Where I Went and What It Paid: Walmart Private Fleet Driver
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2023
- Here are a few videos I made this last week that explain where I went and what it paid. This is an average week for me working as a Walmart Private Fleet Truck Driver.
If you are interested in driving for Walmart, please consider using me as a referral. It will put you at the top of the list to get a callback sooner! The info is below.
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My name: Donald Smith
My employee number: 14609
My DC: 6026 Red Bluff, CA
You have any questions email me at don@20plustrucking.com
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That's decent pay and benefits for a driver. Don't have to hunt for loads, own a truck, and all the other costs O/O pay. Plus they match 6% on the 401k. It's nice to see a driver not ranting and stressed out about the job. Good Luck.
You'd be surprised how many of our drivers rant about lots of things I didn't forget what it was like before working here lol
Great video brother, I just got hired for the Tomah, WI location I have to move there but that will be just fine I am currently in Savannah, GA but if you want a job as a driver for Walmart you have to be willing to move there is nothing available in the Southeast part of the country but I have known how good working for Walmart is as a driver so it will be worth it I just left Averitt Express which has been good as well but Walmart is definitely the place to be if you can get in so it will be a great change.
Right on that's awesome! I know working at a good DC makes a huge difference as far as I can tell after talking to a lot of drivers. I guess I just got lucky to be at the Red Bluff DC 6826 all these years and I've definitely enjoyed it for sure. It's hard to believe it'll be 18 years this December. Hopefully I can retire in the next couple years we'll see how that goes. Let me know how it goes after working Walmart for a while. My email is don@20plustrucking.com If you have any questions or want to know anything about the job..
The rock is located here in bentonville, Arkansas 20 min away from home office.
@@brandonmendo1203 It's changed a few times over the years.
Love you man thank you for taking the time out to help us all out 👊🏾
You're welcome
I just applied at the Grandview location I’m hoping to hear back from Walmart here soon. Thanks for this video Don
You're welcome! I hope it helped.
Did you ever hear back?
Did they ever get back to you?
Solid!
I was looking at houses in hermiston Oregon. We pass through there often
Yeah I would imagine they're pretty cheap around there.
I start onboarding July 31st in South Carolina i am excited
I'm sure it's going to work out great. Good luck
Got past onboarding and orientation about to go out with trainer it been a long two weeks between onboarding an orientation....
@@williesanders9473 I bet it has been a long 2 weeks. Trying to get all that stuff right so they'll hire you plus a ton of paperwork. Since Walmart does things differently compared to other companies it's generally all new stuff that people haven't seen or done before at least in the Walmart way.
@@williesanders9473Did you do Onboarding at Lauren SC?
I am a little nervous about onboarding but i been told by other drivers to just be myself an ask questions
Yeah that's the best thing to do cuz they pretty much tell you everything they want to see and hear for the most part overall anyway
Driving since 2004 without any type of problem in ma record but in these last 4 years I have dedicated myself to another business not related to the trucking industry. Walmart sounds appealing to me What possibilities or options do I have? Thank you..
Actually there's some really good options that I've used. Number one is the five on five off. It gives you opportunity to have your own business at home and still drive a truck. We did that for the last 4 years running our own t-shirt printing business. I think besides the obvious benefit of that there is the fact that you have all the insurance you want for you and your family while owning your own business Even though you're only working five on five off.
The schedule you have 5 days on and 5 off is it optional or do you have to earn it over the years working with Walmart?
No anybody can get it. I've seen new guys get it. You might have to wait 6 months or a little more before you can switch programs but I'm not sure on the exact times.
I appreciate the content. I have an application in with Smyrna,DE. Do you happen to have any contacts on the other side of the country?
If you used me as a referral I can probably email The recruiter and find out if they got your application. If you didn't use anybody as a referral you can still change it with them before the interview.
@20plustrucking well, I used somebody else but it seems they have kind of ghosted me. I find your content more helpful. If it can be changed I would like to.
