How many hours a week do you work?

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:05 pm

I hit 60 already this week and I'm working the same shifts til Sunday... complete physical at this place. $$$

Markarado · Post by **Markarado** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:13 pm

I'm working 0 hours a week at the moment. I start a new job early next year.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:27 am

Like 30, but I'm a full time student :/

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:29 am

You need to rest your body or it will give out and you won't be able to work.

Jennay · Post by **Jennay** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:33 am

37.75 but by the time I am actually able to finish up what I'm doin and tidy my desk up then shut down my computer it comes to a little over 40 hrs...and they are always offering overtime so I take it when I can!

Post by **Ganzo** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:36 am

60 ish

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:53 am

40 that I get paid for...........single mom

Gaazy · Post by **Gaazy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:17 am

usually in the ballpark of 60 or 65 right now, sometimes more if we are busy and equipment keeps going down, then it goes on 100 ><

Evermore · Post by **Evermore** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:21 am

60 to 80 depending on whats going on. We got a big ass network

leah · Post by **leah** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:38 am

officially, it's 40.

the amount of time actually spent working is ridiculously less than that.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:57 am

I work 5 12-14 hour shifts, plus 10 hours of commuting each week. Yeah, it's fucked... I'm tired all the time and my joints ache (have to take Glucosamine), but the money is great. Tonight I have a south bay run (Hi Arlos) which has a layover in Santa Cruz.

runamonk · Post by **runamonk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:58 am

Usually no more than 50.

Naethyn · Post by **Naethyn** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:58 am

I get payed for 40, but the project I'm developing is nearing an end. For the last month it has been 60-65.

runamonk · Post by **runamonk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:01 am

Narrock wrote:I work 5 12-14 hour shifts, plus 10 hours of commuting each week. Yeah, it's fucked... I'm tired all the time and my joints ache (have to take Glucosamine), but the money is great. Tonight I have a south bay run (Hi Arlos) which has a layover in Santa Cruz.

Exercise.

Xaiveir · Post by **Xaiveir** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:35 am

60-80+ depending on the week.

Post by **Tossica** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:46 am

I work 30-40 plus 1 or 2 DJ gigs a week so it ends up being around 50 I guess.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:57 am

runamonk wrote:
Narrock wrote:I work 5 12-14 hour shifts, plus 10 hours of commuting each week. Yeah, it's fucked... I'm tired all the time and my joints ache (have to take Glucosamine), but the money is great. Tonight I have a south bay run (Hi Arlos) which has a layover in Santa Cruz.

Exercise.

L O L. Driving the truck is the smallest part of my job. 80% of it is very physical, utilizing both cardio and strength. I already lost over 20 pounds since starting this job in August.

Here's my typical route routine:

I get to the distibution center, check in with dispatch and pick up my route bag. I go to the driver's prep room and make sure I have the keys to all the stores on my route. I check the route maps, read all the notes on the manifest, fill out some preliminary paperwork, and organize my stops.

Then I go out to the yard and find my assigned tractor and trailer. I hook up up to my assigned trailer (lock the fifth wheel to the trailer king pin, hook up the glad hands and electric line, log onto the Cadec computer in the cab, perform the pre-trip inspection, throw my hand-truck and curb plate onto the trailer) and then take off to my first stop.

When I get to my first stop (let's say it's a Burger King) then I line up my side trailer door to the rear delivery door of the BK. I unlock the store, disarm the alarm, set up the freezer and refrigerator for delivery, then go out to the trailer and pull out the 150-pound load ramp and hook it up to the side door of the trailer. Then I turn the lights on for the inside of the trailer (all routes start at night).

Then I pin up the invoice to the clipboard inside the trailer by the door. I'll start with the frozen foods first (whopper and chicken patties, fries, etc.) and start loading my hand truck. Then I check off what I have on my hand truck on the invoice, and run it into the store. When I'm all done with frozen, I close up the bulkhead, and start with the refrigerated section (tomatoes, eggs, orange juice, milk, etc.) Same thing, load up the hand truck, and check the product off on the invoice. Run the refrigerated product in. Next is "dry goods" (napkins, ketchup, pickles, cups, soft drink syrups, etc.)

When I'm all done, I drop the paperwork on the manager's desk, set the alarm, lock up the store, and load the ramp back onto the truck. Then it's off to the next stop. Wash, rinse, repeat. The stores on the routes are typically set up within 5-10 minutes of each other. Each stop takes about an hour (some longer, some shorter), and there are about 9-12 stops per route. You have to hustle, or you'll run out of driving hours. The company takes this very seriously. Drivers sometimes run out of hours (Federal law allows 14 hours per day), so dispatch has to send somebody out (with a Class A license) with a company car to swap vehicles out with the truck driver.

So, anyway, that's what I do all night long. The cardio portion comes in when you're running the product in to the store, and then running back to the trailer (watch some of the UPS drivers to see what I mean). The strength-building comes from loading of the heavy product like fries, pickle buckets and shortening for Burger King, boxes of whole fryer chickens for Boston Market, steaks for Applebee's, etc.

