Foodservice shuttle driver
Posted by brokedasherboi@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 8 comments
I have an interview tomorrow with a local foodservice company for a shuttle driver position. Drop and hook only. On the phone they said it's the same run every day, just one trip a night. It's about a 5 hour round trip not including pre trip/drop/hook, so probably around 6 hour shifts. Flat pay $300 per round trip. Seems like a pretty damn good deal to me. Anybody have any experience with something like this?
Cardinal_350@reddit
Food service driver here. If no one else at that terminal wants a shuttle job instead of moving cases something is wrong. We've got shuttle jobs and you need to be in the top 10 in seniority to even have a chance at them. Top 5 more likely
brokedasherboi@reddit (OP)
Well it pays quite a bit less than the delivery jobs. Delivery jobs are $32/hr, OT after 8, 55+ hours a week. Vs pretty much flat $1500 a week for shuttle, and it's overnight shift. But yeah I had that thought as well
Ports_Of_Los_Angeles@reddit
After driving over the road, I had a similar setup once, and I loved it! I thought it was the easiest thing ever! Until that company went bankruptcy. We were all sad.
StillAnxious2493@reddit
ask about what happens when trailers aren’t ready, breakdown pay, weather delays, layover rules, how often start time changes, forced extra runs, and how many days they actually get you out a week instead of on paper five or six
ColeHimself@reddit
You'll have delays fairly often. stuff having to be reloaded and not done when you're ready to leave. Also different trailers every time so ask if a pre-trip is done before the trailers are loaded. Chances are the yard goat just shoves them into a dock without any care and it'll be your free time that gets fucked every time you notice a ruined tire or a slack adjuster out of travel.
brokedasherboi@reddit (OP)
Good to know, will definitely ask about that. Thanks!
Alvinnn___@reddit
This sounds like performance
brokedasherboi@reddit (OP)
It's a smaller company only in the Midwest, I think they have 5 warehouses total.