route driver

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shuttle driver

truck driver

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Wood Fruitticher

During the interview process you will be given a series of tests, including physical and driving tests.. The physical test will determine if your body is capable of handling the job. If you pass the many test and exams thrown at you in an 8 hour period,then you’ll be offered the job. You will be threatened from day one about money taken out of your check if you make a mistake (lose company product or have an accident, towing bill, damage company product, take a check that bounces) 
During orientation the company will put you in a nice hotel. Wood Fruitticher will not pay for any meal nor mileage to Birmingham, Alabama.( I ordered room service to my room, and then was garnished the amount of my meal a few weeks later)
Orientation is very boring and they will treat you like you have never driven a truck before . Training is roughly around 2 weeks actually on a route. 
Once you get on a route, you will never know where you will go until that morning. The routes always fluctuate, meaning that you may have additionally stops that you have never been to before and more or less cases. The person that routes you does a horrible job(if you are a sucker and agree to this job, you’ll see)Wood Fruitticher will have a camera mounted in your truck which records yourself and traffic . Management loves to watch these videos while they sit on their fat butts and contradict your driving abilitys .
On average you will drive 200 to 400 miles daily.  The work is EXTREMELY HARD.. You will have to dig for your cases thru pallets on your truck all day which is a huge headache . You will be given a handheld/ scanner which helps you locate product on your truck (if you lose the scanner, Wood Fruitticher will take 1500 out of your wages)
The truck is separated into three compartments. Freezer, cooler, and Dry
Cases can be very light in weight to  weighing over 100 pounds each
This is not the type of job that any person would wish to retire from. I have worked off a route truck my entire adult life and this job is the worst one that I have ever had. Think very carefully before working here
TOO MUCH WORK FOR ONE PERSON!

A typical day at work consists of many facets.  It consists of early mornings and long workdays.  As a driver, I am expected to navigate, sort, and deliver products to various locations while under time constraints.  A driver is expected to foster positive customer relationships.  A driver must also maintain driver logs, paperwork, and collect large sums of money.  Each day provides a learning opportunity.  I have learned to manage my time efficiently.  I have also learned to work with customers and their different needs and expectations with a positive attitude.  The management team is always open to driver suggestions and concerns.  The company cares about their employees and creating a safe work environment.  My coworkers strive for a team atmosphere.  I can call others for assistance as well as provide assistance to others.  Recently, a coworker has his unit break down during his route.  This breakdown left the driver behind and I went to assist him to get him back on schedule.  The hardest part of my job is the variation of the schedule.  Some days are long and it can interfere with activities with my family, such as football practices or dinners.  There is also limited advancement opportunity and I feel as though as I am a person always looking for a way to move forward.  I enjoy the physicality of the job.  I enjoy working under time constraints and resolving issues that arise during the work day.  Lastly, I enjoy the interaction with the customers and providing them a high quality of service.

As far as a route driver goes. It's great the transportation department is always there for there people with any and all problems. They do their best to address any concerns or problems the driver may have couldn't ask for better people. The trucks are loaded sloppy due to lack of supervision in the warehouse and lack of employees. The warehouse will create more work than needs to be done almost every day simple fixes can be made to prevent this but the management in the warehouse won't do anything to change it. Other than the warehouse the job is great with great pay and good benefits 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Job Security 
Competitive Pay
Home Daily
Off weekends

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Potential Long days
Very few dedicated routes

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
High morale
Easy-going
Professional and family oriented 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Pre-trip tractor and trailer 
Dispatch to route
Deliver groceries to customers in a safe and timely manner.
Return to home base
Turn in paperwork/money
Post-trip tractor and trailer
Drop trailer 
Park truck

I would not recommend my worst enemy to work here. They control your money by the amount of cases you get on the trailer and you don’t have any idea where you are going until you get there in the morning and the only way you will have a consistent schedule is if you have been there 20 years 4 out of 5 days your trailer is loaded completely wrong and a day that would normally take 8hrs to do you will be lucky to make it back home and you will will never have a sleep schedule that you can get enough sleep but if you like being used like a mule and being lied to then go here but if you have any value of your self do not work as a driver here !!!!!!!

Since I've worked at Wood Fruitticher the work environment is great and the people in management are pretty cool they check on you throughout the day to make sure your not to fatigued. The pay is great its case pay, stop pay, and hourly which evens out to around about 25-30 dollars an hour making $65,000-$70,000 a year if you manage time and keep account of cases per day. In all I've felt like I've been blessed with my dream Job and there are no regret that comes with it.. $Work Hard Play Hard$.

If you apply and have experience, you’ll get offered a job. I was called back for an interview on my way home after applying, no joke. The turnover is high because the pay is terrible. There is also a lot of favoritism by the managers. The whole operation is a disaster!! If you have warehouse/order filling/forklift experience, you can do much better than this dump. The building is also full of rodents, I seen mice around the food products every night. They couldn’t even keep paper towels in the restrooms to wash your hands. 

I have been with this company almost 30 years it is a 4th generation family owned business and I have worked for the 3rd and 4th . I couldn't imagine working for anyone else . Outside sales 100 % commission 8-5 M-F lot of outs and labor issues through thru covid but we have managed by everyone pitching in and helping out . I plan to retire from this company . Remember anything that is incentive based is what you make it . 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing just alot of favoritism 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being around alot of lazy individuals 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Reminds me of the late 1800's 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful  and really overwhelming

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are a food company, so they are always feeding the employees.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Over the top Sales Manager with anger issues.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stuck in the 1800's.  Management shows favoritism.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Route driver 3 salaries reported	$1,417 per week
Order picker 10 salaries reported	$29.00 per hour
Shuttle driver 1 salary reported	$27.70 per hour
Truck driver 6 salaries reported	$1,583 per week
Yard driver 2 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour

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