CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Gibsonton, FL

About The Position

The CDL A Local Delivery Truck Driver runs daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading products at each stop in the order designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The driver works in a cross-dock model, picking up a loaded truck from a nightly delivery at the assigned loading dock and returning the empty truck to the assigned lot at the end of the route. The driver may occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. This role involves delivering products to customer storage areas, verifying deliveries and obtaining signatures, resolving or reporting order discrepancies and returns, and handling customer complaints professionally. Drivers must operate company equipment properly and follow applicable driver-safety rules, DOT requirements, and company procedures. The job includes frequent physical work, including lifting and moving products and working in varying weather conditions.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years old.
Must pass employment screening.
Must have a valid Class A Commercial Driver License and a driving record that meets the company’s minimum standard.
Must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Must be able to lift, push, or move products weighing an average of 40–60 pounds and up to 100 pounds repeatedly.
Must be flexible to work overtime as required and weekends and holidays as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

One year of customer delivery experience preferred.
Six months of hand cart or hand truck experience preferred.
Six months of food and beverage experience preferred.
Two years of consistent work history preferred.

Responsibilities

Run routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload products from the trailer by hand or with a hand cart and place them in designated customer storage areas, including transporting products down ramps, stairs, or docks in all weather conditions.
Load packages onto hand trucks and unload products at each stop in the designated order.
Pick up a loaded truck from the assigned loading dock and return the empty truck to the assigned lot at the end of the route.
Verify deliveries with customers and obtain proper signatures.
Contact management for authorization when invoice discrepancies occur, and communicate errors and returns.
Report when a customer does not receive the complete order.
Handle customer complaints professionally.
Properly handle company equipment and follow written driver-safety rules.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with DOT regulations and company policies and procedures.
Occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing products, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.
Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.