More than 3.2 million American men and women work as truck drivers, and nearly 1,100 of them work at Publix.
Show your appreciation for Publix truck drivers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Sept. 13 – 19. If you see one of our truck drivers, smile and thank them for their hard work and commitment to safely delivering products on time to our stores. Take a look at these infographics, and you’ll see how our truck drivers have a huge impact on our business.
Take a headcount (as of Aug. 18, 2015)
- Driver with most years of service: Gary Cotterill, Lakeland, Florida (serving since March 4, 1972)
- Drivers with 40+ years: 13
- Drivers with 35 – 40 years: 82
- Drivers with 30 – 35 years: 178
- Drivers with 25 – 30 years: 207
- Drivers with less than 25 years: 604
- Total drivers: 1,084
Fleet statistics
- 528 tractors
- 1,317 dry grocery trailers
- 1,283 refrigerated trailers
In an average week
- Publix drivers take nearly 7,300 trips to make more than 20,000 deliveries to our stores.
- Publix drivers cover about 1.2 million miles. That’s enough to make 2.5 trips to the moon and back, or travel around the earth 47.6 times.
