CDL-A Delivery Driver/Night Transit Relief
Mass Transit magazine
Location: Marquette, MI
About the Role
This role involves delivering food products to various customer accounts and performing depot-to-depot transit runs. The position offers day shifts and local routes with the goal of ensuring drivers are home every day.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivery to customer accounts (healthcare, schools, commercial, independent accounts).
- Potential van delivery for smaller accounts.
- Depot-to-depot transit runs connecting Marquette, Escanaba, and Sault Ste. Marie.
- Unload cases up to 100 lbs using a ramp and two-wheeler.
Schedule
- Sales Service Shift (Day Relief – 80% of Role):
- Work Days: Monday – Friday
- Start Time: 2:00 AM – 4:00 AM EST
- Shift Length: Estimated 8–10 hours
- Night Transit Shift (Night Relief – 20% of Role):
- Work Days: Sunday – Thursday
- Start Time: 4:00 PM EST
- Shift Length: Estimated 9–10 hours
Pay
- Drivers average $80,000 – $90,000 / year
- Includes daily base pay, component pay, and pay for every mile driven, stop made, and case delivered.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Class A CDL License at hire
- Ability to operate a two-wheel cart with loads of up to 350 pounds
- Ability to lift up to 100 lbs throughout the shift
- Proficiency in English (reading labels, pick lists, scanners, signage, company website information, paperwork, and following verbal instructions)
- Registered through the Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and provide electronic consent.
Qualifications
- At least 21 years of age
- Clean driving record (as required by DOT and Gordon Food Service standards)
- Successfully pass a drug test (including marijuana) and a background check
- Newly licensed drivers are encouraged to apply.