Job Description

Delivery Truck Driver at US Foods, Inc. summary:

This role involves safely operating delivery trucks, managing freight, and ensuring timely food product deliveries to customers across various routes. The driver is responsible for conducting pre- and post-trip inspections, careful load management, and excellent customer service including handling collections and documentation. Benefits include competitive pay, flexible scheduling, and comprehensive benefits while working for a major food distributor focused on growth and internal promotion.

BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER!

Scheudule: Monday - Friday

1-2 Night Layover, depending on the route.

Dispatched between 12pm - 3am

Why Driver for US Foods?

Traning pay $27 per hour

Component pay option after training

Potential to earn $1,500 - $2,000 per week

Consistant earnings

Flex Scheduling: Time that fits your home schedule

Supportive Team environment.

Mileages: Get paid for every mile you drive

Stops: Earn additional pay for every stop you make

Load/Unload Pay: Compensation for handling frieght at Delivery locations

Delay Pay: We value your time, so you will be compensated for unavoidable delays

B enefits available on Day! Medical, dental, vision. We offer 401K, employee stock purchase plan and a store culture of safety! 2% automatic company contribution to 401(k) with company match up to additional 6%!  Good equipment.

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.

Why US Foods

US Foods ® helps our customers  Make It , with products and services that shape the communities where we live and work. Opportunities in our company abound for skilled, forward-thinking associates.

Great drivers are crucial to the US Foods® team and one of the important faces of our organization. On and off the road, our drivers strive for integrity and reliability, while building trusting relationships with customers.

At the foundation of those efforts are our cultural beliefs, the pillars that define our work ethic, collaborative spirit and service. Together we help our customers make it, but we also believe in helping our drivers make it!

At US Foods ® , we are committed to Total Rewards that respect and reward our associates for their dedication and hard work.

Registering to the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit and click GO to login. If you are able to log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.

Compensation depends on relevant experience, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law. The expected base rate for this role is between $24 - $27 per hour.
As applicable, this role will also receive overtime compensation, retention bonus, component pay.
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:

Keywords:

delivery truck, food distribution, CDL driver, truck driving, flexible schedule, customer service, freight handling, night shift, transportation, US Foods

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