CDL-A Truck Driver – $32.75/Hour + $5,000 Bonus

Salt City Trucking; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Home daily

Consistent route schedule

Job summary

Salt City Trucking is seeking a CDL-A Local Retail Delivery Driver for routes around St. Paul, MN. This role features early start times, six-day workweeks during peak periods, and a heavy physical workload with frequent hand unloading of freight.

Typical routes stay within a 250-mile radius of St. Paul, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus and home daily schedule. Expect long shifts (~10–12 hours) and weekend work during peak seasons; overtime is not paid beyond the straight hourly rate.

Qualifications

• CDL-A license required.
• Minimum 6 months verifiable truck driving experience.
• Clean driving record.
• Valid DOT Medical Card.

Responsibilities

• Deliver merchandise to retail store locations within a ~250-mile radius of St. Paul, MN.
• Hand unload boxes onto conveyor belts or ramps at stores.
• Meet linehaul drivers for live trailer swaps and coordinate handoffs.
• Unload 50–300 boxes per stop and 500–700 boxes per trailer when loading.

Job description

CDL-A Local Retail Delivery Driver – St. Paul, MN

Pay Details & Schedule

• Average Annual Pay: $90,000
• Average Weekly Pay: $1,730.77
• Hourly Rate: $32.75
• Guaranteed Minimum: 40 paid hours per week
• Typical Weekly Hours: Approximately 60
• No overtime pay: All hours are paid at the straight-time rate.
• Holiday hours are paid at the regular hourly rate.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus
• Home daily
• Monday–Friday, with approximately 2 Saturdays per month
• Saturday work is required during peak periods: November–December and March–April
• Start time: 2:00 AM
• Shift length: Approximately 10–12 hours
• Six-day workweeks may be scheduled during busy periods, generally 15–20 times per year, with about one week's notice.

Job Details

• Dedicated local retail delivery account
• Routes operate within approximately a 250-mile radius of St. Paul, MN
• Deliver merchandise to retail store locations
• Predetermined, consistent multi-stop routes with recurring store appointments
• Hand unload boxes onto conveyor belts or roller ramps at stores
• Meet linehaul drivers in Black River Falls, WI, for live trailer swaps
• Use a pallet jack occasionally to unload palletized freight onto store docks
• Freight is floor-loaded and stacked from floor to ceiling.
• Typical unload: 50–300 boxes per stop, with approximately 500–700 boxes per trailer

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 6 months of verifiable truck driving experience
• Clean driving record
• Valid DOT Medical Card
• No SAP drivers
• Must be able to perform strenuous physical work, including repeated hand unloading.
• Must be able to handle boxes weighing 2–100 lbs, with most weighing approximately 30–60 lbs.
• Must be comfortable working early morning shifts, multi-stop routes, and occasional peak-season Saturdays.

Important: This is a very labor-intensive position. Drivers must be prepared for substantial physical unloading at each delivery location.