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ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

JOIN THE US FOODS TEAM! 

Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the food service industry? 

Schedule: 

• Monday – Saturday (2 days off per week)  

• Start time vary between 10PM – 6AM 

• 10-12 hours a day, 50-55 hours per week 

• Overtime as needed 

Our Delivery Drivers start at $35.78 per hour PLUS overtime after 40!  

US Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus. 

Main Ingredients of the Job

• Safely drive trucks to customers and meet scheduled customer delivery times

• Carefully unload products from the trailer with a two-wheeler, pallet jack, or by hand and place in designated customer storage areas

• Verify accuracy of delivery with customers and obtain proper signatures

• Handle collections and payments from customers when applicable

• Professionally perform customer service responsibilities to enhance our client experience

• Perform all pre-trip and post-trip equipment inspection

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift/carry/push/pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively during each shift required

• Comfortable driving and working in inclement weather conditions with frequent stops (10+ per shift) required

What You Bring to the Table

• Register to the FMCSA Clearinghouse*

• Must be at least 21 years of age

• Must have valid CDL Class A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT qualifications

• Minimum of six months commercial driving experience (any industry) OR three months commercial driving experience in the food and/or beverage delivery industry required

• Ability to operate manual transmission preferred; may be required in specific locations

• Must be able to read and communicate in the English language - able to hold a conversation, to understand highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries,  and to enter information on reports and records.

Why US Foods

US Foods®  helps our customers Make It, with products and services that shape the communities where we live and work. Opportunities in our company abound for skilled, forward-thinking associates.

Great drivers are crucial to the US Foods® team and one of the important faces of our organization. On and off the road, our drivers strive for integrity and reliability, while building trusting relationships with customers.

At the foundation of those efforts are our cultural beliefs, the pillars that define our work ethic, collaborative spirit and service. Together we help our customers make it, but we also believe in helping our drivers make it!

At US Foods®, we are committed to Total Rewards that respect and reward our associates for their dedication and hard work.

*Registering to the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click GO to login. If you are able to log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.  The expected base rate for this role is between $35.78 and $36.91 

As applicable this role may also receive overtime compensation 

Benefits for this role include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.  

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status*** 

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

BECOME A US FOODS® DRIVER!

Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?

Cookeville CDL A Delivery Driver

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri with 4-5am start until complete

Our CDL A Delivery Truck Drivers start at $31.25 an hour

We are looking for Delivery Truck Drivers who relish the chance to push their potential, grow and reap the rewards of joining the US FOODS® family. 

We help YOU make it! US FOODS® is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promotion from within and unlimited career growth opportunities w/ ongoing job skills and leadership development training. 

US FOODS® has a lot to offer:  

• Home Every Night with local routes 

• US FOODS® is the company built on YOU Matter, where your hard work is rewarded 

• We are committed to compensation, benefits that respect, and reward our employees for their dedication and hard work   

• Excellent Leadership

• Service recognition and employee rewards

BENEFITS START DAY ONE: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) life insurance and paid parental leave. Check out our Benefits by clicking on the link Health Plan Identifier (benefitspricing.com) 

Main Ingredients of the Job 

As a US FOODS® Delivery Truck Driver you will be critical to the US FOODS® team and one of the important faces of our organization. As a delivery truck driver, you will have an impact on our customers by delivering our meats, produce, frozen goods, groceries, dry goods, equipment, and supplies to their drop-off sites. Your efforts are the foundation that defines US FOODS® success based on our pillars of cultural beliefs, work ethic, collaborative spirit, and service. 

• Deliver best-in-class Customer Service. 

• Deliver customers’ orders to meet scheduled delivery times and keep productivity

• Unload products with a hand truck and place items in customer storage area

• Able to perform repeated, manual heavy lifting of items up to 80 pounds 

• Make frequent stops during a work shift

• Deliver product in inclement weather conditions  

• Verify delivery of items with customers

• Collect money (cash or checks) where needed

What you bring to the table 

• Must be at least 21 years of age 

• Must have valid CDL A issued by the state of legal residence with necessary endorsements and DOT (Department of Transportation) qualified

• Minimum six months commercial truck driving experience or three months of foodservice or food and beverage truck delivery experience required  

Great delivery truck drivers are crucial to the US Foods® team and one of the important faces of our organization. Our truck drivers strive for integrity and reliability, while building trusting relationships with customers. JOIN OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM! 

Please check out our job preview video: "A Day in the life" Delivery Truck Driver https://vimeo.com/usfoods/review/583126249/f25d9562f9 

Please visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click GO to login. If you can log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.  

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.  The expected base rate for this role is between $31.25 and $31.25 per hour.

As applicable, this role will also receive as appropriate: overtime compensation, component pay (i.e., based on cases, mileage, stops).

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance

*Registering to the FMCSA Clearinghouse is a requirement by the Department of Transportation. All Drivers are required to the Clearinghouse website and register to the new database. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations. If you have not registered to the FMCSA database, please note registration is required. Please visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click GO to login. If you are able to log into login, but are having trouble with the Clearinghouse registration, see “Clearinghouse Help” field on the clearinghouse page.

Stay updated by following US Foods on any of our social media platforms at the bottom of the page!

***EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status*** 

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status*** 

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.

1. Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift.
2. Schedule options. Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed.
3. Shift flexibility. Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts, you can work as little as four hours per week.
4. Career advancement. We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you.
5. New skills. Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns.
6. Free training. Depending on the role and location, we’ll teach you how to drive power industrial trucks (PIT) such as forklifts or a pallet driver, how the printing process works, and how to work with the latest Amazon technology – including robots.
7. Team environment. Work on small or large teams that support each other.

1. Competitive wage paid weekly, with overtime for more than 40 hours
2. Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
3. Medical Advice Line
4. Network of Support (health & well-being on and off the job)
5. Adoption Assistance
6. Maternity and Parental Leave
7. 401(k) savings plan
8. Paid Time Off (PTO)
9. Holiday pay opportunities
10. Employee discounts
11. Basic life insurance
12. AD&D insurance
13. Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
14. On-the-job training and skills development
15. Employee Assistance Program

1. Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.