Just got hired @ PapaJohns…. Transitioned from 3 years otr to food service…. Im loving it! To me I just look at it as I’m getting paid to workout 😂…. My 1st day my Apple Watch said I burned 2k calories and took 21k steps that day… but nothing beats kissing ur wife and kids before work and knowing ur returning again later… I used to hate knowing next time I see them will be 2weeks later… stay safe my fellow drivers!🙏🏾
@scott7045 as long as you use good form and are mindful of how you are doing your job its no different than an intense workout. The body can handle so much more than you think but you got to watch how you work and how you eat.
To new food service employees: work life balance with a couple hundred or so less or more is the difference in misery and happiness. PFG I was doing ( not legally ) 20 hour days. 18k in two months. Great pay, terrible management, terrible work life balance. 5-600 miles a day. Now at GFS for one month: already have a tolerable route, maybe $100 less a week, 8-10 hour days and management that portrays that they care. These are real experiences and my best advice is to consider other factors besides money!!
I want to see a video that compares pay, benefits, schedules,equipment and perks between some of the best food service companies. It’s hard to choose without knowing what separates each one.
Ive worked for sygma and always heard sygma was the highest paid food delivery company to work for. We got paid by weight stops and miles and I can only speak from my experience but I'll say I was grossing about $3,000 a week and I was only working about 50hrs a week which is equivalent to $60 an hour if you do the math but I will say they don't treat drivers the best and especially new drivers.
Bro I’m a selector there and I hate it 😂😂 any pointers on the stacking while I’m still there ? I get it done but they weird about the stop sortation it’s impossible to not bury stops 😂😂
Worked at Sygma for years. Started as a selector and moved to a yard driver because of previous work experience. Was on route to get a cdl but the company is sl disorganized and the management is full of high-school level drama. I had to call it quits.
@yodambomb4974 part of the solution could be Sygma stop cramming every last stop on one truck but I will say at some point yes a case is gonna have to be buried to stabilize the skid but it sucks when you can tell a selector just didn't care and buried the cases to make his or hers job easier. Also some times skids are built nice but then the loader loads it backwards so all the work that selector did building that skid and trying not to bury cases was for no reason.
No lies told. Everyone needs to find the right fit for them. Day and Night driving both have pros and cons. Sometimes its worth a pay cut for shorter days and a better work/life balance. Some want fat checks and don't mind 72 hour weeks lol
@@loulanez5316 if your thinking about Sysco riverside, apply to us foods corona. The pay is the exact same and the benefits are free and you get a pension. Sysco riverside is way way way worse than us foods corona.
What are the routes like and schedule like? Do you enjoy working there? There's a sygma close by and really thinking about joining them but ain't much info on them
@Anonymous 5 days a week schedule and depending on the location you work will depend on how far you will travel. Here in southern California will only go further east is Arizona and furthest north is the Bay. The minimum pay after training is 1500 a week plus other things added so u can make well over that a week. The training is 800 a week takes about 2-4 weeks. I'm currently in my first week of training and I'm liking it so far.
Just started pfg out in california so far its ok i just gotta get used to off loading the food scanning the items and sticking to the time schedule..I'm fresh put of construction work so it's definitely differnt type of work
I just got my cdl July 8 & I went today & got my doubles/triples. My hubby work for pfg I'm gonna do a app even tho they want u to have 6mths experience but it still want hurt for me to at least do a app
Got a interview wit lil caesars pizza(blue line distribution) starting pay 29.21 an hour overtime after 40. Brand new equipment. Lift gates and ramps. Overnight deliveries cant wait
I'm trying to get a sense of average cart weight in food service? I work for a beverage distributor right now and a standard cart looks like 12-15 28-32lb cases or 2 15.5 gallon half barrels. It hurts haha.
