Multi-Stop Local Reefer CDL A Driver Grocery Store Deliveries

Safeload Trucking; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 84,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Paid time off

Job summary

Safeload Trucking seeks a CDL A driver for local grocery deliveries, operating reefer trailers to supermarkets and distribution centers. Routes are multi-stop with mostly no-touch freight, and drivers return home daily.

The role emphasizes steady activity-based pay and modern equipment. Expect local home-time, 15+ stops per week, 2 loads per day or one long load, and a slip-seat setup with occasional truck sharing.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL.
• Minimum 3-6 months trucking experience.
• Comfortable with multi-stop grocery deliveries.
• Willing to operate slip-seat equipment.
• Able to provide personal transportation to and from work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fresh and frozen groceries to supermarkets and distribution centers.
• Operate local multi-stop reefer routes with mostly no-touch freight.
• Return product pickup at the final stop or backhaul to the distribution center.
• Home daily with consistent weekly work.

Skills

CDL A

Job description

Multi-Stop Local Reefer CDL A Driver | Grocery Store Deliveries
Job Type: Driver

We are hiring CDL-A drivers for a local grocery delivery operation delivering fresh and frozen groceries to supermarkets and distribution centers. Drivers run multi-stop reefer routes with mostly no-touch freight and consistent weekly work.

This is a steady local position with strong activity-based pay, modern equipment, and daily home time.

Pay and earnings

$0.68 - $0.74 per mile

Average weekly pay: $1,550 - $1,650

Annualized earnings: about $83,600 - $87,600

$28.50 - $30 per stop

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability coverage

Paid time off

Schedule and home time

Local routes with Home daily

Multi-stop loads, usually 15+ stops per week

Drivers normally complete 2 loads per day or 1 long load

Drivers must have reliable personal transportation to and from work daily

Daycabs cannot be taken home during time off

What you’ll haul

Fresh and frozen grocery freight

Reefer trailers in 48-foot, 51-foot, and 53-foot sizes

Deliveries to supermarkets and distribution centers

Mostly no-touch freight

Return product pickup at the final stop or backhaul returning to the DC

Approximately 20 - 25% of freight delivers in NYC

Equipment

Automatic and manual daycabs

Reefer trailers

Slip-seat equipment; the account will try to keep drivers in the same truck, but trucks are shared with a driver on the opposite shift

No guarantee of the same truck

Trucks remain at the account facility during time off

What we need

Valid Class A CDL

Minimum 3 - 6 months of trucking experience

Comfortable with multi-stop grocery deliveries

Willing to operate slip-seat equipment

Able to provide personal transportation to and from work