2 million miles, a cake, and a pay cut.

[xj_nate]

Oh man I love Ashton’s!

 

[Hickey]

Ashton’s freaking grill is broke. 🤬

On to Fillmore for lunch.

 

[Skylinerider]

These guys are actually quite good. They are Walmart Associates with 15-20 years of service. They are outperforming our outside driver candidates by their 2nd and 3rd day.

Today we’re going to get lunch at Ashton’s burger barn (influencer). That’s how we rack up their driving miles. The company buys lunch.

I was wondering about that since Walmart has pretty high mileage requirements for drivers. I was surprised to see student driver on there!

 

[Hickey]

I was wondering about that since Walmart has pretty high mileage requirements for drivers. I was surprised to see student driver on there!

That’s all changed a ton from when you and I worked together. The driver pool in America is quite terrible. We used to require over 6 years experience. Now it’s 30 months.

 

[Hickey]

Drive-In Opportunity: Walmart Raises Driver Pay and Launches Private Fleet Development Program

Throughout Walmart’s history, we’ve been committed to turning ambition into opportunity. In the last several years, we’ve cast a wide net, inviting associates from across the business to learn more, see more and do more.Now, we’re taking that same approach to the very foundation of our supply…

corporate.walmart.com

 

[Skylinerider]

Drive-In Opportunity: Walmart Raises Driver Pay and Launches Private Fleet Development Program

Throughout Walmart’s history, we’ve been committed to turning ambition into opportunity. In the last several years, we’ve cast a wide net, inviting associates from across the business to learn more, see more and do more.Now, we’re taking that same approach to the very foundation of our supply…

corporate.walmart.com

Dang! Damn good wages for less than 3 years on the road!

 

[Hickey]

 

[TRD270]

That’s all changed a ton from when you and I worked together. The driver pool in America is quite terrible. We used to require over 6 years experience. Now it’s 30 months.

I tried several times to get a job back in the day with no success. Even with doubles/triples tanker on my resume they wanted nothing to do with me.

 

[nnnnnate]

Driving a truck has been on my mind more than I would have expected the last 12-18 months.