My trainer at McLane had a good route work 4 or 5 stops Get a room 10 Hrs break and work Another 4 or 5 drops and head back too Atl Good route But He's Been there 25 Years
@@mitchell7054 they don't pay by the hour more like incentive and miles. The average pay is 1500 weekly but you can more well over that. We work at night that's something my body still getting use to but other than that pretty chill job
Try too Avoid Drop yards The Shuttle Divers Don't Care if The pallets Slide in Front of Your Door Or Tipped over Pallets It's Not their problem It's Yours Waiting for a Shuttle driver for 5 Hrs Is Bs
I’m netting 1500 could be 1600 adjusting the w2 withholding and local in phoenix. But foodservice helps keep u in shape for the long run no touch u just sitting on ur but and driving takes toll on hands and all
My boy put me on the CDL test prep app so I studied that everyday all day no lie lol. I kept taking those practice quizzes until I made 100% on each quiz every time. Also, the actual test had some of the same exact questions as the quizzes on the app. I was prepared so it was easy.
Hey bro thanks for the video. Getting my cdl now… I want local, good pay, and a good work out… maybe us foods is the way to go.. you got a referral code?
@@ericalger7980 Headlamp is one for sure. Some trailers lights go out and at 3 4 or 5 am it's hard to hold a flashlight and scan cases or even see what's what.
@@realhitman395 I agree bro, work is a lot…I like that it keeps me in shape however we had a 10k sign on bonus at my location, just tryna get the experience & move on to the next journey…I appreciate your response! Are you a Driver trainee or already a driver for Mclane?
McLane might pay good $ If You Are Not on a Drop Yard if So Your Screwed They just Started a 14 Hrs trip If you have helper making 17$ an Hr He's Making more than You Are and You carry All the responsibility Bs
@@hamm3274 I work for mclane and I’m telling you now… you gonna make good money here… grossed 7k in two weeks… yearly salary, I’m already at 60k and other ppl here is even higher than that…
Depends. Are you In California? All us foods are not the same, cause a lot are union and it depends on the contract. If your in so cal, you get a pension and your benefits for you and your family are free.
@@shiftautomotive854 I’m home everyday I’m off on weekends.. it all depend on you if you want to get off or stay on the clock.. I got a family so i hustle I’m off at a decent time everyday. I get route pay so the faster you get done the more money you make.
I'm trying to find something like that too. Work 4 days a week and off 3 days. Don't care if I have to sleep in the truck for a couple nights a week, but wouldn't really want to say in the truck 4 days in a row
I’m sure there are drivers at each company who have time to do the things they enjoy outside of work. I think it really comes down to the route your on. However, companies who have 4 day work schedules for certain routes are great also. Like GFS, PFG, & I believe Sysco & Mclane have some 4 day schedules as well.
4 day’s might be the norm for you @Hamrocksco at Mclane but it’s definitely not the norm across the board regarding other food service companies. Most guy’s are working minimum 5 days and in some cases 6 days.
Just got hired @ PapaJohns…. Transitioned from 3 years otr to food service…. Im loving it! To me I just look at it as I’m getting paid to workout 😂…. My 1st day my Apple Watch said I burned 2k calories and took 21k steps that day… but nothing beats kissing ur wife and kids before work and knowing ur returning again later… I used to hate knowing next time I see them will be 2weeks later… stay safe my fellow drivers!🙏🏾
You can’t put a price on being home with the wife & kids every night. Priceless! Stay safe bro 🙏🏾
Same way I felt bro getting paid to work out
Working out? Lol. U mean working your body to the bones til you're worn out. Then replace you with a much younger version of you. Same cycle
@scott7045 as long as you use good form and are mindful of how you are doing your job its no different than an intense workout. The body can handle so much more than you think but you got to watch how you work and how you eat.
@@scott7045 Damn bro...
To new food service employees: work life balance with a couple hundred or so less or more is the difference in misery and happiness. PFG I was doing ( not legally ) 20 hour days. 18k in two months. Great pay, terrible management, terrible work life balance. 5-600 miles a day. Now at GFS for one month: already have a tolerable route, maybe $100 less a week, 8-10 hour days and management that portrays that they care. These are real experiences and my best advice is to consider other factors besides money!!
80ish miles a day
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I want to see a video that compares pay, benefits, schedules,equipment and perks between some of the best food service companies. It’s hard to choose without knowing what separates each one.
