CDL-A Mid-Shift Delivery Driver – Night/Day Routes

Sysco Corp.; Avon (CT); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CDLA Preferred

Job summary

US1225 FreshPoint Connecticut, LLC is seeking a backhaul driver to join our transportation team. This role involves night and day driving, cross-dock operations, loading assistance, and delivering orders to customers as prioritized by the Transportation Department Manager.

The position emphasizes safety, route efficiency, and accurate delivery verification, with duties including pre-trip inspections and adherence to DOT rules. CDL-A required with at least one year of driving experience.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience: One year route delivery experience or driving tractor-trailer background.
• License: Valid Commercial Driver’s License – Class A.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
• On occasions may require lifting, pushing, or moving products weighing 1–75 pounds, up to 100 pounds.
• Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain signatures.
• Contact management for invoice discrepancies and communicate all errors/returns.
• Call in if a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts).
• Handle customer complaints professionally.
• Handle company equipment properly and perform pre-trip inspections.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities per Department of Transportation regulations and Sysco policies.

Skills

Vehicle operation

Customer relations

Problem resolution

Route planning

Inventory control

Communication

Math skills

Education

HS or GED

Job description

US1225 FreshPoint Connecticut, LLC is seeking a backhaul driver to join our transportation team. This role involves night and day driving, cross-dock operations, loading assistance, and delivering orders to customers as prioritized by the Transportation Department Manager.

The position emphasizes safety, route efficiency, and accurate delivery verification, with duties including pre-trip inspections and adherence to DOT rules. CDL-A required with at least one year of driving experience.