JB: CDL-A Local Grocery Driver – Good Pay | Day Shift

Salt City Trucking; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

Newer equipment

Job summary

Salt City Trucking is seeking a CDL-A Local Grocery Driver to deliver fresh and frozen groceries using refrigerated trailers within a 250-mile radius of Chester, NY. The role features early start times, a five-day workweek with six mandatory days, and occasional backhaul duties.

Deliveries cover Hudson Valley, NYC boroughs, Long Island, NY, CT, NJ and PA, with mostly no-touch freight and training before NYC routes. Uniforms are provided and newer equipment is used.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience
• Reliable personal transportation to and from work every day
• Strong customer-service skills
• Ability to assist with pallet-jack unloading when needed
• Willingness to support other local accounts
• No SAP drivers

Responsibilities

• Deliver groceries using refrigerated trailers within 250 miles of Chester, NY
• Deliver to supermarkets and distribution centers within 250 miles of Chester, NY
• Service Hudson Valley, NYC boroughs, Long Island, NY, CT, NJ and PA backhaul areas
• Handle multi-stop loads, typically 15 or more stops per week
• Complete two loads per day or one longer load
• Pick up returns or backhaul freight after deliveries
• Occasionally assist with pallet-jack unloading and support other local accounts

Skills

CDL-A valid

Customer service

Pallet jack unloading

Job description

CDL-A Local Grocery Driver

Pay Details

• Average Annual Pay: $85,000–$100,000
• Average Weekly Pay: Approximately $1,650–$1,950
• Seniority-based yearly average: $83,600–$87,600
• Approximately 1,409 miles per week
• Double dock pay available

Job Details

• Deliver fresh and frozen groceries using 53-, 51-, and 48-foot refrigerated trailers.
• Deliver to supermarkets and distribution centers within 250 miles of Chester, NY.
• Service the Hudson Valley, New York City boroughs, Long Island, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania backhaul areas.
• Approximately 20–25% of freight delivers in New York City.
• Handle multi-stop loads, typically 15 or more stops per week.
• Complete two loads per day or one longer load.
• Pick up returns or backhaul freight after deliveries.
• Mostly no-touch freight; occasional pallet-jack unloading may be required when supporting other accounts.
• Support other local distribution-center accounts approximately 2–3 days per week.

Shift Details

• Schedule: Sunday–Thursday
• Start times: 1:00 AM–5:00 AM
• Workweek: Five days, with two mandatory sixth days each month
• Sixth days are also mandatory around major holidays.
• New drivers will not run New York City routes until they have been on the account for at least six months.
• Before solo NYC routes, drivers train with NYC-certified trainers.
• Thanksgiving and Christmas are off; New Year’s Day is not guaranteed off.

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience
• Reliable personal transportation to and from work every day
• Strong customer-service skills
• Ability to assist with pallet-jack unloading when needed
• Willingness to support other local accounts
• No SAP drivers

Equipment & Benefits

• Automatic and manual day-cab tractors
• Refrigerated trailers
• Slip-seat operation; drivers may share trucks with opposite-shift drivers
• Tractors cannot be taken home
• Uniforms provided and maintained by the account
• Newer equipment, averaging approximately three years old