Troops 2 Transportation: Student Application (CDL)
About the role
Join Our Community of Food People! Become a US Foods® Driver!
Responsibilities
- 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
- Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience
- Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience
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)
- 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
- 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.
Qualifications
- Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations
Skills
- Strong safety culture
- Continuous improvement focus
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance
- Excellent local leadership
- 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
- Total Rewards that respect and reward our associates for their dedication and hard work
Pay
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 $20.54 and $46.50. As applicable, this role may also receive overtime compensation, retention bonus, component pay (i.e., based on cases, mileage, stops).
Schedule
Details on the schedule will be provided upon hire.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Retail benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
Company Culture
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.