Delivery Driver

usfoods; Norcross (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Life insurance

Retention bonus

Job summary

US Foods is seeking delivery drivers to join our team. You will safely drive trucks to customers, unload products, verify deliveries, and collect payments when applicable, while providing excellent customer service.

Starting pay is $25.00 per hour during training, with a transition to performance-based pay (mileage, stops, and cases) that can average $45.00 per hour. A retention bonus of $7,500 is offered for eligible new hires.

Qualifications

• Must have CDL A and valid endorsements, DOT qualifications.
• At least 21 years old and eligible to work in the US.
• FMCSA Clearinghouse registration required.
• 6 months of commercial driving experience (any industry) or 3 months in food/beverage delivery.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive trucks to customers and meet delivery times.
• Unload products and place in customer storage areas.
• Verify delivery with customers and obtain signatures.
• Handle collections and payments when applicable.
• Provide professional customer service to enhance the client experience.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections.

Skills

CDL Class A

FMCSA Clearinghouse compliance

English literacy

Safety-focused driving

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER!

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

Pay

Our delivery drivers start at $25.00 during training, after training drivers switch to a component pay of mileage, stops, and cases to average $45.00 per hour.

Average annual earnings of $91,000

$25.00 an hour paid training

Top earners average $45.00 per hour after training

Competent based pay structure based on miles stops and cases.

$7,500 Retention Bonus for eligible New Hires

Schedule

Enjoy a variety of route opportunities while supporting our customers. Drivers must be flexible and available to run Home Daily, Team, and Layover routes based on business needs.

• Home Daily: Sunday night-Saturday with 2 days off, averaging 45-55 hours per week.
• Team: Sunday evening dispatch with a typical schedule of 2 days out, 1 day home, then 2 days out. Home every weekend.
• Layover: Typically 2-day overnight routes with hotel accommodations provided during required DOT resets.

Benefits

All benefits are available starting Day 1!

• Medical, dental, vision for the whole family!
• 401K, life insurance coverage and more!

About US Foods

US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.

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.

FMCSA Clearinghouse

* 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.

Compensation

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $25.00 and $58.00.

As applicable, this role may also receive overtime compensation, retention bonus, and component pay (i.e., based on cases, mileage, stops).

Benefits for this role

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