CDL-A Local Grocery Driver – Good Pay | Day Shift

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Salt City Trucking

CDL-A Local Grocery Driver – Good Pay | Day Shift

Elizabeth, NJ
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    CDL-A Local Grocery Driver – Good Pay | Home Daily

    Earn $85,000–$100,000 annually delivering fresh and frozen groceries throughout the New York region. This dedicated position offers daily home time, consistent work, and mostly no-touch freight.

    Pay Details

    • Average Annual Pay: $85,000–$100,000
    • Average Weekly Pay: Approximately $1,650–$1,950
    • Seniority-based yearly average: $83,600–$87,600
    • Approximately 1,409 miles per week
    • Double dock pay available

    Job Details

    • Deliver fresh and frozen groceries using 53-, 51-, and 48-foot refrigerated trailers.
    • Deliver to supermarkets and distribution centers within 250 miles of Chester, NY.
    • Service the Hudson Valley, New York City boroughs, Long Island, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania backhaul areas.
    • Approximately 20–25% of freight delivers in New York City.
    • Handle multistop loads, typically 15 or more stops per week.
    • Complete two loads per day or one longer load.
    • Pick up returns or backhaul freight after deliveries.
    • Mostly no-touch freight; occasional pallet-jack unloading may be required when supporting other accounts.
    • Support other local distribution-center accounts approximately 2–3 days per week.

    Shift Details

    • Schedule: Sunday–Thursday
    • Start times: 1:00 AM–5:00 AM
    • Workweek: Five days, with two mandatory sixth days each month
    • Sixth days are also mandatory around major holidays.
    • New drivers will not run New York City routes until they have been on the account for at least six months.
    • Before solo NYC routes, drivers train with NYC-certified trainers.
    • Thanksgiving and Christmas are off; New Year's Day is not guaranteed off.

    Job Requirements

    • Valid Class A CDL
    • Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience
    • Reliable personal transportation to and from work every day
    • Strong customer-service skills
    • Ability to assist with pallet-jack unloading when needed
    • Willingness to support other local accounts
    • No SAP drivers

    Equipment & Benefits

    • Automatic and manual day-cab tractors
    • Refrigerated trailers
    • Slip-seat operation; drivers may share trucks with opposite-shift drivers
    • Tractors cannot be taken home
    • Uniforms provided and maintained by the account
    • Newer equipment, averaging approximately three years old