Sales Route Driver

Core Requirements

• Class A commercial driver’s license
• Minimum Age: 21, as per Federal D.O.T. regulations
• Ability to pass a D.O.T. Physical and Drug Screen
• Past route sales experience and a good driving record preferred

Responsibilities

• Drive truck over established route to deliver and sell dairy products or render services to customer’s place of business
• Follow all Department of Transportation regulations
• Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipt
• Write customer orders and instructions; record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record
• Call on prospective customers to solicit new business
• Prepare order forms and sales contracts
• Inform regular customers of new products or services
• Listen to and resolve service complaints
• Climb, crawl, and walk in upright and bent positions to load and unload product
• Place stock on shelves or racks and set up merchandise and sales promotion displays
• Issue sales promotion materials to customers
• Collect or pick up empty containers or rejected or unsold merchandise
• Stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually
• Drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds throughout the shift
• Load and unload truck and carry merchandise
• Work in very hot (100°F+) and very cool (less than 32°F) environments throughout the year
• Work outside most of the time, regardless of weather conditions
• Keep the inside of the truck clean
• Perform routine maintenance on truck
• Work and drive in a safe, courteous, and efficient manner