Trust me when I tell you that you feel like a rented mule towards the end of the route. What makes it all worth it is getting that $2000-2200 check (net) every 2 weeks. Some drivers makes $2200-2400 per week. It's all about how hard and how fast you want to work.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:15 am

so, when you move up in the company Mindia, instead of running shit in by hand, they'll let you use a forklift?

ps, i work 37.78 hours a week officially, with every 2nd friday as a paid day off

runamonk · Post by **runamonk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:20 am

Narrock wrote:
runamonk wrote:
Narrock wrote:I work 5 12-14 hour shifts, plus 10 hours of commuting each week. Yeah, it's fucked... I'm tired all the time and my joints ache (have to take Glucosamine), but the money is great. Tonight I have a south bay run (Hi Arlos) which has a layover in Santa Cruz.

Exercise.

L O L. Driving the truck is the smallest part of my job. 80% of it is very physical, utilizing both cardio and strength. I already lost over 20 pounds since starting this job in August.

Here's my typical route routine:

I get to the distibution center, check in with dispatch and pick up my route bag. I go to the driver's prep room and make sure I have the keys to all the stores on my route. I check the route maps, read all the notes on the manifest, fill out some preliminary paperwork, and organize my stops.

Then I go out to the yard and find my assigned tractor and trailer. I hook up up to my assigned trailer (lock the fifth wheel to the trailer king pin, hook up the glad hands and electric line, log onto the Cadec computer in the cab, perform the pre-trip inspection, throw my hand-truck and curb plate onto the trailer) and then take off to my first stop.

When I get to my first stop (let's say it's a Burger King) then I line up my side trailer door to the rear delivery door of the BK. I unlock the store, disarm the alarm, set up the freezer and refrigerator for delivery, then go out to the trailer and pull out the 150-pound load ramp and hook it up to the side door of the trailer. Then I turn the lights on for the inside of the trailer (all routes start at night).

Then I pin up the invoice to the clipboard inside the trailer by the door. I'll start with the frozen foods first (whopper and chicken patties, fries, etc.) and start loading my hand truck. Then I check off what I have on my hand truck on the invoice, and run it into the store. When I'm all done with frozen, I close up the bulkhead, and start with the refrigerated section (tomatoes, eggs, orange juice, milk, etc.) Same thing, load up the hand truck, and check the product off on the invoice. Run the refrigerated product in. Next is "dry goods" (napkins, ketchup, pickles, cups, soft drink syrups, etc.)

When I'm all done, I drop the paperwork on the manager's desk, set the alarm, lock up the store, and load the ramp back onto the truck. Then it's off to the next stop. Wash, rinse, repeat. The stores on the routes are typically set up within 5-10 minutes of each other. Each stop takes about an hour (some longer, some shorter), and there are about 9-12 stops per route. You have to hustle, or you'll run out of driving hours. The company takes this very seriously. Drivers sometimes run out of hours (Federal law allows 14 hours per day), so dispatch has to send somebody out (with a Class A license) with a company car to swap vehicles out with the truck driver.

So, anyway, that's what I do all night long. The cardio portion comes in when you're running the product in to the store, and then running back to the trailer (watch some of the UPS drivers to see what I mean). The strength-building comes from loading of the heavy product like fries, pickle buckets and shortening for Burger King, boxes of whole fryer chickens for Boston Market, steaks for Applebee's, etc.

Trust me when I tell you that you feel like a rented mule towards the end of the route. What makes it all worth it is getting that $2000-2200 check (net) every 2 weeks. Some drivers makes $2200-2400 per week. It's all about how hard and how fast you want to work.

Wouldn't make it worth it to me. But then again I've got family I like to spend time with. Working 60 hours a week wouldn't agree with me. If it works for you that's cool but not something I would like to do. =)

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:35 am

Tikker wrote:so, when you move up in the company Mindia, instead of running shit in by hand, they'll let you use a forklift?

ps, i work 37.78 hours a week officially, with every 2nd friday as a paid day off

You, trying to be funny, is a disgrace and just doesn't mesh well with your personality (just some friendly advice). Anyway, "moving up in the company" would be becoming a transportation supervisor.

Insanityfair · Post by **Insanityfair** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:37 am

50+ usually.

runamonk · Post by **runamonk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:46 am

Just remember to stop and have some fun Mind, don't just work all the time. Before you know it you're life will have blasted by and you won't be a part of it.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:56 am

runamonk wrote:Just remember to stop and have some fun Mind, don't just work all the time. Before you know it you're life will have blasted by and you won't be a part of it.

I know man. I just slept 12 hours. I'm having lunch with my girlfriend today, then I'm stopping by to see my parents, then I'll have about a 4 hour nap before I have to get ready for work again. But at least I'm getting to see everybody and have some fun.

runamonk · Post by **runamonk** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:57 am

Can't beat that.

Post by **Tossica** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:26 am

If I was working 60+hrs a week, I'd expect to be pulling in some serious $$$.