- Salary
- $84k – $88k
- Location
- West Haven
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Transportation
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
Local grocery routes out of our West Haven yard. Home every night, a $1,634 weekly minimum and mostly no touch freight.
The Basics
- Yard: start and finish every day in West Haven, CT
- Schedule: Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday, 9 AM to 1 PM starts
- Extra Days: 2 paid 6th days per month, mostly around the major holidays
- Off: Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Freight: fresh and frozen groceries, 48 to 53 foot reefers, about 15 or more stops per week
The Money
- $1,634 weekly minimum on full 5 day weeks
- $83,600 to $87,600 yearly average over the last 6 to 12 months, by seniority
- $0.68 to $0.74 per mile
- $28.50 to $30 per stop, plus $62.50 per NYC load
- $15 per hour detention
- $280 holiday pay on 6 paid holidays
- $200 per day during new hire training
Straight Answers
- NYC? About 20 to 25% of loads. Not in your first 6 months, and only after training with a certified NYC trainer.
- Touch freight? Mostly no. Store teams unload. On the 2 to 3 days a week you help nearby accounts, you may use a pallet jack, and we train you on it.
- Your own truck? No. Automatic and manual day cabs averaging 3 years old or newer, shared with an opposite shift driver and kept at the yard.
- Where do you go? Connecticut, Hudson Valley and New Jersey, with backhauls that can reach Pennsylvania.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
- PTO from day one
- 401(k) with match
- Life, disability and mental health coverage
- 2 weeks paid parental leave
- Uniforms provided, paid online orientation
Requirements
- 21+ with a valid Class A CDL
- 3 months verifiable tractor-trailer experience in the last 6 months with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12, or 12 months in the last 5 years
- Reliable transportation to West Haven daily
- Good customer service skills
- No more than 2 moving violations and no careless or reckless driving in 3 years
- No DUI/DWI in 5 years and no major preventable accidents in 3 years
- Hair and urine drug testing
No fluff, no surprises. Apply today and ask us anything.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
Skills
Customer Service