CDL Residential Driver

CDL Residential Driver

Keep Our Communities Beautiful! Join GFL as a CDL Residential Driver!

Position Type: Full-Time, Regular
Schedule: 40 hours/week

About the Role
If you enjoy being out in the community, staying active, and driving heavy-duty automated or side-load equipment, this is the job for you! GFL Environmental is looking for a CDL Residential Driver to join our team. You'll serve as a frontline hero in our neighborhood streets, ensuring local communities stay clean, safe, and green.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Neighborhood Service: Drive automated or side-load residential collection trucks through assigned neighborhood routes.

• Smart Operation: Safely operate hydraulic mechanisms to lift, dump, and return residential waste and recycling carts.

• Community Champion: Wave to neighbors, represent GFL with a friendly attitude, and keep residential streets clean and safe.

• Safety & Maintenance: Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip safety checks to ensure your rig is in top shape.

What We’re Looking For

• Credentials: Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL Class A or B).

• Experience: 1+ years of CDL driving experience (residential route experience is a plus!).

• Physical Fitness: Ability to step in and out of the cab frequently and lift up to 50 lbs when necessary.

• Safety First: Excellent spatial awareness for driving down tight residential streets and near parked vehicles.

Why Drive with GFL?

• Local Schedules: No long-haul trucking or sleeping at truck stops—home every evening!

• Solid Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and paid time off.

• Stable Industry: Essential work that guarantees year-round stability and competitive compensation.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact 


Please note that GFL does not provide visa sponsorship   for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.

This hiring process may utilize machine-based systems to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final selection decisions are made by our recruitment team.