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Non CDL Delivery Truck Driver at Freshpoint

Freshpoint Clarksville, TN $20+/hour

Job Description

$20.35 Starting base pay rate.

Position Purpose:

All drivers run daily routes with frequent stops and are required to load packages onto hand trucks and unload product at each stop on the assigned route in the order they are designated by the Transportation Department Manager. Candidate will operate successfully in a cross dock model picking up loaded truck from a nightly delivery at f the assigned loading dock and returning the empty truck back to the assigned lot at the end of the route. May be required to assist occasionally with loading trucks, palletizing product, and performing other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

Runs routes efficiently, meeting or exceeding designated route times

  • Unload product from trailer, by hand or using hand cart, and place in designated customer storage areas. May include transporting product down ramps, stairs, or docks, in all weather conditions.

  • Frequently lift, push, or move product that weighs 1-75 pounds, up to 100 pounds; frequently reach up to 72" to stack and unstack pallets and hand cart; constantly bend and twist while loading and unloading product, and retrieving items from trailer.

Verify delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures. Contact management for authorization when discrepancies on invoice and communicate all errors/returns. Calls in when customer does not receive their entire order (shorts)

Handles any customer complaints professionally

Handles company equipment properly, follows written driver safety rules, and performs pre-trip inspection. Perform pre-trip and post-trip responsibilities in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Sysco policies and procedures

Education:
  • High School or GED or equivalent

Experience:

  • One year route delivery experience or applicable background driving a straight truck

  • Valid Driver's License

  • Ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

Skills:

  • Operate vehicle in a variety of traffic and weather conditions.

  • Meet or exceed minimum productivity levels established by the Company.

  • Meet or exceed established cases per error goals

  • Demonstrate strong customer relations and problem resolution skills.

  • Effectively plan and organize work activities independent of direct supervision.

  • Develop a good working knowledge of product and inventory control techniques and procedures.

  • Maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.

  • Proven ability to communicate articulately and perform simple arithmetic (Experience in handling money preferred)

  • Building Customer Loyalty

  • Managing Work

  • Adaptability

  • Building Trust

  • Follow-up

  • Communication

$42k is below typical pay for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers nationally

National salary averages
$42k
↓ 28% vs typical mid-level
Entry
Mid
Senior
This job
$39k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $79k

You may have room to negotiate or find better offers elsewhere.

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

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Mobility
High mobility
Durability
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Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

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Title / level
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Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

+4%
10yr growth
237,600 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: Postsecondary nondegree award

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024