Live Haul Driver - Safe, Humane Poultry Transport

Perdue Farms; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Perdue Foods is seeking a Live Haul Driver to move live chickens from farms to the processing plant, ensuring safety, humane handling, and timely deliveries. You’ll perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections, follow DOT rules, and support animal welfare and biosecurity protocols.

This role requires a Class A CDL, a high school diploma or GED, and at least two years of tractor-trailer experience. You will work outdoors in poultry environments and may drive day or night across routes, with lifting

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2 years’ experience driving tractor-trailers.
• Class A CDL license.

Responsibilities

• Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections of truck and trailer and completes DOT forms.
• Drives to and from farms, typically 1 to 4 trips per day or night.
• Covers load in winter and assists with covering load when temperatures are below 30 degrees.
• Crosses scale with tractor and trailer and fuels trucks before scaling full load.
• Secures empty modulars before leaving the plant and ensures full modulars are secured before returning.

Skills

Tractor-trailer driving

DOT compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Perdue Foods is seeking a Live Haul Driver to move live chickens from farms to the processing plant, ensuring safety, humane handling, and timely deliveries. You’ll perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections, follow DOT rules, and support animal welfare and biosecurity protocols.

This role requires a Class A CDL, a high school diploma or GED, and at least two years of tractor-trailer experience. You will work outdoors in poultry environments and may drive day or night across routes, with lifting