Ive worked for sygma and always heard sygma was the highest paid food delivery company to work for. We got paid by weight stops and miles and I can only speak from my experience but I'll say I was grossing about $3,000 a week and I was only working about 50hrs a week which is equivalent to $60 an hour if you do the math but I will say they don't treat drivers the best and especially new drivers.
Thanks for your transparency bro
Bro I’m a selector there and I hate it 😂😂 any pointers on the stacking while I’m still there ? I get it done but they weird about the stop sortation it’s impossible to not bury stops 😂😂
Worked at Sygma for years. Started as a selector and moved to a yard driver because of previous work experience. Was on route to get a cdl but the company is sl disorganized and the management is full of high-school level drama. I had to call it quits.
@yodambomb4974 part of the solution could be Sygma stop cramming every last stop on one truck but I will say at some point yes a case is gonna have to be buried to stabilize the skid but it sucks when you can tell a selector just didn't care and buried the cases to make his or hers job easier. Also some times skids are built nice but then the loader loads it backwards so all the work that selector did building that skid and trying not to bury cases was for no reason.
@SquareSquared2 yes very disorganized company. Sad because if they could get shit together around that place it could be a good place to work.
No lies told. Everyone needs to find the right fit for them. Day and Night driving both have pros and cons. Sometimes its worth a pay cut for shorter days and a better work/life balance. Some want fat checks and don't mind 72 hour weeks lol
All facts! 💯
@@imanthonytv Plus you can just quit where you're at and jump companies. They all need drivers!!! haha
True
Best comment I seen yet right on brother
💯!!!
I start Sysco on the 6th here in Cali. $27.17 full benefits paid by the company for me and my family.
Nice!
What city?
@@teamtouchtrucking7573 Riverside CA
@@Mrntl2014 how is it bro? I’m thinking about applying to the riverside location
@@loulanez5316 if your thinking about Sysco riverside, apply to us foods corona. The pay is the exact same and the benefits are free and you get a pension. Sysco riverside is way way way worse than us foods corona.
Thinking about making the jump…. I’m in Charleston SC and the money sounds good… just got my license in April… not afraid of the hard work
Congrats! Go for it!
In DTX I got access to US Foods, Mclane, PFG, and I can drive for QuikTrip
Got my cdl 3 weeks ago, waiting for GFS to come back with that pre employment screening. 💪🏾
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What is gfs? Is that golden state food service?
Gordon Food Service
@@imanthonytv Do a video on Frito lay otr and regional cdl drivers
I work for sygma florida and we are owned by sysco but we get paid by miles and weight of the trailer. I love your videos keep up the great work
Thanks brother ✊🏾
What are the routes like and schedule like? Do you enjoy working there? There's a sygma close by and really thinking about joining them but ain't much info on them
@Anonymous 5 days a week schedule and depending on the location you work will depend on how far you will travel. Here in southern California will only go further east is Arizona and furthest north is the Bay. The minimum pay after training is 1500 a week plus other things added so u can make well over that a week. The training is 800 a week takes about 2-4 weeks. I'm currently in my first week of training and I'm liking it so far.
@@shiftautomotive854 k
Anyone know how much they pay there driver helpers
Every company got there pros and cons
I like ur perspective respect big bro
I just moved from Sysco to QCD. Great pay and benefits. Not that exciting of a job and deliveries are overnight. I enjoyed my time with Sysco though.
Just started pfg out in california so far its ok i just gotta get used to off loading the food scanning the items and sticking to the time schedule..I'm fresh put of construction work so it's definitely differnt type of work
How does the pay work there? I'm looking to start soon, but they said they don't do hourly.
I just got my cdl July 8 & I went today & got my doubles/triples. My hubby work for pfg I'm gonna do a app even tho they want u to have 6mths experience but it still want hurt for me to at least do a app
Sysco Denver here we start at 29.70hr but got incentive pay so depends on how u perform you can make up to 40hr I range about 34-39hr
Got a interview wit lil caesars pizza(blue line distribution) starting pay 29.21 an hour overtime after 40. Brand new equipment. Lift gates and ramps. Overnight deliveries cant wait
Aren’t you with Sygma?
