BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER!
Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?
Pay:
Our delivery drivers start at $25.00 during training, after training drivers switch to a component pay of mileage, stops, and cases to average $45.00 per hour.
- Average annual earnings of $91,000
- $25.00 an hour paid training
- Top earners average $45.00 per hour after training
- Competent based pay structure based on miles stops and cases.
**$7,500 Retention Bonus for eligible New Hires**
Schedule:
Enjoy a variety of route opportunities while supporting our customers. Drivers must be flexible and available to run Home Daily, Team, and Layover routes based on business needs.
- Home Daily: Sunday night–Saturday with 2 days off, averaging 45–55 hours per week.
- Team: Sunday evening dispatch with a typical schedule of 2 days out, 1 day home, then 2 days out. Home every weekend.
- Layover: Typically 2-day overnight routes with hotel accommodations provided during required DOT resets.
Benefits:
- All benefits are available starting Day 1!
- Medical, dental, vision for the whole family!
- 401K, life insurance coverage and more!
US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus.
Main Ingredients of the Job
- Safely drive trucks to customers and meet scheduled customer delivery times
- Carefully unload products from the trailer with a two-wheeler, pallet jack, or by hand and place in designated customer storage areas
- Verify accuracy of delivery with customers and obtain proper signatures
- Handle collections and payments from customers when applicable
- Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience
- Perform all pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspection
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required
- Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required
What You Bring to the Table
- Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Must have valid CDL Class A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT qualifications
- Minimum of six months commercial driving experience (any industry) OR three months commercial driving experience in the food and/or beverage delivery industry required
- Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations
- Must be able to read and communicate in the English language - able to hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries, and to enter information on reports and records.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $25.00 and $58.00.
As applicable, this role may also receive overtime compensation, retention bonus, and component pay (i.e., based on cases, mileage, stops).
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here:
https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.