I'm a New Hire!

[Eagleflip]

I also know for a fact that certain LCCs driving blue Kias got a great deal on their delivery car prices. In fact, they don't even have to pay for their cars for the next three years, and mozarella maintenance is included in their deal.

Sheesh...some folks will do anything to undercut the mainline pizza factorys.

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

Our contract calls for certain buddy pizzas, but the company claims they are losing too much money on those and might take that benefit away if we dont agree to pay cuts. If we dont agree to pay cuts they might furlough a few people to send a message. Luckliy Im treading in the pool at a few places and might even look at applying at a LCC like Pizza Tran.

 

[ILS JNKY]

Under Dog

News Flash,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, CCI'S Pizza to bring in there own verision of delivery,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, designed to under cut every one else,,,, low fare pizza will the madness ever end...............


Bosting that they can turn a pizzza faster than swa turns it's jets,,,, this could be big.......


no type rating needed, but if you applie you will have to fork over you papers from the other pizza companies& sign a noncompete agreement.


just renewed my type in the super stretch 140 limo dual rear wheels,,,,, just the basics on the ride backing up 3 blocks using only the rear view mirrior, rules on stocking the car for the charter run, and some evasive driving mode training.

 

[toneal]

Im driving a sunfire right now but not for any pizzaline. I have not used mine for any commercial purposes though. I wonder if I can contract it to a pizza line? I have a lot of hours in type as I will be the main operator of it.

 

[jaybird]

Is a guy that delivered pizza in the military better than a civilian delivery driver?

 

[Clownpilot]

BJJ

BJJ is one of the strangest people on this board.

And that is saying a lot.

Despite claiming to have all kinds of weird quals originally, he appears to be almost completely unqualifed in anything.

Right now he is claiming to be going into the Army to fly helicopters. Why he keeps claiming he is going to OCS is completely beyond me. If he is really going into Army helicopter training then he must go to enlisted basic training first then to WOFT school in Fort Rucker, AL for warrant officer/basic helicopter flight training. Neither could possibly be categorized as OCS. But, that's what he claims. He also claims to have a family, loves to beat people up, and considers physical domination of other human beings to be the pinnacle of human existence. I doubt whether 80% of what he says has any basis in fact but I do know he becomes hysterical when anyone questions him. He can't spell, comes across as a macho pig neaderthal, and seems to have difficulty with authority. If he really got into any flight training program associated with the military it will undoubtedly be short lived.

Don't sell the honda or quit the pizza job BJJ. You'll be needing it again soon.

Hey, can you maybe help me get a job there? Oh, wait, I remember, I’m not an American so I’m not worthy of any job while there are plenty of American pizza delivery drivers on the street. Moreover the PSA (Pizza Security Administration) has decided that a white guy with over twenty years in this country is a major security risk and won’t let me train in a vehicle over 250 pounds, so I can only deliver pizza using my Honda scooter instead of civic. I might as well quit now, since I’ll never be as worthy or special as you since I’ll always be a civilian pizza driver while you’ll spend my tax money becoming a military pizza driver.

Infamous B-J-J Fighter quotes:
If you an American citizen then your more than welcome to go for whatever job you would like. If not an American citizen, please stay in Canada and go herd moose.

I coach wrestling at the local H.S. to get in shape before I leave for OCS. Teen girls are just the shiznit. THeres one that helps us out all the time and she sometimes makes me question why I got married.

My friend remembers it being very good, I think all those early teen blows were good no matter how lousy the girl is. Its like a new toy, its hard to get bored with it when its new.

I have right around 1000TT and I got a great job flying, in the military. It pays right around 40K the 1st year and I have FREE benefits for all my family members. I leave 30 APR 03. Just by looking at your posts Big Bird you just seem like another civilian wannabe that didnt have the "right stuff" to fly in the mil.

B-J-J Fighter, you come across as an elitist closet pedophile, who can’t take more then five minutes of from tooting your own horn about how great you are and how most of us are just loser civilians who didn’t have the “right stuff”.

 

[LR25]

Does anybody have the # to get a jumpseat on the Civics or Accords?

And can you eat any of the pizza while on the seat?

 

[Checks]

I am currently a driving instructor looking to move up to the pizza side of the house. On my off-days I ride along when my friend delivers pizza and was wondering if I could/should log this time? My friend isnt an Instructor but some of the legs are Part 91(no pizzas on board) and he lets me drive sometimes. How will the pizza operators look at this time when they look at my logbook?
Are the minimums still 500 miles of Honda time with the pizza sign attached?

