r/CDLTruckDrivers

So every food service in the state I live they have job openings and Pepsi as well

Pepsi starting out is 32$ hr

I was wondering, I know both are physical jobs and I don’t mind

But I want to hear opinions.

I don’t want to sound dumb but I’m new about to finish my CDL school

I want to make atleast 75-80k a year

I met a guy today that works with Sysco and I was surprised how happy he was and how much he makes

Which got me thinking if I should do food service instead of Pepsi

I’m a 30 yr old male

This career fucking sucks. After doing this fedex ground line haul job for a few weeks, I parked the truck back at the terminal and told my manager I quit. I'm sick of the long hours, this job has started to make me hate driving even a regular car, incompetent managers who'll scream at you over anything, old beat up trucks that barely work, etc.

I was unironically happier working as an office drone. At least there you aren't in a dangerous career working 70 hours a week, constantly tired and sick of it all.

I don't want to pay for a cdl downgrade, so I'll just wait until my med card expires. Go ahead and downvote this post and scream at me in the comments because I'm not reading them anyway.

I’ve been working kitchens since 2012. I’ll always have a passion for food but im ready to make the career switch. I’ve heard for years it’s pretty good money in trucking. I have a wife and 3 kids and I know taking this up would mean some time away from them which we’re all prepared for. I’m currently in western PA and looking for some night schools, tips or advice from some of you guys appreciate it in advance

In a couple weeks I’ll have my CDL class B and was wondering where’s the best place to look for jobs? Cdl school says they have job placement assistance, should I take them up on that or is it just a sales tactic? I’ve been on LinkedIn and indeed but was wondering if there’s like a trucking specific job board/how you guys got your first trucking job.

I currently hate my job and am itching to get back on the road. I was previously a DSD and am not really looking to stock beverages or sell products either.

(I know I should have gotten the class A, it’s a long story, planning to upgrade)

I have a week or so left of school and only want to do local work ( family) and preferably want to work with Pepsi or Sysco. I understand the physical aspect but money seems amazing. Any information on the process would be appreciated

A lot of drivers become more intentional after a few years in the industry.

Could be loads, schedules, lanes, customers, routes, or even how they manage their time.

What changed most for you?

My husband has his B license and currently drives a school bus. But we’ve decided he can make a lot more truck driving.

Would it be better to find a job that will train him or just get it and then find a job? Or does it not matter? He got recommended a class that’ll cost like $1100. He knows he needs to do the written test first and has that scheduled

Also if anyone has recommendations for companies in Des Moines that would have him home daily that would be great.

Also do you get good benefits? I know it depends on the company but overall how is it? He has fantastic benefits right now and we’re worried about losing that.

Also this might be a dumb question but what if he gets in an accident? I’m just an anxious wife who is worried about him getting in an accident and then getting fired and our life falling apart lol 😂

Not a driver. Just curious, since ChatGPT and similar have gotten to be much more convincingly conversational, it seems like long haul drivers would be early adopters. Is this happening at all?

Is there any free offerings on studying for your cdl permit everything ive downloaded costs money

I’m 21 and looking into applying for Sysco in the Inland Empire/Ontario CA area for a CDL delivery driver position.

Trying to find out from current drivers if Sysco there is still doing DOT urine-only testing or if they’ve started doing hair follicle tests in 2026.

Would also appreciate any honest input about:

rookie hiring

workload

pay

schedules

whether it’s worth it for a new driver

Thanks.

Is concrete mixer truck driver a good first job ? they offered me $28.00hr and it’s Monday through Saturday I got my CDL A a couple weeks ago and I start Monday

Hello , I’m 21 and highly considering going to school for trucking. My boyfriend and I are wanting to do team driving. For anyone doing team driving or just in the career in general. What are the pros and cons. Go we get insurance. How does team driving work?
We lift , so is it’s possible still making it to the gym everyday doing this. Any and all information is appreciated.