2 Months into Driving for GFS | Watch Before Working for Gordon Food Service

[@brendand3600]

Over 15 years as a GFS delivery driver here. I do 3x12 shifts. Most other shifts are 4x10s. Even on 12 hour shifts, the days feel a lot shorter than they are. Compensation is great. Time off is unbeatable. I had thought about quitting 1 month in when I first started, but it was a significant pay increase from my previous job so I stuck with it and am very glad that I did. Once you get used to where you are going and can recognize boxes so that you can find what you are looking for more easily, it gets much better and you develop a routine to maximize your efficiency. It is a young person's job though so I would not recommend it to people looking to start over the age of 35 unless you are used to the type of work and even for those of us who are, most of our bodies are telling us to hang up our handcart by age 50. GFS has good opportunities in other departments though.

[@SRTYatted]

Well said bro agree with you on everything 👍🏽

[@leyosouljaz]

That’s fire‼️ Just passed my test and my teacher knows one of the managers and said he can get me right in. I was hoping 4x10 shift was true so thanks for confirming that but if they offer 3x12 I’ll definitely take that instead

[@fabio_santoro]

I really would like to start my trucking career as a food service driver...so do you think it's too late to start at 43 years old?

[@leyosouljaz]

@@fabio_santoro never to late bra, i had a 60 almost 70 year old man in my CDL class

[@brendand3600]

@@fabio_santoro It depends. As a delivery driver, I would say most likely yes, it is too late unless either you are very fit or are just looking to do it for the short term. There are other positions too. In my area, we have one GFS warehouse and then many surrounding depots. Trailers get transferred from the warehouse to the depots (usually at night). The transfer driver's job is just moving the trailers from point A to point B. No lifting involved.

[@scottie_dookie]

You still at gfs?? 👀

[@SRTYatted]

Still there 3 years in

[@scottie_dookie]

That’s what’s up 🔥💵💵

[@melo2kcrazy5]

i start monday in miami. i appreciate this video bro it helped alot. you a real one

[@SRTYatted]

That’s wassup I’ll see you Monday then 💯

[@ClipsByLos]

Hard work pays off✊🏼💰

[@SRTYatted]

💯💯

[@borklaser6394]

Martin Brower pays $1600-1800 a week 4 days on 3 days off.

[@dallaskubano214]

I’m fixing to start posting about gfs soon and my experiences here in Texas. Much love bro subbed

[@SRTYatted]

Definitely should. Gives people a good insight on what we do.

[@harbansingh2318]

Bro after road test, when they will go on next step or they can not select if i did baking bad but road was pretty good. Due to new circumstances or without experience on class 1A license.

[@AlmiranTHD]

Not too shabby man keep it up I work in port Everglades and do see some Sysco drivers and you can tell they get frustrated

[@SRTYatted]

Yea bro after talking to a few people I see Gordon is one of the better companies to work for. At the end of the day you just gotta keep grinding and keep making moves 💪🏽💯

[@Zenitram162]

Appreciate the video bro, I got an interview Monday at the plant city warehouse. I moved out the 305 area about 2 years ago

[@johngavin1175]

Man I used to work at the Plant City dc,quit in Feb 2020 after 9 years. Hope you got hired,and that you're having a good time there.

[@BullCityJ919]

I currently work for pepsi and it's the hardest job I ever had.

[@SRTYatted]

Yea these jobs aren’t as easy as we make it look

[@TheDegree410]

Thank you for the information and the breakdown. I through kegs and cases where I work.

[@kimwalker5742]

Will they hire if you have a manual restriction?

[@SRTYatted]

I think we only have 1 driver right now with a restriction. Chances might be low but it don’t hurt to try. They might just really need someone at the moment

[@user-ub8uc8gq7r]

Fuck that beach route. I used to have the shittiest route when I first started. It was in the heart of downtown of the major city. Parking was a headache. And one ways gave my ass anxiety lol.

