Sr. CDLA Driver Trainer

Sr. CDLA Driver Trainer

Clemens Food Group | Hatfield, PA | On-Site | 1st Shift | Travel: 25%

Great drivers do more than move freight safely, they protect people, equipment, customers, and the reputation of the entire operation.

As a Sr. CDLA Driver Trainer with Clemens Food Group's PVT team, you'll play a hands-on role in preparing drivers to succeed from day one and helping experienced drivers continue raising their level of performance. This is a role for someone who understands commercial driving firsthand and can turn that experience into practical, respectful coaching.

You'll work across the classroom, yard, and road, helping drivers build safer habits, understand expectations, and confidently meet company and regulatory standards.

Your work will directly influence driver readiness, safety performance, compliance, and consistency across the transportation operation.

You'll help new drivers build the right habits early, identify opportunities for improvement during ride-alongs, provide remedial coaching when performance issues arise, and ensure training and certifications are clearly documented.

You'll also contribute to accident-review activities, helping turn incidents and performance data into practical learning opportunities that reduce future risks.

This isn't a training job where you spend every day behind a desk.

One day you may be welcoming a new driver and teaching company processes. The next, you may be in the passenger seat evaluating defensive-driving habits, working through backing exercises in the yard, facilitating classroom training, or helping an experienced driver correct a performance issue.

You'll have the opportunity to combine your commercial-driving expertise with coaching, technology, safety data, and real-time observation.

The challenge is equally clear: successful trainers need to balance patience with accountability. You'll be expected to address performance concerns professionally, maintain accurate documentation, adapt to different learning styles, and reinforce standards even when the conversation is difficult.

You'll bring:

• A high school diploma or GED.
• A valid commercial driver's license.
• At least three years of professional commercial-driving experience.
• A strong safety record and solid understanding of defensive-driving practices.
• Experience training, coaching, or evaluating commercial drivers.
• Experience providing both classroom and hands-on instruction.
• Knowledge of DOT regulations, transportation safety procedures, and required driver documentation.
• Experience with Samsara or a comparable fleet-management or telematics system.
• The ability to evaluate ride-along performance, backing skills, curbside deliveries, and other driving activities.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and recordkeeping skills.
• Flexibility to travel approximately 25% and adjust hours when training schedules require it.

You'll be successful here if you are:

• Patient and constructive while still holding people accountable.
• Comfortable giving clear and objective feedback.
• Confident addressing performance problems directly and professionally.
• Safety-minded and attentive to details others may miss.
• Organized enough to manage training, observations, certifications, and documentation simultaneously.
• Adaptable when schedules and operational priorities change.
• Collaborative when working with drivers, leaders, and safety committees.
• Able to build credibility with experienced commercial drivers while maintaining consistent standards.

The Sr. Driver Trainer position gives you the opportunity to extend your impact beyond your own driving performance.

You'll help shape the habits, judgment, and safety practices of other professional drivers while gaining broader exposure to driver development, compliance, safety metrics, accident review, and transportation leadership.

For an experienced commercial driver who enjoys teaching, solving problems, and helping others improve, this role offers a path to turn years of road experience into lasting operational impact.