Troops 2 Transportation: Student Application (CDL)

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

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
• Able to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations
• 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!

Compensation and Benefits

• 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).
• 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.

EEO Statement

• Equal Opportunity Employer – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status