CDL Class A Driver - Touch Freight Routes

Performance Foodservice, a division of Performance Food Group (PFG), is a leading broadline food distributor serving a diverse customer base that includes independent restaurants, hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. With a commitment to quality and customer success, Performance Foodservice supports its clients by offering expert advice through a dedicated team of sales representatives, chefs, consultants, and other professionals. This team works closely with customers to enhance operations, assist with menu development, select the right products, and implement effective operational strategies. Through these efforts, Performance Foodservice not only delivers high-quality food products but also empowers independent restaurant owners and food service providers to achieve their business goals and dreams.

The company values safety, inclusivity, and growth, fostering a culture of rewards, recognition, and respect within its workforce. With competitive pay and benefits starting at a minimum of $350 per day under a component pay structure, employees enjoy comprehensive health and wellness benefits from day one, employee stock purchase plans, 401K employer matching, education assistance programs, paid time off, and numerous other perks. The work schedule is flexible but demanding, often involving 10-12 hour shifts for 4-5 days per week based on business needs, with no work on Sundays and split days off.

The Driver, Formula CDL-A role is integral to the nation's food supply chain. Delivery drivers in this position ensure the timely and safe transport of food and food-related products to customers, maintaining the integrity of the goods and representing the company positively to build lasting customer relationships. This role involves company and DOT compliance, vehicular safety inspections, secure freight handling, customer interaction, and accurate delivery documentation. Drivers operate tractor trailers or straight trucks across local, intrastate, interstate, over-the-road, shuttle, and overnight routes, maintaining compliance with all Department of Transportation regulations.

Responsibilities include communicating professionally with customers and coworkers, performing thorough safety and vehicle inspections, adhering to safe driving policies, managing freight loading and unloading, verifying deliveries with customer signatures, handling payments, and maintaining detailed records such as hours of service logs. The driver is also responsible for equipment and trailer security, performing damage control checks, unloading returns and damaged goods, and contributing to cleanliness in the workplace.

Success in this role requires a valid CDL-A license, a minimum of 12 months of commercial driving experience, and compliance with all relevant licensing and health requirements. A clean motor vehicle report, passing drug and background checks, and the ability to handle physical demands such as lifting and operating handling equipment are essential. This position is suited for individuals who are safety-conscious, customer-oriented, and capable of working independently as well as part of a team within a fast-paced environment where essential food distribution work supports communities nationwide.

Performance Foodservice is proud of its commitment to equal employment opportunity, welcoming applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds and upholding policies that promote fairness and inclusivity in the workplace. With awards recognizing its dedication to employee welfare and community impact, PFG offers a career path filled with opportunity, teamwork, and meaningful contributions to America’s food system.