CDL-B Route Driver: Fast, Customer-Focused Delivery

Sysco; Altoona (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Altoona, IA, is seeking a route delivery professional to execute daily deliveries with loading and unloading duties. You will coordinate with the Transportation Department Manager, load and unload at stops, and assist with occasional loading and palletizing.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety standards, communicating with customers, and ensuring accurate deliveries with proper signatures. CDL-B is required/provisional; prior route experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School or GED or equivalent.
• One-year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License - Class B (Class A preferred).
• English language fluency sufficient to converse with the public and complete required records.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
• Unload product from trailer, by hand or using a hand cart, and place in designated customer storage areas.
• Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; stack pallets.
• Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures; contact management for discrepancies.
• Calls in when a customer does not receive their entire order (shorts).
• Handles any customer complaints professionally.
• Performs pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and Sysco policies.

Skills

Driver safety

Customer relations

Route planning

Pre-trip inspection

Communication

Problem solving

Arithmetic

Teamwork

Time management

Adaptability

Education

High School or GED

Job description

Sysco in Altoona, IA, is seeking a route delivery professional to execute daily deliveries with loading and unloading duties. You will coordinate with the Transportation Department Manager, load and unload at stops, and assist with occasional loading and palletizing.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety standards, communicating with customers, and ensuring accurate deliveries with proper signatures. CDL-B is required/provisional; prior route experience preferred.