About this role
CDL-A Local Grocery Driver – $90K–$100K | Windsor Locks, CT
Earn $90,000–$100,000 per year on a dedicated local grocery account with home daily . Drivers operate within a 250-mile radius of Windsor Locks and should be prepared for frequent NYC borough and Long Island deliveries .
Main Yard / Starting Location
- Windsor Locks, CT
- Routes within a 250-mile radius
- Heavy delivery volume into NYC boroughs and Long Island
- Additional routes throughout NJ, MA, VT, RI, NH, ME, PA and parts of upstate NY
Pay Details
- $90,000–$100,000 average annual gross
- Approximately $1,750–$1,950 average weekly
- $0.50–$0.52 CPM
- $85/day — must work all 5 days to receive the weekly daily rate
- $17.25 per shipper/receiver load or unload stop
- $30 per driver-unload or liftgate stop
- $47.50 per NYC borough stop
- $15/hour safety training
- $160–$450 for off-account work
- Approximately 1,350 miles/week
Job Details
- Dedicated local grocery account
- Home daily
- Deliver dry groceries on 45–53' trailers
- Multi-stop loads, usually 2–3 stops per trailer
- Normally one long load per day, with an occasional second shorter load
- NYC boroughs and Long Island account for approximately 80–90% of deliveries
- Drivers should expect to deliver in NYC boroughs regularly
- Return product and backhaul pickups
- Liftgate-equipped trailers for NYC deliveries
- Electric pallet jack unloading when required
- Support other local accounts as needed
- Automatic daycabs
- Slip-seat operation; same truck is not guaranteed
- Uniforms provided
Shift Details
- Home daily
- Consistent local schedule
- Holidays worked when they fall on the driver's scheduled workday, unless the account is closed
- Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's schedules are not guaranteed
Job Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 months of verifiable truck driving experience
- Able to safely unload freight with an electric pallet jack
- Strong customer service skills
- Reliable transportation to and from the account
- Comfortable with multi-stop grocery deliveries and NYC-area driving
- Clean driving record
- DOT Medical Card
- No SAP drivers
Equipment & Benefits
- Automatic daycabs
- 45', 48', 51' and 53' trailers
- Electric pallet jacks
- Newer equipment averaging approximately 3 years old
- Updated warehouse loading technology
- Driver room with free coffee and drink machines
- Uniforms provided