[@chrislefty5074]

Good info bro👍 and yeah that's something I heard about GFS they care better about their people and don't overwork them. Just got done 23 stops 903 cases 😂 might have to look into GFS eventually

[@SRTYatted]

Sheeesh sounds like a long day

[@reesiemula]

Sysco? Lol

[@LeftyTito]

felt this video

[@SRTYatted]

💯💯

[@Rico4801]

I subbed this was a great informative video bro

[@SRTYatted]

Glad to help lmk of any questions for the next vid if you have any 💯

[@davidblanco6249]

Bro let me tell you , I worked Coca Cola , Cheney brother & Gold Coast beverages out of Miami for the first few years of my cdl career The best decision of my life was becoming owner operator.

[@SRTYatted]

And you’re still local?

[@davidblanco6249]

@@SRTYatted na OTR

[@SRTYatted]

@@davidblanco6249 I’ma try to find something owner op local

[@davidblanco6249]

@@SRTYatted there is no money local man. I tried. Trust me nothing is worth it.

[@SRTYatted]

@@davidblanco6249 there’s so many options in trucking I feel like it’s out there you just gotta find it

[@gaegarrido9637]

When you start how long is the training until you go solo ? And how you get paid during training?

[@MikeHart72]

You start solo when they feel you are ready, there is no specific time frame.

[@Joshalllen42226]

How much do shuttle drivers make?? The drivers who pull doubles to drop yards??

[@SRTYatted]

Not sure since that’s not what I do. Pay is a bit different

[@MikeHart72]

Delivery drivers have a different formula pay than transit drivers. Their pay works out to a bit less because they do less work but it’s not a huge difference which is good considering the transit drivers work through the night. I was a delivery driver but did fill in here and there hauling the B-trains. It’s not something I could do full time because I find it hard to work at night and sleep during the day.

[@cartermann544]

When did you put in application for the job! While in CdL school or after?

[@SRTYatted]

Same day I got the license

[@doofykouki494]

Does gfs let drives take their truck home?

[@chimborazo328]

Yeah that way you get it loaded from home for the next day genius!!!

[@taerivers740]

Hey I just started working for them about a month ago I just tested positive for COVID so I’m unfortunately out of work for 5 days. Does Gordon pay employees sick leave when tested positive for COVID or no ? I know some companies do

[@SRTYatted]

Not for COVID but you can use your vacay and pto for it or get that time unpaid, up to you

[@losgomezsonunshow5239]

Do they hire no experience. CDL A

[@SRTYatted]

They hired me no experience

[@AD-pd8xb]

I’m in cdl school right now I graduate December 13th, been thinking about food service like gfs and etc

[@SRTYatted]

If you think you’d be a good fit I’d say give it a try, you’ll make good money

[@AD-pd8xb]

@@SRTYatted thanks bro and I definitely will!

[@jacobgreen1427]

Da fuck? I'm taking home 1000 bucks a week in training.

[@chrislefty5074]

@yatted hey bro u still working at GFS?

[@SRTYatted]

Yea

[@chrislefty5074]

@@SRTYatted about how many stops and cases do you average a day? And are the routes pretty consistent as in same stops a day? I'm fixing to apply by the end of this week

[@SRTYatted]

@@chrislefty5074 I’m averaging 9-10 stops and 500 cases and I have a set route I do every week. New drivers take a while to get a set route tho. Hard to tell how long it’ll take to get your set route

[@chrislefty5074]

@@SRTYatted thanks for the info bro I think it's time for a change lol👍

[@josnielcepero9563]

Yoo you loving my old south beach route 🤣

[@SRTYatted]

Lmao na they got me doing key Biscayne and coral way 😂

[@emanuelrodriguez10]

Do they train for class a?

[@ViperaVize]

can you listen to headphones?

[@SRTYatted]

As long as it’s just one

[@cuteboy332]

Do they got cameras in the trucks?

