Beverage/Food Service Delivery vs LTL Freight City Driver (P & D)

It is 10 times easier.

 

Definitely easier. You’re gonna have an occasional stop where you’ll hafta break down a pallet and hand it off, but nothing like what you’re doin. Mostly bumping docks, these pallets are yours, sign here. R&L used to advertise a lot about free liftgate service, and almost all the P&D trailers I’ve seen of there’s have them. Some liftgate deliveries can be a pain, like swingsets to a residential for instance. But even that can be broken down. Just time consuming. I always hated gun safes cuz they are narrow, usually on a cheap shoddy narrow pallet, and super top heavy. But, with that said I mean you can only do what you can do. When I was P&D’ing I got real good at rolling up that door and agreeing with the customer, “yea I dunno how you’re gonna get that out of there”. You’re already doing multi-stop work now so you get the hustle mentality. Not to mention saving your knees and back doing food service. Its tough work for sure, I did it about 8 years ago in my early twenties and even then I realized I wouldn’t be able to to do it forever. R&L seems like a solid place to work, good pay structure, nice equipment, you’ll be alright. Good luck!

 

No catch. It's easier. Only reason drivers go food service over LTL is pretty much because they WANT the exercise (they like it), or maybe they don't have the options. Not knocking food service at all, but I think most drivers understand it is more difficult by its very nature as opposed to LTL P&D.

If you're tired of food service and you have an offer with a major LTL company like R&L, then take it. No brainer.

 

There are very few company's that pay p&d more than food service in my area anyway (ups is the exception) we have a lot of guys that are at the age they need to leave but can't take a pay cut or don't want to work an extra day.

 

Food Service in my area(Southwest Florida) is about 1200 a week, but your schedule is screwy - plus you work 6 days straight in February and march. Plus the pay scheme is always some exotic per case, per mile, per stop thats so elaborate you need a lawyer to break it down.

LTL in my area starts around 20.77 per hour (XPO), Saia starts at 21.49, and I believe OD pays around the 23-5

 

Good point. I forgot to mention that food service usually pays more than P&D. Duh!

 

That's right, those mysterious, inner-circle resorts!!!

 

Yea I don't know about down there where I'm at they pay per hour with overtime after 10hrs and a 4 day work week if you work your 5th day it's all overtime. I have thought about hauling freight but like I said I don't want to take a pay cut for p and d and line haul doesn't appeal to me