Knowing When To Leave
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- During my first few months with a mega carrier, I was ready to leave. Know when to leave your trucking job with a plan for where to go.
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My name: Donald Smith
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Keep up the videos. Love the content and honesty
@@robertroderick3888 You're welcome! Hopefully it helps people discover more about what it's like to be here at Walmart.
Great video!
I started at Schneider National Carriers back in 1997 for a whopping .20 cpm. 3-4 weeks out. With the exception of pay, they were nice folks to work for and treated me good. After 4 months with SNC, I was offered a job with a small private fleet and I'm still here 26 years later.
@@snidelywhiplash285 well Schneider did exactly what they're meant to do for you. Give you enough experience to go somewhere you want to go. That's basically what happened to me I got just enough experience to get a better job and it worked out great. One thing's for sure you can't go wrong with a private fleet in almost every case.
LTL is another great choice, home every day with weekends off. I like P&D For the daytime 8-9 hour shifts, been doing it for 20 years, now number one on the seniority list. Road drivers make well over 100k, but they work 13 hour shifts overnight.
I think if I lived near a city I probably would have done something like that If I didn't know about Walmart.
Now that I’m Retired since Jun’ 2022 after 35 years, if you’ve been in trucking more than 5 years, you’ve been in it to long. I try to tell new drivers, Don’t go in it Flat Broke, try to have at least $5500 dollars saved , then go do what you need to do in 5 years and get out of it. If you let it get in your blood, it’s too late. Nuff-Said.
@@Solitaryman70 actually I know you're right about that because I was never planning on driving more than 5 years and here I am 22 years later. At this point my goal is not to be at Walmart for more than 20 years so I got two years to plan my escape lol
@@20plustrucking LOL 😂, AWWW, if only I knew then what I know now right! But, a little money saved, hopefully leave with $100K in hand, Sign up for Medicare Part -A and B when you turn 65 or they’ll penalize your SS for life like they’re doing me 🤬, most important, Retire from trucking in GOOD HEALTH and retirement is Great 👍, I spend July /August and September up to Labor Day in the U.P. Michigan!
My Avatar is a photo of Lake Superior in Grand Marais Michigan. Cheers 🍻, Good Luck old timer.
@Solitaryman70 kind of sounds like the plan I have except for I'm hoping more than $100,000 in hand but we'll see about that.
@@20plustrucking Oh Absolutely 👍, if I was lucky enough to retire as a Walmart Driver me too…at least a Quarter Million!
Staying Healthy is the Challenge. Cheers 😎🍷and Good Luck!!
I retired last year after 24 years as an o/o. Hauled for Walmart on many occasions and the only thing I hated was backing into some of those docks at the market stores. Other than that, Walmart was good to me.
I've been driving out of DC 6824 in
Grove city ohio For about 8 months I'm actually on track to do roughly a $120,000 this year.
That doesn't include the ten thousand dollar hiring bonus.
No doubt that doesn't surprise me a bit. I know in the old days before Walmart I worked twice as hard and got paid way less than half as much lol The cool thing about working here is I really enjoy going to work hopefully it's the same for you out that way.
Being that I came from a store through the A2D program I'd definitely say it's a step up. The job thus far has been really good. The transition was long but thurough with the training provided. Maybe in a future video you can talk about going from associate to driver? Just a thought. Your videos are good and encouraging. I'm just excited to get the experience.
@@user-io1gd8hj1j actually I really do want to do a video about about A2D. I've been trying to talk to all the A2D drivers I can to get info but I think it would be better if I can get one of them to go live on here with me. Would you be interested in going live with me here on TH-cam talking about the A2D program and your experience? If so email me at don@20plustrucking.com
@20plustrucking yea I'd definitely be interested. I have spoke to you before and I'll send you an email this coming week
@@user-io1gd8hj1j sounds good I'll be looking for your email.
Nice bird dog. How has JB buying Walmart container division effected you?
@@ChrisL-oz4lp not at all nobody wants to touch those things. Almost none of our drivers have ever pulled one before or wanted to. That's just a big headache. I'm thankful that JB got all that and I think everyone else is here too. The whole container scene is nothing like what we do as a private fleet so it was never going to be a welcome thing with any of our drivers.
I've been doing nothing but containers for 7 years (not JB or WM) and I agree they get old after a while.
Can't blame the dry van for not wanting to deal with it. The process itself isn't bad when you're dedicated to it (at least where I am) but the containers themselves can beat you up if they're not loaded heavy.
@@dchawk81 Walmart buy a ton of brand new containers cuz they thought they were going to get into it now they're trying to figure out what to do with them. I think they're going to use some for storage in the meanwhile.
@@20plustrucking Yeah I saw the influx and they were using them for a little while there, but had 3rd parties pull them. Haven't seen any lately now I know why. They'll probably get repainted in beige and slapped with JB Hunt decals.
Huge win for Hunt since the deal came with freight volume from Walmart.
@@dchawk81 That and also the fact that they're brand new is got to be good considering when these things are used trying to find a good one that's legal could be hard.
Walmart is a great gig. A younger man's game perhaps.
Lol I guess I'm still young I'm only 51
@@20plustrucking I am 63 so yes sir, you are still young.
@robc1961 Right on that makes me feel better lol
Switching truck with another driver is the problem for a whole year he'll nah
@@truckingwithcrete many people feel the same way. Back in the day I knew people working for companies that had fancy peterbilts that were willing to work for low wages and a lot of hard work. We all got to make choices and how we handle our future. I was able to get my own truck within the first couple of months. Now I work 50% of the time and get paid like most people do working all the time. It worked out well for me.
