Night Shift Reefer CDL A Driver - East Granby CT

Safeload Trucking; Windsor Locks (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; 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 in East Granby, CT is seeking a Night Shift Reefer CDL A Driver for a local grocery delivery route with daily home time.

Starting in West Haven around 12:00 AM–1:30 AM, you’ll head to North Hatfield, MA for a 2:00 AM–4:00 AM pickup, then deliver to stores and distribution centers and end each day back at the East Granby yard. The role uses automatic daycabs and reefer trailers, with electric pallet jack unloading and occasional backhauls.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL.
• Minimum 3–6 months trucking experience.
• Willingness to work an overnight split AM schedule.
• Ability to provide personal transportation to the East Granby, CT yard.
• Safe driving record and ability to meet DOT requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fresh and frozen groceries to supermarkets and distribution centers.
• Operate Reefer trailers (46–53 ft) and automatic daycabs.
• Assist with unloading using an electric pallet jack.
• Support other nearby accounts as needed; trucks remain at account facility during time off.

Skills

CDL A

Overnight shift

DOT compliance

Job description

Night Shift Reefer CDL A Driver - East Granby CT
Job Type: Driver

We are hiring CDL-A drivers for a local night-shift grocery delivery operation based out of East Granby, CT. Drivers deliver fresh and frozen groceries to supermarkets and distribution centers throughout the NYC boroughs, Long Island, and the Northeast.

This is a steady local route with daily home time, assigned automatic daycabs, and strong stop-based pay.

Pay and earnings

$0.48 - $0.56 per mile

Average weekly pay: $1,900 - $2,100

$50 daily rate

$21 drop-and-hook pay per stop

$42 per NYC stop in Queens, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn

$100 layover pay

Annualized earnings: about $100,000

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability coverage

Paid time off based on tenure, including vacation and sick time

Schedule and home time

Start in West Haven between 12:00 AM and 1:30 AM

Travel to North Hatfield, MA, for a 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM pickup

Deliver to stores and distribution centers

Start and end each day at the East Granby, CT, yard

Drivers must provide their own transportation to and from work

Assigned trucks cannot be taken home during time off

What you’ll haul

Fresh and frozen grocery freight

Reefer trailers in 46 foot, 48 foot, 51 foot, and 53 foot sizes

Deliveries to supermarkets and distribution centers

Primary delivery area: NYC boroughs and Long Island, about 80–90% of deliveries

Additional delivery areas: NJ, MA, VT, RI, NH, ME, PA, and parts of upstate NY

Drivers normally complete one long load per day, with an occasional shorter load if hours allow

Drivers may pick up return product or a backhaul to return to the distribution center

Equipment and duties

Assigned automatic daycab

Reefer trailer

Electric pallet jack training provided

Drivers assist with unloading at stores using an electric pallet jack

Drivers may support other nearby accounts as needed

Trucks remain at the account facility during time off

What we need

Valid Class A CDL

Minimum 3 - 6 months of trucking experience

Comfortable operating in NYC boroughs and surrounding Northeast markets

Willingness to work an overnight split AM schedule

Ability to provide personal transportation to and from the East Granby, CT, yard

Safe driving record and ability to meet DOT requirements