CDL B Local Delivery Truck Driver

Sysco•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The CDL B Local Delivery Truck Driver runs daily routes with frequent stops, loading packages onto hand trucks and unloading product at each stop in the order designated by the Transportation Department Manager. The driver works within 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 role may occasionally assist with loading trucks, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager. The driver delivers products to customer storage areas, verifies deliveries and obtains signatures, reports discrepancies and errors, and handles customer complaints professionally. The position requires safe operation and inspection of company equipment and compliance with Department of Transportation regulations and Sysco policies and procedures. Drivers must be able to perform physically demanding work in varied weather and traffic conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
One year of route delivery experience or applicable experience driving a straight truck.
Valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License; Class A is preferred.
Ability to read and speak English sufficiently to communicate with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Ability to operate a vehicle in varied traffic and weather conditions.
Ability to meet or exceed company productivity levels and established cases-per-error goals.
Strong customer relations and problem-resolution skills.
Ability to plan and organize work independently of direct supervision.
Ability to develop working knowledge of products and inventory control techniques and procedures.
Ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic.
Frequent lifting of products up to 50 pounds during a shift and infrequent lifting up to 80 pounds; other duties describe frequent movement of products weighing 1–75 pounds and up to 100 pounds.
Ability to climb on and off the truck box.
Ability to bend, squat, push, and pull frequently, and to work in confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
Experience handling money.

Responsibilities

Run assigned delivery routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times.
Unload products from trailers 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.
Verify deliveries with customers and obtain appropriate 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 Sysco policies and procedures.
Occasionally assist with truck loading, palletizing product, and other duties assigned by a supervisor or manager.
Maintain communications with other departments regarding routing, safety, and customer relations.