middle of next day. (which is all I needed). So, did the last 500 pieces on 3 stops on Friday and then drove 620 miles to make it back (13:35) friday night.

I get in and they say "can you work a local tomorrow?" Um, an hour ago you were covered. Yeah, the guy called off, pleezzze. Fine. So, turns out I'm changing my name to "super hero". I had to start 3 hours later (had to get my 10). (and my boss nor boss's boss can read the sheet. They tell me its supposed to leave at 4:30 and I can't go until 6:11am. So two hours late. I get there and start running it and the FIRST DELIVERY is at 4:30. 75 miles away. yeah, it starts at 3am. Anyway, I ran my ### off and I actually did this route months ago. (I remember it being snowy). I FREAKING CAUGHT UP BY lunch time. I made up THREE HOURS. I actually had to sit over lunch for hour due to lock out for my last delivery.

Super Hero.

66 hours on the elogs
Probably made $1900 this week though.

I'm freaking tired though.