Class A Truck Driver

Class A Truck Driver at US Foods, Inc. summary:
A Class A Truck Driver at US Foods engages in the safe transportation of food products to customers, ensuring timely deliveries and exceptional customer service. With a competitive starting pay of $34.50/hour and opportunities for bonuses and benefits, this role demands professionalism and efficiency while adhering to DOT regulations. Successful candidates will navigate challenging driving conditions and are expected to meet physical demands associated with unloading and delivering products effectively.

Ready to build a career with a company that's leading the foodservice industry?
Here's HOW we help YOU make it

5K RETENTION BONUS
CDL A Delivery Drivers start at

$34.50/hour (annual increases).
Top drivers can earn $100k+ annually.
Weekly Pay

Current schedule:
Monday - Friday
Dispatch: between 3 AM – 5 AM (average of 50 hours/week)
Flexible work schedules including 3- or 4-day work weeks

DAY ONE

Medical, Dental, Vision less than $100/week for Family coverage.
To review available benefits, please click here:

https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html

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2% automatic company contribution to 401(k) with company match up to additional 6%
Home Daily

Main Ingredients of the Job
Safely drive trucks to customers and meet scheduled customer delivery times

Carefully unload products from the trailer with a two-wheeler, pallet jack, or by hand and place in designated customer storage areas

Verify accuracy of delivery with customers and obtain proper signatures

Handle collections and payments from customers when applicable

Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience

Perform all pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspection

Physical Requirements
Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required

Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required

What You Bring to the Table
Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*

Must be at least 21 years of age

Must have valid CDL Class A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT qualifications

Minimum of six months commercial driving experience (any industry) OR three months commercial driving experience in the food and/or beverage delivery industry required

Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations

Must be able to read and communicate in the English language - able to hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries,

and to enter information on reports and records.

Why US Foods

US Foods

helps our customers

Make It

, with products and services that shape the communities where we live and work. Opportunities in our company abound for skilled, forward-thinking associates.

Great drivers are crucial to the US Foods team and one of the important faces of our organization. On and off the road, our drivers strive for integrity and reliability, while building trusting relationships with customers.

At the foundation of those efforts are our cultural beliefs, the pillars that define our work ethic, collaborative spirit and service. Together we help our customers make it, but we also believe in helping our drivers make it

At US Foods

, we are committed to Total Rewards that respect and reward our associates for their dedication and hard work.

* Registering to the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver's license (CDL) and commercial learner's permit (CLP) holders' drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit

https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register

and click GO to login. If you are able to log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see "Clearinghouse Help" field on the clearinghouse page.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.

The expected base rate for this role is between

$34.50/hr

and

$50.00/hr.
This role

will

also

receive

overtime compensation, retention bonus

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Benefits for this role

may include

health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.

To review available benefits, please click here:

https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html

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Class A Truck Driver, CDL A, foodservice delivery, truck driving jobs, heavy truck transportation, long-distance trucking, driver benefits, shipping and receiving, customer service in trucking

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