CDL A Truck Driver

US Foods; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 96,895,000 - 108,312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

US Foods is hiring CDL A Delivery Drivers in the United States. Start at $33.80/hour (1 yr: $37.80) with annual increases. First year average earnings up to $96,700, rising to $108,000 at 12 months.

Weekly pay, home daily, 5-day work week, 3–5 AM dispatch window. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance and PTO. Responsibilities include safely driving to customers, unloading, verifying delivery, handling payments when applicable, and performing pre/post-trip inspections.

Qualifications

• CDL Class A license with endorsements and DOT qualifications.
• Must be at least 21 years old and registered to FMCSA Clearinghouse.
• Minimum six months trucking experience or three months in food/beverage delivery.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive trucks to customers and meet delivery times.
• Unload products using pallet jack or by hand and place in storage areas.
• Verify delivery accuracy with customers and obtain signatures.
• Handle collections and payments when applicable.

Skills

CDL A

English proficiency

FMCSA Clearinghouse registration

Customer service

Safety conscious

Manual transmission (optional)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pallet jack

Two-wheeler

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

Ready to build a career with a company that's leading the foodservice industry?

Here's HOW we help YOU make it!

$10,000 RETENTION BONUS!

CDL A Delivery Drivers start at $33.80/hour! (1 yr: 37.80) with annual increases .

First year driver annual average: $96,700, increasing to $108,000 at the 12 month mark! (These numbers are inclusive of Overtime).

Weekly Pay!

Home Daily!

Current schedule:

Dispatch: between 3 AM – 5 AM

5 day work week with 2 consecutive days off

Benefits Include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance

Paid Time Off, Strong Safety Culture, and Excellent Local Leadership!

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.

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

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 $33.80 per hour and $37.80 per hour.

This role will also receive overtime compensation.

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.

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