@20plustrucking when I started driving, Wal-Mart was my first choice after I had experience, but when I applied and they told me all the rules and not talking on the phone and all their little stupid rules , I turned it down. And I went to cretecarrier we have a pension and great benefits and I can call my wife and my kids as many times I want and with new equipment so also work better for me.
@truckingwithcrete That's great! We don't have the cell phone policy anymore You can talk all you want as Long as you don't get in an accident. At that point Walmart's not what you worry about it would be the lawyers if anybody was killed or hurt badly. They will find out no matter what. Now we have nothing but mostly brand new trucks. Things have dramatically changed since they had that cell phone policy all around. Also they gave one hell of a raise here a couple of years ago. I knew they would change their mind on all that stuff at some point so I just waited it out. Didn't take long after some people quit or turned down the position like you did.
If anyone here works for walmart out of FL please reach out to me
I'm sure someone on here works out of Florida hopefully they'll connect with you.
I had to move OUT of Florida just to get anyone to even call as that place is a huge black hole for hiring
@@MakeshiftApollo Florida sucks for trucking. In particular south Florida where I am at
My problem is I live in the middle of nowhere Michigan and they never have job opportunities to even try to apply. Am I missing something or is it you can only apply if there’s openings in my area? Thanks
Hopefully the driver making this video answers with a definite answer. My understanding is you have to live within a certain radius of a Walmart DC.
@Ja-Zee no you can apply anywhere you want but you have to live within 250 mi of the distribution center. I work 5 days on 5 days off and live 155 mi from the distribution center I work out of and I drive there round trip every other week That totals out to 310 mi of travel in a two week period to go to work. One round trip cost me $75 in gas.
@jdm1039 You can apply anywhere you want as long as you work within 250 mi of the distribution center. I live 155 mi from the distribution I work out of. I work 5 days on 5 days off so every other week I make one round trip that cost me about $75 in gas. Definitely worth it.
@@20plustrucking250 mile radius probably puts a lot of people within the required radius.
@@20plustrucking 250 miles? Giving me ideas.
Do you have to wear the uniform when you drive for Walmart and do you have to wear a Walmart hat?
Yes you have to wear the uniform but no you don't have to wear a hat.
@@20plustrucking thank you. Any advice for me before I start the A2D program?
@technoutopia4687 just do everything they say and you'll be fine. They're literally giving you every thing you need to succeed.
@@20plustrucking thank you so much
Does Walmart have a pension plan?
@@constpegasus no it has a 401k and they match it with 6%.
@@20plustrucking thank you.
That 110k is not a 5 day week sir it’s 6 days all the time. Tell the truth
I'm not sure what you mean sir by tell the truth. The statement is you can make UP TO $110,000 your first year as a Walmart driver. I know it can be done on a 5-day on two-off schedule if you are willing to extend an extra day in the busy times and work as much as you can on your 5th day before you go home. Also if you don't crash the truck in that first year you will get 4 safety bonuses. The biggest thing about making maximum money at Walmart is that the little things add up. For example I make $100,000 a year working a schedule that is 5 days on 5 days off. Basically working 50% of the time. There's multiple things to add up that people just don't understand like if I work some of my days off in the busy time I don't just make extra money because I worked but it ups my ADP dramatically usually above $500 a day. Then you have to figure every time I want to take some time off I'm getting paid more than I usually would because my average day pay is actually lower than what my ADP is because they divide it by 7 days for me and my schedule. Also considering I've never had a ticket or accident in 22 years I always get my safety bonus. Another thing to consider is if I do have a day that is less than my ADP I simply just fill it out to be a maximum paid day which is again more than I generally would make in a day. I can do that because I already have tons of days off and I'm getting 40 paid days off a year so I have lots of them to spare for something like that. So with everything I just explained you can see that you can't just simply sit down with a calculator and figure how many days I work in a year and how much money I could get paid each day and think that I'm going to come up with a total of my entire year. It just doesn't work like that. It's way more complex and it takes paying attention to detailed to understand how this is even possible.
I started driving for Walmart at the beginning of January this year. My gross pay is over $67K right now 7/29/2024. I work a 5/2 5/3 schedule. That's 5 days in the truck 2 days off the first week.. The next week 5 days in the truck 3 days home. I don't know exactly what my pay will be at the end of the year, but I'm on track to make the $110K.. Maybe a little more.. Could be a little less. I make enough money with Walmart I don't worry about it..I can pay my bills
@@midwest1228 apparently we're all lying lol
I drive 4 walmart 5 on 2 off will easily do 110 my 1st year.
@@umatthewhood805 Are you out of California or another state? I only ask because it seems like a lot of the Eastern part of the country I hear complaints they don't make as much.
Hi Don, I have been a local driver for over 26 years. I am looking to do some thing new such as regional work for Wall Mart. Is it still a good idea to apply if there not showing openings in my territory?
@@sethstandsrd3491 as long as it's 250 mi from where you live you can apply but if it's further than that then you wouldn't qualify to apply. It's possible to apply for something further away and temporarily move awaiting I think 6 months or a year I'm not sure which so you can transfer back to where you want to be. That seems like a big hassle to me but it's possible. I would just wait until something opens up that's close enough to where you're willing to drive that far.
@@20plustrucking Thanks Don.
@@sethstandsrd3491 You're welcome!