CDL A Local Reefer Driver

Local grocery routes out of our West Haven yard. Home every night, a $1,634 weekly minimum and mostly no touch freight.

The Basics

• Yard: start and finish every day in West Haven, CT
• Schedule: Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday, 9 AM to 1 PM starts
• Extra Days: 2 paid 6th days per month, mostly around the major holidays
• Off: Thanksgiving and Christmas
• Freight: fresh and frozen groceries, 48 to 53 foot reefers, about 15 or more stops per week

The Money

• $1,634 weekly minimum on full 5 day weeks
• $83,600 to $87,600 yearly average over the last 6 to 12 months, by seniority
• $0.68 to $0.74 per mile
• $28.50 to $30 per stop, plus $62.50 per NYC load
• $15 per hour detention
• $280 holiday pay on 6 paid holidays
• $200 per day during new hire training

Straight Answers

• NYC? About 20 to 25% of loads. Not in your first 6 months, and only after training with a certified NYC trainer.
• Touch freight? Mostly no. Store teams unload. On the 2 to 3 days a week you help nearby accounts, you may use a pallet jack, and we train you on it.
• Your own truck? No. Automatic and manual day cabs averaging 3 years old or newer, shared with an opposite shift driver and kept at the yard.
• Where do you go? Connecticut, Hudson Valley and New Jersey, with backhauls that can reach Pennsylvania.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
• PTO from day one
• 401(k) with match
• Life, disability and mental health coverage
• 2 weeks paid parental leave
• Uniforms provided, paid online orientation

Requirements

• 21+ with a valid Class A CDL
• 3 months verifiable tractor-trailer experience in the last 6 months with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12, or 12 months in the last 5 years
• Reliable transportation to West Haven daily
• Good customer service skills
• No more than 2 moving violations and no careless or reckless driving in 3 years
• No DUI/DWI in 5 years and no major preventable accidents in 3 years
• Hair and urine drug testing

No fluff, no surprises. Apply today and ask us anything.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.