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

Im not doing WOFT or going to WOCS. I got a flight contract going to regualr AD Army OCS. What people dont know about the Army is you dont have to go WOFt to get a flight contract. I also got offered a position with the AZ Army National Guard which I turned down in favor of AD Army. People without a degree must go to WOCS if they want to fly.


Clown Wrote:
"If he is really going into Army helicopter training then he must go to enlisted basic training first then to WOFT school in Fort Rucker, AL for warrant officer/basic helicopter flight training."

100% UNTRUE

 

[Typhoon1244]

Re: PJ's

Can anyone tell me what kind of benefits you get at PJ's? Is there a Buddy Pie we can get...?

Yes, but for buddy pies you have to pay 10% the cost of a full-price extra-large two-topping pie. Oh, and if you decide to change toppings, there's a fee for that too. If they have the availability, they'll usually upgrade you to deep dish, though.

The good news is that P.J.'s has a jumpseat agreement with Pizza Hut and Dominos. You can jumpseat on most of the regionals, too--Mr. Gatti's, for example--but you have to be in uniform.

 

[metrodriver]

I just applied for the overseas arm of pizza hut, turns out they charge you a fortune for training to drive a delivery scooter. Of course it's single piston DIC (driver in command) time, but with the the salary they pay it takes 5 years to make the same as the starting pay as a burgerflipper at Maccie D's, not counting the $5,- a gallon for gas.

BBj, I'll guess the army is the only place where you can write so bad and still get a flying job. Most of the time it's like a foreign language what you write. Maibee go bakc too skool and aks for a edumication

 

[Deftone45075]

Any word on the tentative code share betwen Little Ceasers and Papa Johns. I don't think LC should get any PJ routes, I hear those guys drive for below industry wages, and they're non ALPDO ( Association of Line Pizza Delivery Operators ).

 

[jaybird]

Hey people,

When I first started driving for a local pizza joint I busted my checkdrive (parallel parking, go figure). Will this affect my chances at Pizza Hut or Dominoes in the future?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Deftone45075]

As long as no pizza's or toppings were disturbed, you should be okay. Don't try and hide anything, just beopen about it and tell them what you learned from the experience.

 

[Timebuilder]

You have to keep in mind how many pizza drivers are out of work right now. This is bound to drive down wages, and increase PFD (pay for driving) where you buy yourself a driving job.

The pizza industry has been hit hard by the health awareness movement. People are exercising more, lowering their cholesterol, and taking vitamins. Some are just afraid to eat pizza, and you may never see them eating it again.

As always, you should have a plan B, to get you through the times when you can't drive. Chuck E Cheese has a few simulators for driving, but most drivers can't afford the tokens they require. Some working drivers may take you on as a DND (driver not driving) to read road maps, operate the horn, and communicate with other drivers. A hand gesture course might be a good investment in your career.

In some localities, you can take a Snowplow Transition Course. Sure, the driving isn't as exciting, but it can get you through the lean times, and it IS a driving job.

 

[surfnole]

I'm 40 years old with wife, three kids and a mortgage. I HATE my desk job, and I am considering selling my house and liquidating my 401K to pursue the DREAM.

Can you guys give me some advice? I know the industry is in a terrible state, but what do you expect 10 years down the road.

Do you think I have any hope of making the majors? I don't want to spend my career at Papa John's. I hope to make it up to Pizza Hut one day.

I know that if I don't lose sight of my goal, I will eventually succeed, and there will be some hard times in between. However, I am also wondering if this DREAM will become just another job after the excitement wears off.

 

[Timebuilder]

That depends.

In my town's morning paper, Pizza Hut has closed 15 stores here and in the surrounding area. While you can get your licence at one of the better driving schools, the industry may not recover for anther ten years. The rumor is that these shops may be replaced with KFC shops, and no drivers will be hired.

Sorry.

 

[Deftone45075]

Can you guys give me some advice? I know the industry is in a terrible state, but what do you expect 10 years down the road

It's really hard to say. Usually the industry bounces right back, but these are record low times and the future is uncetain. The HAM as timebuilder mentioned is really hurting us. We're now seeing Low Cost food operators like Subway rising up and competing directly with majors like Pizza Hut. Hard times!

Definitely havea plan to fall back on. I want to go back to school and get me CPDD, ( Certified Pizza Driver Dispatch ) pehaps i can make a decent living on the other side of the road, dispatching drivers.

 

[Timebuilder]

I tried for the CPDD, but I don't speak enough Spanish to meet the requirements for order taking.

 

[Deftone45075]

I tried for the CPDD, but I don't speak enough Spanish to meet the requirements for order taking.

That is the hardest part of the course, I also doubt my ability to pass the written at the end for that reason, but darn it, i'll try.

