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CDL-A Foodservice Multi-Stop Delivery Driver — Local Dedicated
Hiring Radius: Louisville Metro + Southern Indiana • Terminal: Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY Local Dedicated Day Cabs
Home-daily foodservice multi-stop work from Louisville at $32/hour plus overtime, typically $1,550–$1,850 weekly. Deliver refrigerated, frozen and dry product to restaurants, healthcare, schools, hotels and institutional accounts across the metro and Southern Indiana.
Typical Weekly Gross
$1,550–$1,850
Typical Annualized: ~$91,000
Sign-On $2,000
Home Time Home Daily
Pay Model $32/hr + OT
Hours 46–54/week
Stops 8–16 daily
This is touch-freight foodservice delivery built around early starts and scheduled customer stops rather than long-haul linehaul.
- Confirm trailer number, stop sequence, pallet counts and product temperatures.
- Move cases and pallets with hand truck or electric pallet jack at each stop.
- Handle customer check-in, receiving procedures and electronic or paper POD.
- Work 8–16 stops per day while remaining inside Hours-of-Service limits.
- Report shortages, refusals, damaged product and detention to dispatch promptly.
- Return empty pallets, reusable equipment and approved customer returns daily.
- Position the trailer for alley, dock or limited-space restaurant access when needed.
Compensation is hourly with overtime after 40 hours. Most drivers work approximately 46–54 hours per week. Weekly gross varies with route volume, hours worked and overtime; weeks above the normal earnings range may occur during peak periods.
Base Hourly Rate $32.00
Overtime Rate $48.00 after 40 hours
Lower-Hour Week (~46 hrs) ≈ $1,568
Typical Week (~50 hrs) ≈ $1,760 (shown as $1,750)
Stronger Week (~54 hrs) ≈ $1,952
Advertised Normal Range $1,550–$1,850
Typical Annualized Gross ~$91,000 based on a 50-hour week
Sign-On Bonus $2,000 paid in scheduled installments over the first 6 months, subject to continued employment and company safety requirements
Attendance Incentive Up to $50/week, paid separately from base hourly earnings when eligibility requirements are met
Payroll Weekly
Home Time Home every night
Operating Area Louisville metro, Southern Indiana, Bullitt County and nearby Kentucky markets
Start Times Approximately 3:30–6:00 AM depending on route
Typical Weekly Hours 46–54
Work Days Primarily Monday–Friday; occasional weekend or holiday freight by customer demand
Terminal Return Tractor returns to Louisville terminal daily for parking, fueling and staging
Day Cabs Freightliner Cascadia and Kenworth T-series
Fleet Age Mostly 2–5-year-old units; some older well-maintained equipment remains in service
Transmission Primarily automatic
Trailers 48–53 ft multi-temperature refrigerated, typically 3–7 years old
Assignment Assigned day cab when available; slip-seating may occur during maintenance
Electronic logging via Samsara or comparable platform. Newer tractors include forward-facing cameras, collision mitigation, lane-departure warning and adaptive cruise where factory-equipped. Selected foodservice trailers are equipped with liftgates, electric pallet jacks, manual hand trucks, load bars, interior lighting, temperature monitoring and multi-compartment refrigeration capability. Roll-up or swing doors depending on the unit. Maintenance is coordinated through the Louisville terminal and approved regional vendors.
Loads consist of refrigerated and frozen foods, meat, poultry, produce, dairy, dry groceries, beverages, paper products, cleaning supplies and restaurant operating materials. Most freight is palletized, yet individual cases are frequently separated for specific receiving points.
- Louisville → Jeffersonville, IN via I-65 for restaurant and institutional replenishment.
- Louisville → New Albany, IN using I-64 or I-265 depending on stop order.
- Louisville → Shepherdsville and Elizabethtown along the I-65 corridor.
- Louisville → Frankfort and Shelbyville on I-64 for foodservice accounts.
- Louisville → La Grange via I-71 serving northern Jefferson and Oldham counties.
- Selected southern runs to Bardstown using I-65 and connecting state roads.
- Typical combined sequences: Louisville–Jeffersonville–New Albany or Shepherdsville–Elizabethtown loops.
- Arrive at the Louisville distribution facility, complete pre-trip inspection and review the route manifest.
- Verify trailer, seal when applicable, stop sequence and temperature-sensitive product condition.
- Depart with warehouse-preloaded or live-loaded multi-temp trailer and begin the first customer stops.
- At each account: check in, select product, move cases or pallets, obtain POD and collect returns.
- Notify dispatch of delays, refusals or shortages so remaining stops can be resequenced if needed.
- Finish the route, return pallets and equipment, complete post-trip and stage the tractor at the terminal.
- Review next-day sequence before ending the shift; tractors do not go home overnight.
