PEPSI (PBG) Route CDL

[kutztowndriver]

I have an interview for a relief route sales (CDL) in eastern, PA. I was wondering if anyone had any information about this type of job. They said it was a physical job handling 400-800 cases/something a shift. The pay starts out at $16 something on hour and goes up. I wondered what the top rate was and how long it takes to get there. On another location for PBG drivers it listed the wages from the $16 and topped out around $22 or 23. Can anyone verify or correct the pay questions and if anyone can tell me about working for them how it would be. I figure it will be a new adjustment but in the long term there must be better driving jobs just like in all companies.

[pro1driver]

Originally Posted by kutztowndriver

I have an interview for a relief route sales (CDL) in eastern, PA. I was wondering if anyone had any information about this type of job. They said it was a physical job handling 400-800 cases/something a shift. The pay starts out at $16 something on hour and goes up. I wondered what the top rate was and how long it takes to get there. On another location for PBG drivers it listed the wages from the $16 and topped out around $22 or 23. Can anyone verify or correct the pay questions and if anyone can tell me about working for them how it would be. I figure it will be a new adjustment but in the long term there must be better driving jobs just like in all companies.

all i can say is that a co-worker of mine drives for "P-epseee" and he has told my the "route sales guys get the pleasure of going into the stores and stocking the shelves, daily.......

you'll be dog tired at day's end. and you'll be doing just about everyone's run.

[double_r]

Originally Posted by kutztowndriver

I have an interview for a relief route sales (CDL) in eastern, PA. I was wondering if anyone had any information about this type of job. They said it was a physical job handling 400-800 cases/something a shift. The pay starts out at $16 something on hour and goes up. I wondered what the top rate was and how long it takes to get there. On another location for PBG drivers it listed the wages from the $16 and topped out around $22 or 23. Can anyone verify or correct the pay questions and if anyone can tell me about working for them how it would be. I figure it will be a new adjustment but in the long term there must be better driving jobs just like in all companies.

As far as the pay, not sure. Never had an interest in them.

As far as the PHYSICAL WORK, well that one I can answer easy:

Are you in good physical shape? For a job such as this, you better be. Alot of lifting and pushing and pulling a two-wheel dolly. Those cases of pop are HEAVY. Put five or six or more on the dolly and ...........

Hope you have EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. Remember, the customer is ALWAYS RIGHT(even when they are wrong). Sometimes you may have to .

Hows the driving skills? Nothing like missing cars by inches in parking lots of C-stores and backing in and out of lots onto a busy road.

Now that you know the bad points(if I forgot any, I will edit this or GT will add some for me), let's go over a few of the good points:

Jobs such as these are not for everyone. If you do like it and stay, you will most likely move into a permanent route very quick. Turn over in this type of job is high.

You will be home nightly.

Benefits are usually very good.

Pay is good.

Any other questions, throw them out there.

[double_r]

Originally Posted by pro1driver

all i can say is that a co-worker of mine drives for "P-epseee" and he has told my the "route sales guys get the pleasure of going into the stores and stocking the shelves, daily.......

you'll be dog tired at day's end. and you'll be doing just about everyone's run.

Stocking and rotating the shelves is actually part of a side-loader(CDL) driver's job. Run into them daily on my routes.

BULK driver is the way to go(once you get in there). They have merchandisers follow them and stock the shelves.

[grocery thrower]

Originally Posted by double_r

As far as the pay, not sure. Never had an interest in them.

As far as the PHYSICAL WORK, well that one I can answer easy:

Are you in good physical shape? For a job such as this, you better be. Alot of lifting and pushing and pulling a two-wheel dolly. Those cases of pop are HEAVY. Put five or six or more on the dolly and ...........

Hope you have EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. Remember, the customer is ALWAYS RIGHT(even when they are wrong). Sometimes you may have to .

Hows the driving skills? Nothing like missing cars by inches in parking lots of C-stores and backing in and out of lots onto a busy road.

Now that you know the bad points(if I forgot any, I will edit this or GT will add some for me), let's go over a few of the good points:

Jobs such as these are not for everyone. If you do like it and stay, you will most likely move into a permanent route very quick. Turn over in this type of job is high.

You will be home nightly.

Benefits are usually very good.

Pay is good.

Any other questions, throw them out there.

Good job double r..the only other thing I can think of are dealing with the C-store owners and mgrs. those are some of the worst stops I have, you have to stand there while they check it off, its nothing like rest. delivery, which by the way, guys that throw pop or beer do as well, I have talked to both, pop and beer guys and they say C-store deliveries are the worst, they want you to hang the moon for them..according to them you have to, its not an option, I wouldn't want to do either one of those jobs, I'll stick to groceries.

[kutztowndriver]

Originally Posted by double_r

Stocking and rotating the shelves is actually part of a side-loader(CDL) driver's job. Run into them daily on my routes.

BULK driver is the way to go(once you get in there). They have merchandisers follow them and stock the shelves.

Bulk is what I am thinking and I am thinking of the big picture when it comes to pepsi. I figure it's tough the first few years until you start getting better runs. I see a large amount of turnover from Coke locally, those jobs are constatly in the paper. Pepsi on the other hand is not a regular hiring event. I've never seen this job before and I might have got it from the website, not sure if it's listed in careerbuilder or careerlink.

The start time in 6AM and I figure the cases are just a different beast as compared to every job is different. I've seen other jobs listed on the web for this job through pepsi and have noticed that when the pays listed it goes up to around $22-24 almost top rate. With OT of just 10 hours a week even starting out at $16 something that's around 45-50k first year and the pepsi buisiness is steady.

With the economy in shambles this might turn out to be alright. I am going in with the glass half full attitude and will hope for the best.

It's nice to get some feedback on this position from you guys so thank you all for your help and I am always looking for more on this pepsi job. Being the full time relief driver might actually be a cool gig because your going to different places alot. 400-800 cases a day will be a workout so maybe the ladies at the stores will have something better to look at after a few months, lol.