@@imanthonytv not anymore, my wife got a new job so I have to get a job with a mon-friday schedule. To watch my son on Saturdays and half on Sundays
Gotcha..That lil ceasars opportunity sounds nice. Good luck champ
@@imanthonytv right on bro
@@teeroythetrucker Sygma ain't a Mon-Friday schedule?
I'm trying to get a sense of average cart weight in food service? I work for a beverage distributor right now and a standard cart looks like 12-15 28-32lb cases or 2 15.5 gallon half barrels. It hurts haha.
started training for sygma last week. Can't wait for training to be done.
You Still there fam?
@@gsherman554yeah everyone at Sygma bro 😂😂😂
Martin brower by far the easiest food service only McDonald’s and 100k easy
They do Chic Fil A too
@@NinthOfFebruary for now, looks like CFA is branching out and has their own in house fleet in some areas.
Dont they do lay overs tho?
Waiting till I hit a year exp but your right.
McLane not easy. I would still be there if management wasn't so bad. No life at all.
Same my last day was Wednesday
My trainer at McLane had a good route work 4 or 5 stops Get a room 10 Hrs break and work Another 4 or 5 drops and head back too Atl Good route But He's Been there 25 Years
Nice!
Sound like Mickey. He trained me on his Florida route
I have a Sysco, us foods, and pfg within 30 mins from me & I don’t know who to choose lol. Seems like us foods has best equipment but pfg is most pay
Yeah, it’s really going to come down to the route in terms of pay. How many cases, stops, etc.?
Why aren't much videos on Sygma? They close by to me and thinking about joining them but aren't much information on them and how they operate
Get a interview with them say ur looking for some info on them to see what runs they got and u interested in the company and pay/benefits
@@Bubbleeyyz thanks for the help. I actually work for them now just started yesterday. Do you work for them?
@@shiftautomotive854 hey I was interested in the sygma jobs what are the hours and pay like ?
@@mitchell7054 they don't pay by the hour more like incentive and miles. The average pay is 1500 weekly but you can more well over that. We work at night that's something my body still getting use to but other than that pretty chill job
@@mitchell7054bro fuck Sygma they hard af lol
Cheney Brother Driver in the building ☝️
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Can you can you let your next video be you talking about the Whataburger distribution center on how they run their company?
Try too Avoid Drop yards The Shuttle Divers Don't Care if The pallets Slide in Front of Your Door Or Tipped over Pallets It's Not their problem It's Yours Waiting for a Shuttle driver for 5 Hrs Is Bs
Shuttle, Ben E Keith, best food sevice job there is
They have local jobs for similar pay no touch freight. Got a friend making $1600 a week net local no touch and 10 hours a day.
Nice 👍🏾
I’m netting 1500 could be 1600 adjusting the w2 withholding and local in phoenix. But foodservice helps keep u in shape for the long run no touch u just sitting on ur but and driving takes toll on hands and all
@@Bubbleeyyz which company you working for?
@@Bubbleeyyz Which company
How long was your CDL program? Was it 4 weeks or 6 months?
3 weeks
@@imanthonytv only 3 weeks sheesh that’s impressive. Did you study on your own to pass the written test? Or did your program walk you through it?
My boy put me on the CDL test prep app so I studied that everyday all day no lie lol. I kept taking those practice quizzes until I made 100% on each quiz every time. Also, the actual test had some of the same exact questions as the quizzes on the app. I was prepared so it was easy.
@@imanthonytv 1 more question on that CDL test prep app you studied : General Knowledge, Air Brakes, and the Combination sections right?
Yes
Sysco had me out 17 hours sometimes 😂😂
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Hey bro thanks for the video. Getting my cdl now… I want local, good pay, and a good work out… maybe us foods is the way to go.. you got a referral code?
I actually work for Gordon Food Service so no referral code bro. Good luck with whoever you decide to go with.
I can say Ben e Keith goes out with more cases than Sysco. I worked there for 7 years. But I wouldn’t recommend that company to anybody.
Who work for Sysco in Ocoee, FL ?
