CDL A Local Grocery Driver - Support Fleet

About the role

The distribution center is in Chester, NY, but you report daily to the East Brunswick yard. Routes are local, staying within 250 miles and ending back at the yard each night, so you’re home every day. Most of the work is “no touch” – store teams unload while you assist. City driving is limited to 20‑25% of loads and is not assigned during your first six months; before any NYC route you ride with a certified NYC trainer. Trucks are newer day cabs averaging three years old or younger.

Responsibilities

• Operate 48‑ to 53‑foot reefers transporting fresh and frozen groceries for supermarkets and distribution centers.
• Run local grocery routes in New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut, with backhauls that can reach Pennsylvania.
• Typically two loads per day or one long load, averaging 15 or more stops per week.
• Pick up returns at the last stop or perform a backhaul to the distribution center.
• Support nearby accounts 2‑3 days per week, occasionally using a pallet jack (training provided).

Requirements

• At least 21 years old with a valid Class A CDL.
• 3 months verifiable tractor‑trailer experience in the last 6 months with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the last 5 years.
• Reliable transportation to the East Brunswick yard each day.
• Strong customer service skills.
• No more than 2 moving violations and no careless or reckless driving in the last 3 years.
• No DUI/DWI in the past 5 years and no major preventable accidents in the last 3 years.
• Must pass hair and urine drug testing.

Benefits

• Paid time off accrues from your first day.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage after 30 days.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage.
• 2 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Paid online orientation.
• Uniforms provided and maintained for you.

Pay

• Weekly minimum: $1,634 per week when you work a full 5‑day schedule.
• Average earnings: $83,600 to $87,600 per year over the last 6‑12 months, based on seniority.
• Mileage pay: $0.68 to $0.74 per mile.
• Stop pay: $28.50 to $30 per stop; $62.50 extra per NYC load.
• Detention pay: $15 per hour.
• Holiday pay: $280 per day, 6 paid holidays.
• Training pay: $200 per day as a new hire.
• 6th days: 2 paid per month, mostly around the 6 major holidays.

Schedule

• Weekend wrap: Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday.
• Start times: 9 AM to 1 PM.
• Off: Thanksgiving and Christmas.