Route Driver Class A

The Class Produce Group; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned food distribution company is seeking a Route Driver for regional routes. Responsibilities include loading and delivering fresh produce, ensuring compliance with D.O.T. regulations, and maintaining equipment. The role comes with a $5,000 sign-on bonus, flexible scheduling, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and paid time off.

Benefits

$5,000 Sign on Bonus!!

Medical, Vision, Dental insurance

Company paid Disability, Life and Identity Theft insurance

401K Matching and Profit Sharing

Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays

Good Home time

Qualifications

• 1 year of CDL driving experience required.
• 1 year of experience working in a warehouse preferred.
• Electric Pallet Jack experience or Produce experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Loads and delivers orders to customer location.
• Drives truck in compliance with D.O.T. regulations.
• Inspects equipment daily.

Skills

Basic arithmetic skills

Clean driving record

Education

High school Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

We are a family-owned business in food distribution that strives to fill our customers’ needs while maintaining excellent relationships with all shippers, associates, and customers. We are a company that originated over 85 years ago. We distribute fresh fruits and vegetables over a 500-mile radius. During that time, our company has built an excellent reputation for quality, service and dependability.

* * * * * * * * * The Route Driver will be driving a REGIONAL ROUTE * * * * * * *

Please do not apply to this position if you are looking to drive local only.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Route Driver loads and delivers orders to customer location.
• Drives truck in a safe manner and in compliance with D.O.T. regulations.
• Loads and unloads truck.
• Makes deliveries to Eastern Region of the United States (ie. Regionally drive as far north as Maine, as far west as Kentucky, and as far south as South Carolina)
• Inspects equipment daily to ensure that it remains in safe and efficient working order.
• Delivers product to customers as directed.
• Completes required paperwork.
• Home time: all Drivers are ensured (2) days off a week, typically 1 or 2 days out 3 max for special occasions

BENEFITS:

• $5,000 Sign on Bonus!!
• Medical, Vision, Dental insurance and many more voluntary coverage options
• Company paid Disability, Life and Identity Theft insurance.
• Good Home time!
• FMLA, 401K, Matching and Profit Sharing (when eligible), FSA and HSA options
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Working for a family owned, stable, reputable and honest company
• And much more!

SCHEDULE:

Varies, must have flexibility but you will be off 2 days week, the days off are just not back-to-back. You will be out 1 or 2 days, 3 days on special occasions but very rare, and you come back home. Must have weekend availability as well.

Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: High school Diploma or equivalent preferred. Must be able to read and write English. Must be able to display basic arithmetic skills.

TRAINING, SKILLS, LICENSES: Class A Commercial Driver’s License required. * * * * *1 year of CDL driving experience required. * * * * * 1 year of experience working in a warehouse, Electric Pallet Jack experience and/or Produce experience is preferred. MUST have clean driving record.

WORKING CONDITIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently exposed to wet, loud, cold and/or humid conditions. The employee frequently is required to walk, use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, rotate or twist, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 70 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

EOE/Vet/Disabled