CDL Class A Driver - Touch Freight Routes

Performance Foodservice, a division of Performance Food Group (PFG), is a renowned broadline food distributor that serves a diverse range of local customers including independent restaurants, hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. With a comprehensive team of sales representatives, chefs, consultants, and operational experts, Performance Foodservice is committed to building strong relationships with its customers. The team not only delivers high-quality food products but also provides valuable advice on operational improvements, menu development, product selection, and overall business strategies. This customer-centric approach helps independent restaurant owners and foodservice businesses achieve their goals and sustain growth in a competitive market.

Performance Foodservice prides itself on fostering a safe, inclusive, and rewarding work environment, emphasizing respect and recognition for its employees. The company offers competitive pay along with a generous benefits package that includes day one health and wellness benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, 401K employer matching, education assistance, and paid time off. Employees have opportunities for career advancement by engaging in essential work that supports America’s food distribution system, making a measurable impact on food accessibility and quality nationwide.

The Driver, Formula CDL-A, plays a pivotal role in Performance Foodservice’s logistical operations by ensuring timely and safe delivery of food and food-related products to customers. This role requires operating tractor trailers or straight trucks on various routes, including intrastate, interstate, local, over-the-road (OTR), shuttle, and overnight drives. The position emphasizes compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and company safety standards. The delivery driver serves as the face of the company, fostering positive customer relationships through professionalism, punctuality, and exceptional service.

Key responsibilities for this role include performing mandatory safety inspections, accurately completing delivery and freight paperwork, ensuring secure loading and unloading of goods, and verifying deliveries with customers. Drivers must be capable of handling physical tasks such as lifting heavy product cases, maneuvering equipment like two-wheelers and lift gates, and maintaining cleanliness and safety of the vehicle and work areas. The role demands commitment to safety reporting, hazard identification, and adherence to all federal, state, and company guidelines.

Working hours are typically 4-5 days a week based on business needs, with no work required on Sundays. Shifts average between 10-12 hours with dispatch times varying between 12 AM and 5 AM depending on the assigned route. Employees benefit from split days off, contributing to work-life balance while engaging in meaningful and stable employment with Performance Foodservice.

This position offers a minimum pay rate of $350 per day based on a component pay structure, reflecting the specialized nature of the CDL-A driving role and the essential contribution to food supply chain operations. Performance Foodservice values dedicated drivers who are safety-conscious, customer-focused, and committed to upholding the company’s high standards of service and integrity in delivery operations.