[@SRTYatted]

Na I don’t think I would be able to work like that

[@stephz6037]

How are the entrances to these places you deliver to? Are some of them hard to get into?

[@SRTYatted]

Some are tricky but remember if someone else has done it then you can too. Ain’t nothing a bit of practice can’t fix

[@stephz6037]

@@SRTYatted you're so right. thanks for that. I was gonna ask you how many in person interviews did you have to do until they told you that you got the job?

[@SRTYatted]

@@stephz6037 only one FaceTime interview and they told me my start date same day

[@johngavin1175]

Regret leaving this company. Burnt myself out as a selector after 9 years. I worked with some of the Miami selectors in the past,they were good people.

[@SRTYatted]

There’s a few selectors that transferred over to the transportation dep. and kept their seniority so they jumped straight into export so they never touch cases just drop and hook and pull up and wait. Would’ve been good looking into that. But they probably didn’t even inform you of that

[@johngavin1175]

@@SRTYatted We had openings,just wasn't confident enough to drive a tractor. Not even for the yard dog job. We did have some of out selectors go to transportation,but came back because they got too many points.

[@knot3427]

@@johngavin1175 Gavin what's up bro

[@nino3613]

What have you been averaging weekly after taxes?

[@SRTYatted]

Remember the more you gross the more taxes you pay lol. averaging around 1400 gross around 1080 clean some weeks a bit more some weeks a bit less

[@teamtouchtrucking7573]

How many hours are you averaging per week?

[@SRTYatted]

50 ish

[@BroReactz]

I don’t have a CDL A yet. Would they provide training/trucking school? I’ve been doing a lot of research and I really wanna get into this industry how it’s looking so far. Im only 29yrs old so I don’t wanna waste any more time. I worked for FedEx Ground over 1yr, and my contractors were a$$🤦🏾‍♂️ 12hrs a day delivering all over the world and I only made 150 a day smh

[@SRTYatted]

There was a time period they were hiring non CDL holders but you have a better shot of getting in with the license. And I get you I got the same feeling you got, I just turned 24. Gotta take that jump and get your license

[@Bobbydigital23]

You got a lift gate or ramp?

[@SRTYatted]

We use both but little by little the company is buying more lift gates

[@user-ub8uc8gq7r]

Thank god for lift gates. Saves your back lol. I deliver strictly beer & alcohol with my 37ft trailer.

[@ktfromatl1]

You can make more than that just driving somewhere... drop and hook, and driving back. Without having to do all that unloading

[@SRTYatted]

What are some options?

[@ktfromatl1]

@@SRTYatted linehaul for a freight company. Some may require dock work, but that's still better than unloading 1200 cases. Or a delivery job where you're unloading pallets with a pallet jack. Not hating, but 900-1100 for that type of work isn't good money. That's very low tbh. And I speak from experience because I started out as a Mclane driver. The longer you stay, the more you make with food service. You're only 2 months in so I guess that's why the pay isn't great, but again...the money you will make if you stay there can be made somewhere else that's not as physically demanding

[@ktfromatl1]

But if you like it then disreguard...keep doing ya thing.

[@SRTYatted]

Company name? And what are you looking at weekly? And also is it a local job home every day?

[@fcb5650]

@@SRTYatted keep you great work, don’t listen to this negative comments, be at home every day plus good money is great

[@nelsonhernandez6764]

El unico que habla la verda/ the only one said the real deal 100% true 👍

[@brianjackson3031]

How big are the trailers?

[@SRTYatted]

Mainly 36 and a few 28s

[@JuanMejia-md8re]

So u gross roughly 5k a month?

[@SRTYatted]

Little over yea

[@noahparent4959]

Hey bro I work for gfs in New Brunswick Canada!! Represent! Send me a message if possible

[@ericktwelve11]

I'm from Canada, I have a AZ license, does GFS hire new drivers with no experience?