CDL-A Local Grocery Driver – Good Pay | Day Shift

Salt City Trucking; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

Newer equipment

Home daily

Job summary

Salt City Trucking seeks a CDL-A Local Grocery Driver to deliver fresh and frozen groceries across the New York region, with home daily schedule. Expect mostly no-touch freight, multi-stop runs, and backhaul handling. Tractors are day-cab, with newer equipment and uniforms provided.

You will service Hudson Valley, NYC boroughs, Long Island, and parts of NJ/PA within ~250 miles of Chester, NY. Expect early starts, training on NYC routes after six months, and major holiday scheduling

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL is required.
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience.
• Reliable personal transportation to and from work.
• Strong customer-service skills.
• Ability to assist with pallet-jack unloading when needed.
• Willingness to support other local accounts.
• No SAP drivers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fresh and frozen groceries to supermarkets and distribution centers.
• Manage multistop loads, typically 15+ stops weekly.
• Handle backhaul returns and pallet-jack unloading as needed.
• Occasional two loads per day or one longer load.
• Support other local accounts 2–3 days per week.

Skills

CDL-A

Customer service

Job description

CDL-A Local Grocery Driver - Good Pay | Home Daily

Earn $85,000-$100,000 annually delivering fresh and frozen groceries throughout the New York region. This dedicated position offers daily home time, consistent work, and mostly no-touch freight.

Pay Details

• Average Annual Pay: $85,000-$100,000
• Average Weekly Pay: Approximately $1,650-$1,950
• Seniority-based yearly average: $83,600-$87,600
• Approximately 1,409 miles per week
• Double dock pay available

Job Details

• Deliver fresh and frozen groceries using 53-, 51-, and 48-foot refrigerated trailers.
• Deliver to supermarkets and distribution centers within 250 miles of Chester, NY.
• Service the Hudson Valley, New York City boroughs, Long Island, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania backhaul areas.
• Approximately 20-25% of freight delivers in New York City.
• Handle multistop loads, typically 15 or more stops per week.
• Complete two loads per day or one longer load.
• Pick up returns or backhaul freight after deliveries.
• Mostly no-touch freight; occasional pallet-jack unloading may be required when supporting other accounts.
• Support other local distribution-center accounts approximately 2-3 days per week.

Shift Details

• Schedule: Sunday-Thursday
• Start times: 1:00 AM-5:00 AM
• Workweek: Five days, with two mandatory sixth days each month
• Sixth days are also mandatory around major holidays.
• New drivers will not run New York City routes until they have been on the account for at least six months.
• Before solo NYC routes, drivers train with NYC-certified trainers.
• Thanksgiving and Christmas are off; New Year's Day is not guaranteed off.

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience
• Reliable personal transportation to and from work every day
• Strong customer-service skills
• Ability to assist with pallet-jack unloading when needed
• Willingness to support other local accounts
• No SAP drivers

Equipment & Benefits

• Automatic and manual day-cab tractors
• Refrigerated trailers
• Slip-seat operation; drivers may share trucks with opposite-shift drivers
• Tractors cannot be taken home
• Uniforms provided and maintained by the account
• Newer equipment, averaging approximately three years old