@@mnschul Yes I'm sure you can change it. I think this is the number you call if you want to change it 1 (844) 378-4968 I appreciate it let me know if you can do it. If you have any questions you can email me at don@20plustrucking.com
How do you start driving for Walmart? Get your CDL, and then what? Do you apply directly to Walmart or is it done through a carrier? How much experience do they require? Do you drive their trucks or have your own? Sorry for the 21 questions, love the video.
You have to get your CDL with all your endorsements including a hazmat. Then you have to find a job and work for at least 30 months. Once you have the 30 months experience then you can apply to drive for Walmart at drive4walmart.com . Actually if you go to that web address it will give you all the information you need as far as what you're driving record needs to look like and they experience you need. They've changed it a few times over the years so it could be different later in the future. If you do decide you like to drive for us Make sure you mention me in the section that says do you know anybody that works at Walmart? My name is Donald Smith I work out of the distribution center 6026 in Red Bluff California. Driver numbers 14609. The carrier actually is Walmart. We are a private fleet that only halls our own freight. You don't need to own the truck they supply all that and maintain and take care of everything.
@@20plustrucking I found that website after I wrote the comment. Let’s say I finished training and got my CDL and started driving Solo for Prime, after 30 months I would be able to apply at Walmart? Granted I have no accidents or hiccups during my time driving for them, let’s say I am squeaky clean for this scenario, is the likelihood of me being hired pretty high? I’m currently in the process of obtaining my CDL, I don’t mind driving OTR for months on end, I’m able bodied and have nothing holding me back currently, I just would like to have a goal set, whether that’s owning my own truck and starting my own business or working for Walmart. I guess my question is, is once all criteria are met for employment, is the likelihood of being hired high or low for someone with 30-40 months or experience?
@@ChrisDavis333 with that scenario your chances of getting hired are very high actually. Of course you have to go to the onboarding process but if you've been driving for 30 months and haven't had any accidents or tickets I'm sure you'll do fine. By using someone like me as a referral your application will be put to the top of the stack and you will get a call much sooner. Walmart has been hiring thousands of people in the last couple of years because they are expanding their fleet. A lot of Walmart freight from grocery DC's have been ran by third party companies and they have been eliminating that as of lately.
@@20plustrucking okay I will be sure to do that. Thanks so much for your detailed responses, they’ve been extremely insightful and informative.
Wow im located here in the tri cities and wondering how much experience you need to work for Walmart?
30 months of experience. It would be best to go to the website and read about it drive4walmart.com You're welcome to use me as a referral and it will get you a call back sooner.
If y’all making 130
That’s about 5200 ever 2 weeks
Gross and take home is a big difference
Well I work five on five off so I'm not making $130,000 a year but I did make $100,000 last year because I work extra. Also we get a quarterly safety bonus so that adds up to a few thousand a year depending on how many miles you drive. As far as those people making $130,000 a year well it's pretty easy math if you just work 5 days a week and take your two off that's about 264 days a year getting paid not counting the safety bonus and at $500 a day that is $132,000. Remember that's not counting the safety bonus that's just straight gross wages. As far as take home goes it's just silly to count take home because everybody is different because of taxes and what you have taken out of your check as far as 401k and insurance and things like that. So basically if you've been here a while you can definitely make $140,000 a year working full-time.
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they get mad if yourt not super trucker and run 14 hours a day?
@@garytriano13 nah they don't get mad if you don't run 14 but if you're running seven or eight well what do you expect.
How long do it take to hear back, didn’t have a slot for referral
The slot for referral is where it says do you know anybody that works at Walmart. Without putting someone in that spot a lot of people say it takes at least a month before they get a call back.
@@20plustrucking if a withdraw my app could I reapply. with a referral
If you call them they will allow you to change it.
I’m a new Walmart driver (8 months) pulling refer in Indiana, mi, Ohio. I want to move out west in a couple years. Looking for advice to some good dc’s in Utah, Washington or there abouts. Do you know anyone driving out there or hr people in that area I can contact? Thank
I work out of the DC in Red Bluff California 6826. If you want to know more about that location specifically email me at don@20plustrucking.com
And I can give you my phone number at that point to give me a call. As far as the other DC's I know there is John out of porterville California 6821 and his TH-cam channel is Walmart professional driver I'm sure he would be happy to fill you in on that location. Out in grantsville Utah 7826 there is Mike and his TH-cam channel is Safe and Sound trucking He also has a Facebook group called Safe and Sound trucking. I'm sure he would be happy to help also. As far as Hermiston Oregon 6837, Centralia Washington, Grandview Washington 7821, Apple Valley California 7833 and Fontana California 7847 I can't think of anybody specifically to talk to. As far as McCarran Nevada 7848 I could also help you with that one I spend a lot of time pulling groceries out of there.
