CDL Class A Delivery Driver Trainee

About the Team

Performance Foodservice, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants, hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers, providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

About the Role

This entry-level driver training role is designed for individuals eager to learn and gain experience driving tractor-trailers or straight trucks. You will operate on local, over-the-road (OTR), shuttle, and overnight routes to deliver and unload various food and food-related products. This position is essential to supporting America's food distribution system, offering significant growth opportunities within a safe and inclusive working environment.

As a Driver Trainee, you will ride with and assist a driver trainer, executing deliveries while adhering to all company policies and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. You will interact professionally with customers, vendors, and co-workers, ensuring all services are executed according to preferred work methods and customer service practices. The role involves performing safety checks, inspecting vehicles and freight, managing paperwork, and handling the physical demands of loading and unloading products ranging from 60 to 90 pounds.

Hiring Process

Candidates must successfully complete the PFG Entry Level Driver Trainee or Dock to Driver Training Program. The selection process includes a post-offer drug test and a road test to ensure safety and compliance with all DOT regulations.

Equal Opportunity

Performance Food Group provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.