I just looked at Pizza Hut's long term recovery plan. They seem to have a solid idea for future growth although it depends heavily on expansion with other regional drivers. I don't know what this will mean for the mainline drivers, could be bad at first. However they want to take delivery of 110 new Accords, one a month starting next year, so keep your fingers crossed.

 

[Flywrite]

Im driving a sunfire right now but not for any pizzaline. I have not used mine for any commercial purposes though. I wonder if I can contract it to a pizza line? I have a lot of hours in type as I will be the main operator of it.

Toneal, you need to be VERY careful. The FFA (Fast Food Administration) could look upon this as an illegal Part 135 operation. I dont mean to bust your bubble, but it's not worth risking a potential career with a major like Pizza Hut, Pappa John,s or even Dominos over this kind of thing.

On another note, how long do y'all think it will take for Archer to start asking the difference between scheduled, on-demand, and private pizza, and if he could get a job just delivering personal pan pizzas because he isnt interested in the big stuff?

(dont take this too personally Archer, just having fun)

 

[Deftone45075]

Well, Archer can deliver personal pizzas, but it has to be on a scooter and only during daylight hours.

Toneal,

You could establish a run, the FFA requires a 135 certificate and you'll have to do proving runs, this may be accomplished in any four wheel, engine driven delivery car (even a trainer like the Hugo). You are required to do 4 runs, and must show the ability to dever 8 pizzas , toppings undesturbed, with an 80% sccess rate. One run has to be done between the hour after sunset and the hour before sunrise to have the "daytime only" restriction lifted from the certificate.

 

[Timebuilder]

The night runs should be no problem, since most unscheduled pizzas are delivered between 7:00PM and 11:00 PM local time.

Also, there is currency for drivers. Some drivers deliver primarily during daylight hours, and only occaisionally at night. They need three P/U's and deliveries during the previous 90 days between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise in order to act as DIC.

 

[P3tarbaby]

This is getting out of hand...I heard a guy at a local PJ got his ticket pulled by the PSA because they smelled pizza on his breath and felt he was a threat to the pizza...

 

[jergar999]

surfnole-

So now PJ isn't a MAJOR!? Sure we use smaller equipment and only do point to point service in flooded markets, but we are making money, which is more than I can say for Ceasars!

Sorry for the harsh words, I think it gets frustrating as really we are all just biding our time until a coveted Schwanns route opens up. But that's a whole new thread.

 

[Dude Groovy]

PDSA

Pizza Drivers Unite!!

We must get guns in the delivery vehicles! Hardend doors and increased security by the Pizza Security Agency(PSA) is not enough. We must have the right to defend ourselves and our pizzas. Please go to the Pizza Delivery Security Alliance website and help out!

 

[Deftone45075]

Please! Support the PDSA!

When will people realize that we are the last line of defense between our pizzas and stoned, hungry teenagers.

And PJ, although not a major, is the largest regional delivery operator. They have the most routes and the highest salary. Although 80% of their revenue comes from driving Pizza Hut routes, and with the uncertain status of PH, Papa John's could be at risk of going under. PH is looking at other lower cost delivery services as part of their recovery plan.

 

[rice]

Anyone else from the 2/10 interview

Just got the call from the PPD (Pizza People Dept.) saying I made through the interview and am now being placed in the PDP (Pizza Driver Pool). No official word as to how many of us are actually swimming in the sauce but rumor has it that I'm unofficially #3987. So at that rate (if the class size stays at 100/month) I just might make it to the promise land by the end of the year.

 

[LR25]

I am one happy driver, I just got out of my first IPDDC (Initial Pizza Defensive Driving Course), and I got to tell ya, it aint no cake walk.

I mean you had to do PPAIII (Precision Pizza Approches) down to 1/8 mi., Interior light inop approaches, Cell Phone survailence navigation, and to top it all off, I was missing a cylinder! All this mind you was in the actual equipment, not a simulator like some other cheap programs use.

It was hard work, but I did it, I finally can log some quality time I have been so despately waiting for, the future is bright.

If anybody need gouge for the ride, PM me.

All of you aspiring to do this, keep your heads up and keep forging ahead, I'm proof that dreams do come true.

Good luck!!!!!!!!!

 

[Deftone45075]

Wow, interior lighting inop, and they had a cylinder not firing!!! Thats the dreaded checkride from he!!.

I hope they don't give that ride to me, although I think mine is in the full motion AC344 (Accord Simulator) I just hope they don't fail the rearview mirror, or the infamous "hot chick" that distracts you, had a budy bust his ride for that one.