Fantastic! I’m familiar with those other TH-camrs! Thanks a bunch. Keep up the videos, they’re great!
Can you break down where each segment of pay comes from ie. What you got for miles, what you got for drop and hook, what you got for layovers and or spending the night in the truck.
I can pretty much break that down but I can't get too specific because I don't think they want us to release the actual numbers and pay structure. Basically I'm getting about 67 cents a mile and you can pretty much figure it's about an average of $20 per stop. We get paid $42 a night for layover. And if we have to wait extra time anywhere it works out to about $16 an hour. At stores that usually means after I've been there 45 minutes. That's a good estimation of what it generally is. Since we drop and hook the majority of the time it doesn't take long for those stops unless it's unloading groceries which is usually pretty quick on average. Depends on the people at the store and how fast they are at unloading.
What type of physical do you do
To have a CDL you have to do a certified DOT physical every two years. It's pretty basic nothing like full blood panels or anything like that.
I'm going to be getting my cdl in early August. We've been driving 9 and 10 speeds. How many years of experience does Walmart usually look for? I'm assuming their trucks are mostly automatic? Not sure how I feel about the automatics, just feel the manuals give you more control over the vehicle.
They want 30 months experience last I checked. Most of the trucks at Walmart are automatic but there's still a few manual transmissions. I still have one but should be on its way out before this year is up. I feel the same way but I'm definitely not changing jobs over it.
@@20plustrucking Is the 30 months over the road experience or would they take any tractor trailer experience?
@@Mrberlinnh I'm pretty sure it's just OTR but they do change the rules occasionally so you might want to double check by going to drive4walmart.com All the current information will be on that website.
Do you get paid for running empty?
Yes we get paid the same weather empty or loaded.
So everyone knows you get high miles and few activities as a GM driver, right?
Maybe I should do a grocery one to compare. I get less miles but way more activities.
I can't believe you got to go home so early on day 5. You could have hit 2500 for the week. $2500 x 52 weeks is 130k a year!
Lol could have would have should have but anybody that knows me knows I like my leisure time lol actually that would be awesome if you did a video like that for the groceries. GM vs groceries has got to be confusing to all those people out there that don't work for Walmart. I get it either way can make you $130,000 a year but the question I ask myself is how do I want to spend my time :-) I think it's really a matter of preference for a lot of people I'm sure. For example I always wondered why people did flatbed tying down loads in the weather when they really didn't make that much more money than I did back in the day when I was driving tankers. On the other hand I would sit and wait a lot to get loaded. There's pluses and minuses to everything but for people to fully understand how all that works it generally takes years of experience.
Oh by the way I did hit 2500 for the week because I used a little of my PTO time to make up for the two days that were short. That's the benefit of working week on week off and getting a ton of PTO days because of the seniority with gaining PTO hours lol
@@20plustrucking I was just pointing out that your pace would be 130k. I heat so many people who ask how much can I make.. you make a video I can show them
@@WalmartRich I'm glad you pointed it out because I'm more apt to show off the fact that you can still make a good living and not work yourself to death but many people are not that way they'd rather go for the $130,000 a year.
Hey you two :)
how many hours do you work, on average, per day?
On average between 12 to 13 hours
@@20plustrucking I use to tell people I only worked half a day today, 12 hours..
Do Walmart pay weekly or biweekly? Do you have the option to choose?
They pay bi-weekly only. Although they pay you well enough where you don't need to get paid every week because you're not living from paycheck to paycheck. Most first year drivers make $110,000 In their first year.
@@20plustrucking Thank you for your prompt response. One last question: do Walmart have a pay scale out do all drivers make the same amount regardless of how long they’ve been with the company?
