Transportation Intern

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric food service distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

Looking to gain hands‑on transportation and fleet experience with a Fortune 100 food company?

At Performance Food Group, interns don’t sit on the sidelines. You’ll work on a meaningful project tied to real business needs, partner with leaders across the organization, and gain exposure to one of the largest food distribution companies in North America.

Transportation at PFG plays an important role in moving products safely and efficiently to customers across our network. As a Transportation Intern, you will gain exposure to transportation and fleet operations, support continuous improvement efforts through data analytics and modeling, and contribute to projects that help optimize the business.

We welcome students from all majors, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply. If you’re excited to learn and grow, we’d love to hear from you.

• Learn PFG's transportation and fleet operations

• Support day-to-day corporate transportation activities

• Analyze transportation data and help identify opportunities for improvement

• Support optimization projects and present findings to business leaders

• Own a real business project

• Dedicated supervisor and mentor

• Exposure to senior leaders

• Intern professional development series

• Corporate Run

• Volunteer opportunities

• Networking events

• Final project presentation

• Internship Duration:
  June 1st 2027 - August 13th 2027

• Compensation: $22/hour

• Major(s):
  Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, or related field

for Benefits Information

• Rising Junior or Rising Senior
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Must be located near Richmond, Virgina
• Authorized to work in the United States

• Rising Senior
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy;

(2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.