Shuttle Driver

Job Description

• Pay: $60,000 to $70,000 annually
• Performance incentive – $450 per quarter with a $200 kicker. If all four quarters are earned, total incentive is $2,000.
• Schedule/
  
  Hours:
  
  Sunday through Friday, 1–3 trips per day, dispatch between 2:30 pm and midnight depending on load.
• 2 weeks of training in Temple, TX.
• $5,000 sign‑on bonus, Terms Apply – any person who has worked for a Performance Food Group (PFG) owned company within the last six months is not eligible.
• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401(k) employer matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and more.
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system.
• Safe and inclusive working environment, culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

As a Shuttle Driver, you will play a vital role by transporting empty trailers to operating company warehouse locations and turning around to deliver full trailers to domicile/shuttle yard locations. You will drive a tandem trailer or tractor‑trailer and/or straight truck on intrastate and interstate routes to transport empty trailers to the operating company warehouse locations, and then deliver full trailers with various products in a safe and timely manner per DOT regulations.

You will communicate and interact with customers, vendors, and co‑workers professionally, answering questions accurately and promptly. You will function as a team member within the department and organization, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

• Perform all required safety checks (pre‑ and post‑trip) and inspections of tractor/truck and trailer according to DOT regulations, ensuring they meet company safety standards and taking appropriate action as needed.
• Report all safety issues and repairs required.
• Follow all DOT regulations and company safe‑driving guidelines and policies, reporting all safety hazards immediately.
• Inspect trailer for proper loading and secured freight.
• Ensure all required route paperwork is with the tractor‑trailer load and available to the driver upon dispatch.
• Drive and deliver trailers according to predetermined route schedule.
  
  Perform hook/unhook procedures per safety guidelines.
• Parks and stores tractor‑trailers in designated areas.
• Ensure all equipment and freight are appropriately locked and/or always secured.
• Collect damaged goods and customer returns in empty trailer, bring back to driver check‑in at base facility, and complete necessary paperwork.
• Unload all equipment, materials, and remove trash from trailers as required.
• Complete daily record of hours of service and enter in log per Federal DOT, state, and company requirements.
• Perform general housekeeping duties in tractor, loading dock area, and keep trailers clear and clean as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• 6–12 months of commercial driving experience required.
• Valid CDL A with Doubles endorsement.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Meet all state licensing and/or certification requirements (where applicable).
• Clean Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) for the past three years.
• Work required on 3rd shift schedule, Sunday through Thursday nights (schedules may vary).
• Pass pre‑employment drug test.
• Pass road test.
• Valid current DOT Health Card and/or ability to secure a new DOT Health Card.
• Ability to hand‑lift and utilize two‑wheeler, lift gate, and/or other equipment to move and/or stack product cases/freight of varying size and weight throughout shift; product generally ranges from approximately 60 to 90 pounds.

$60,000–$70,000 annually.