@@dariusmayes8731 We have a pay scale to where the longer you've been here the more you get paid. I've been here over 17 years so I'm at the top of the pay scale.
@@20plustrucking thank you!
@@dariusmayes8731 You're welcome
What is the mileage pay?
I'm not sure what the starting rate is but I get about 67 cents a mile. There's different bonuses for how much you get a mile also depending on where you're traveling or when you are traveling. Of course that's only part of how we get paid.
@@20plustrucking Thank you, I am trying to talk a friend of mine into applying. There is a DC in Troutman NC not far from us.
@@ron4413 Right on! I hope they apply they won't regret it
You took my hermiston load you dog lol
If it's got my name on it I'm taking it lol usually in a hurry if it's a good load :-)
I hear ya man I just went to Colton be at 6026 in the morning ill be glad when this week is over one more week then im off for 9 days
Are you on any blood pressure/diabetes medications❓️
No I'm on no medications whatsoever. I'm actually surprisingly pretty healthy but if I don't lose weight that could change.
I am about to finish my assessment to see if I qualify in region 2, do you recommend It? Never been a driver they are doing a associate to driver fleet program so I don’t know what to expect. Any pointers???
If you can handle being away from home at least five nights a week I highly recommend it. The pointer I have for you is if you don't like doing it don't do it. It solely shouldn't be about the money but also whether you like it or not.
Getting paid every two weeks ok
Back in the old days I wanted to get paid every week but nowadays every two weeks is just fine with me. Making $400 to $500 a day isn't bad so getting paid every 2 weeks is no problem for me.
@@20plustruckingI’m Crete Carrier but I do the Walmart dedicated in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma. I’m used to the weekly pay but when I talk to Walmart drivers and they tell me what they make a day I’m starting to feel like bi weakly pay isn’t so bad. Crete resigned but I know it won’t be long before we’re probably gonna lose it. Things have already happened in the last month.
@@thattruckerwes8072 If they start running Walmart drivers out of there permanently I'm sure they would like to hire someone that's already been doing it. You'd only have to change trucks not jobs.
That no money man
Well what's your story then? How much you make a day? That you actually get to take home and keep.
@@20plustruckinghe must be a OO in 2006 cause that’s good for 1 day
That thought Walmart will not allow you to talk about these things ?? I enjoy your content nonetheless pretty cool you don’t seem to be working hard or killing yourself seems like a pretty chill job I’m an independent driver running my own authority and rates are pretty Crappy industry is pretty crappy so definitely learning a few things I had no clue about …
Right on that's cool! I hoped people would pick up on some stuff that maybe they hadn't heard about before and see that this is actually a very chill job that pays well. I get this is not for everyone but I just like The fact they don't bother me and I can just work and go home and enjoy all the time off I can in addition to all that.
Walmart does not ban there drivers from doing this or talking about the job. If negative different story.
Can you make more than 110 a year ?
In your first year you probably wouldn't make more than that but anything's possible. If you've been here a long time like myself and if you work full time you probably would make around $140,000 a year.
@@20plustrucking thanks you just waiting for my 30th month
@FlashEffect right on!
It doesn’t add up he’s lying
I've been accused of worse lol
@@20plustruckingspeaking of which, you never called me after...
Im A WALMART DRIVER OUT OF REGION 1 7047 FONTANA CA.
HE IS NOT LIEING. EVERYTHING HE SAID IS TRUE. YOU CAN MAKE MONEY AT WALMART. BUT YOU HAVE TO RUN AT LEAST DOWN TO ABOUT THE LAST 30MIN LEFT ON YOUR 11 DRIVE TIME😊
@@gregorywebb9573 I would have to agree with that for sure. Try not to ever run less than 10 and 1/2 hours a day if you want to make the good money. Although sometimes activity will make up for that depending on the circumstance and the stores.
@@20plustrucking 10-4 mr Don.
If anyone here works out of ft pierce, Fl please contact me. I’m trying to get on over there
Seems like somebody on here works out of Fort Pierce hopefully they'll comment.
@@20plustrucking hopefully 🤞 FL is a b***h to get on for apparently