I just got hired at PFG and start June 6th here in Iowa. It'll be interesting come winter.
Brutal. I got hired in the winter. Stay positive
Any suggestions as far as equipment/clothing to make the job easier?
@@ericalger7980 Headlamp is one for sure. Some trailers lights go out and at 3 4 or 5 am it's hard to hold a flashlight and scan cases or even see what's what.
Which company will y’all say has the best work life balance? I’m trying to pick which company to work for. They all seem like they pay good.
I throw on average 1200 to 1500 a night
I need more details, what are your hours? What city or states? How many years of experience you need?
I got my offer letter today from Mclane
You still there?
@@trophyroom3054 yes
@@realhitman395 just started with them, would you say the pay is worth the work?
@@trophyroom3054 Not really, I feel like they getting over with the component pay.
@@realhitman395 I agree bro, work is a lot…I like that it keeps me in shape however we had a 10k sign on bonus at my location, just tryna get the experience & move on to the next journey…I appreciate your response! Are you a Driver trainee or already a driver for Mclane?
McLane might pay good $ If You Are Not on a Drop Yard if So Your Screwed They just Started a 14 Hrs trip If you have helper making 17$ an Hr He's Making more than You Are and You carry All the responsibility Bs
Is this in GA? Also how much do Mclane drivers get paid?
@@hamm3274 I work for mclane and I’m telling you now… you gonna make good money here… grossed 7k in two weeks… yearly salary, I’m already at 60k and other ppl here is even higher than that…
@Trevin Branch 💯💪🏾
@@trev5434 apparently You are Outta Grocery division Not Food Division
@@albama8436 smh I’m in food service… deliver out the side door… kfc, Taco Bell, Buffalo Wild Wings, habit burger, white castle, John silver…
UsFoods here in Tampa Fl checking in .
How much experience did you need to get the job and how much do you make in a week?
How is it
Does us foods have a pension for CDL drivers?
Depends. Are you In California? All us foods are not the same, cause a lot are union and it depends on the contract. If your in so cal, you get a pension and your benefits for you and your family are free.
@@JAASON9091 wow. Ok. Thx
Man’s sure they have lift gate and epj
We all do the same work but I’m teamusfoods I won’t ever leave..
why you won't ever leave?
@@shiftautomotive854 why would i leave the money is great and I’m happy..
@@aaronyoung472 how's the life/work balance like working there?
@@shiftautomotive854 I’m home everyday I’m off on weekends.. it all depend on you if you want to get off or stay on the clock.. I got a family so i hustle I’m off at a decent time everyday. I get route pay so the faster you get done the more money you make.
@@shiftautomotive854 non existent!
Stay Away from Drop Yards
Dominos Truck Driver checking in outta HTOWN
I just put an application waiting for them to hit me back
Can u walk in and get a two day route, 4 days on and 3 off? I have 18 years otr. I like that two day route nice hotel and 3 days off.
Yes, it’s possible. Just depends on the locations needs at the time.
I'm trying to find something like that too. Work 4 days a week and off 3 days. Don't care if I have to sleep in the truck for a couple nights a week, but wouldn't really want to say in the truck 4 days in a row
Has anyone worked for Panera bread?
What company would you say is the best work life balance out of all of them in your opinion?
I’m sure there are drivers at each company who have time to do the things they enjoy outside of work. I think it really comes down to the route your on. However, companies who have 4 day work schedules for certain routes are great also. Like GFS, PFG, & I believe Sysco & Mclane have some 4 day schedules as well.
Is a 4 day work week possible with a lot of these companies? I was working 6 days a week OTR and got burnt out. And I want to get back in shape again
I'm at mclane in california I think 4 days is thr norm
4 day’s might be the norm for you @Hamrocksco at Mclane but it’s definitely not the norm across the board regarding other food service companies. Most guy’s are working minimum 5 days and in some cases 6 days.
@@imanthonytv since I got you here what do you consider a heavy load I did my first assist on a route it was 36k and I think 1400 cases
That’s definitely heavy. In my opinion, anything over 800 cases is heavy.
What about greco and sons
I personally never heard of them where I live.