Backhaul Driver

CDL A Backhaul Driver

Advance your career in the foodservice industry with US Foods! Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package along with a strong safety culture that supports your success.

Our Backhaul drivers start at $30.52 per hour plus overtime.

Schedule & Location:

Monday-Friday | start time 8:00am, except Thursday start time 10:00am until finish | Boca Raton, FL

Benefits Day One

From affordable health care to retirement savings, your benefits begin immediately, not weeks later! Get all the details here.

CDL A Backhaul Driver Position Overview

For those who thrive on the open road and live for the journey, this is the job for you. You're not just driving a truck; we deliver trust, reliability, and a promise of excellence. This is a fast-paced position with deadlines. This CDL A Backhaul Driver goes beyond simply transporting goods - it's about perfecting the craft of delivery, earning trust mile by mile, and serving as a vital link to our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Safe Driving: Skillfully drive your truck to vendors and designated drop-off sites, ensuring timely and efficient delivery.
• Inspect and Confirm: Verify the freight on the truck, check the trailer temperatures, and ensure accuracy with vendors - every detail matters.
• Finish Strong: Return the tractor and trailer to the division once the route is completed.
• Equipment Inspection: Conduct thorough pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspections, ensuring everything is in top condition for the road ahead.
• Adaptability: All other duties assigned by management.

Physical Requirements

• Lift/carry/push/pull/lower 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required.
• Driving & working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required.
• Comfortable working in a multi-temperature environment as low as 0 degrees.
• Continuously grasp objects & manipulate objects. Frequently sit, stand, walk, drive, climb/balance, stoop/squat, kneel/bend, bend, reach above shoulder, twist, and use manual dexterity.
• Must be able to perform coupling procedures for the Tractor/Trailer.

Qualifications

• 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 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.
• Willingness to travel 2-3 times per week is required.
• 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.

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 $30.52 and $31.21.

As applicable, this role may also receive Select as appropriate: overtime compensation.

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.

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