Local CDL-A Grocery Driver — Home Daily, $1,550–$2,100/Week

Drive a dedicated local grocery account out of Bethlehem, PA, with consistent freight and daily home time. You'll run Tuesday through Saturday within a 250-mile radius, with occasional sixth-day work available.

Pay

• Average yearly earnings: $80,000–$110,000

• Average weekly earnings: $1,550–$2,100

• Mileage rate: $0.60 per mile, averaging 1,700 miles per week

• $60 daily bonus when you work all 5 scheduled days

• Extra $75 for a sixth day worked

• Stop pay of $20.50–$22.50 per stop, depending on your time on the account

• Safety training pays $20 per hour

• Pay increases annually

What you'll haul

• Grocery freight in 48- and 53-foot dry van trailers

• Typically 2 loads per day with 2–3 stops each

• Some stops involve picking up salvage, returns, or backhauls

• Routes sometimes include Long Island and NYC boroughs other than Manhattan, with NYC runs roughly 3–4 times weekly

• Extra loads may be added if your hours allow

• You'll keep dispatch updated on delivery status and any problems

• Truck assignments are slip-seated, though the company tries to keep you in the same truck when possible

Schedule

• Home every day

• Works Tuesday to Saturday, starting around 10:00 AM

• Shifts generally run 12–14 hours

• Off for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day; other holidays may require work if the account is running

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL

• At least 3 months of verifiable Class A driving experience

• Clean driving history

• Current DOT medical card

• Not eligible if you're in the SAP program

• Dependable way to get to and from work

• Good communication and customer service skills

• Comfortable making deliveries into NYC and nearby areas

Benefits

• Automatic transmission day cabs with 48- and 53-foot dry van trailers (no take-home trucks)

• Orientation completed online

• Uniforms supplied and cleaned at no cost

• On-site mechanic for trailers

• Office support available around the clock

• Steady freight volume and yearly raises

• Driver appreciation events