About the Carrier
Scheduled foodservice replenishment across the Louisville metro and Southern Indiana requires carriers able to execute dense multi-stop routes that keep restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and institutional kitchens stocked with temperature-controlled product. The mid-sized regional operator behind this dedicated account concentrates on local and short-radius distribution rather than over-the-road linehaul. Its model centers on multi-temperature trailers, early-morning departures and drivers who manage both the driving and the physical hand-off of cases and pallets at the customer door. By focusing on predictable metro density and consistent customer windows, the carrier supplies reliable capacity between larger national broadline distributors and smaller specialty fleets that serve the same institutional and independent foodservice market.
Medical / Dental / Vision Available with employee contribution
Retirement 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off Paid vacation after eligibility requirements; paid holidays per company policy
Training Paid CDL orientation and company-provided route training
Allowances Safety footwear and uniform/shirt allowance after eligibility period
Other Paid DOT physical renewal when required, driver referral program, safety recognition, terminal parking and company fuel card
- Valid Class A CDL and current DOT medical qualification
- 6–12 months CDL-A experience preferred; foodservice, grocery, beverage, LTL P&D or multi-stop experience strongly preferred
- Acceptable motor vehicle record and ability to meet company insurance and safety qualification standards
- Pass DOT drug screening and Clearinghouse query
- Physical ability to repeatedly lift, push and move foodservice cases using hand truck or pallet jack
- Safe urban tractor-trailer operation and clear communication with dispatch, warehouse and customers
- No HazMat or doubles endorsement required for the standard foodservice account
- Morning congestion on I-65, I-64 and I-71 during weekday peak periods
- Customer receiving backups, limited parking or delayed kitchen staff
- Warehouse congestion that pushes departure later than planned
- Holiday, summer restaurant and back-to-school volume spikes
- Trailer or tractor availability reduced by scheduled maintenance
- Interstate construction or severe weather affecting appointment windows
1
Initial Recruiter Call
Usually within one business day
2
Document & Safety Checks
CDL, MVR, employment, drug screen, Clearinghouse
3
Conditional Offer
Subject to final background and safety clearance
4
Paid Orientation & Route Training
Terminal-based; first dispatch typically 3–7 business days after approval
Q: How much physical lifting is involved each day? ▼
The work is substantially more physical than standard dry-van. Drivers repeatedly exit the cab, operate hand trucks or electric pallet jacks, and move cases or partial pallets into restaurant, school, hospital and hotel receiving areas. Larger institutional stops can take considerably longer than a typical 20–30 minute restaurant delivery.
Q: Are the stop sequences fixed or can they change mid-day? ▼
Routes are pre-planned, yet same-day adjustments are common for customer cancellations, product shortages, traffic or receiving changes. Dispatch monitors progress and can resequence remaining stops when operationally practical.
Q: Do drivers take the tractor home overnight? ▼
No. Tractors return to the Louisville terminal every day for parking, fueling and maintenance staging. Loaded trailers remain at the terminal or designated customer yards.
Q: What happens if product is short, damaged or refused? ▼
Document the exception before leaving the account and notify dispatch immediately. Customer service and warehouse remain involved; the driver is not expected to settle disputes independently.
Q: Is lumper help available at customer stops? ▼
Lumper services are not assumed. Drivers follow each customer’s established receiving procedure, which frequently requires full driver-assisted unloading.
Q: How long does it take from application to first dispatch? ▼
Most approved local candidates reach first dispatch in approximately 3–7 business days once MVR, employment verification, drug screening and onboarding are complete.
Q: Are recent CDL school graduates considered? ▼
Recent graduates are not the primary target because of the physical multi-stop demands and urban maneuvering. Candidates with strong safety records and relevant commercial delivery experience may still be reviewed on an individual basis.
Louisville supports a broad CDL-A employment base that includes parcel, air cargo linked to UPS Worldport and SDF, retail distribution, manufacturing, warehousing, intermodal and foodservice. National foodservice distributors such as Sysco, US Foods and Performance Foodservice, together with regional broadline and specialty carriers, actively recruit multi-stop drivers. Experienced drivers willing to perform manual unloading and customer-facing work typically command higher hourly rates than those seeking conventional local dry-van seats. Louisville has a deep pool of CDL-A holders, yet candidates comfortable with physical multi-stop foodservice routes remain more competitive than drivers looking only for no-touch local linehaul. Roles that combine home-daily schedules, overtime eligibility and predictable customer networks continue to draw drivers who prefer consistent metro work over long-haul variability.
Sitting at the intersection of I-64, I-65 and I-71, with supporting movement on I-264 and I-265, Louisville functions as a primary Ohio Valley distribution point between the Midwest and Southeast. Warehousing and distribution activity extends south into Bullitt County and Shepherdsville and crosses the river into Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana. Foodservice freight aligns naturally with this network: restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, assisted-living facilities and institutional kitchens require frequent replenishment of refrigerated, frozen, meat, produce, dairy, dry grocery and beverage products. The densest delivery patterns remain inside the metro core and the southern industrial corridor, supporting multi-stop local routing without long point-to-point hauls. Seasonal increases appear around holidays, summer restaurant volume and back-to-school periods, while baseline institutional and restaurant demand stays relatively steady throughout the year.