Job Description

Are you a professional CDL Driver looking for a better work/life balance and to be home more with your family? UNFI is your next stop!

Starting pay is $29/HR
Weekend rate is an additional $3.50 per hour, $5.25 for OT
Earnings potential averaging $70k+ during your first year with UNFI.
Home daily - great work-life balance
Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life insurance, flex spending. Profit sharing and 401(k) with company match AND MORE!
Driver uniform program
Paid safety bonus and performance award programs
Paid Overtime after 40 hours worked
Desirable work- mostly dock stop, pallet deliveries
Clean, new model, well maintained equipment-trailers equipped with lift-gates and power jacks
Paid DOT break plus meal per-diem and monthly cell phone reimbursement plan
Generous Paid Time Off- Drivers accrue 3 weeks of PTO in the 1st year and over 4 weeks after year 1 +
Paid holidays (8) per year
Healthy food purchasing discount program
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Job Overview:

Deliver palletized products to UNFI’s corporate and independent retail stores in various states across the United States.

Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities: 

Complying with FMCSA regulations.
Delivering and unloading products utilizing equipment, including tractor trailer, ramps, lift gates, pallet jacks, load bars, and other devices which assist delivery.
Operating vehicle safely within UNFI guidelines minimizing accidents, traffic violations, and complaints from the public.
Reporting any accident immediately to the Transportation Manager/Department.
Keeping vehicles well maintained, safe, and secure, reporting any defects promptly using DCVR form.
Picking up supplies and back hauls from vendors while completing related paperwork.
Addressing and resolving customer problems as appropriate.
Ensuring customer orders arrive in quality condition and correspond precisely to the initial order.

Job Requirements:

Valid medical card as prescribed by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration and a valid state specific Commercial Driver’s License (Class A and CDL Drivers require respective licensing).
Ability to pass a written exam and road test.
Basic knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) law and mandates and understanding of UNFI’s safety standards.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available