🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Savannah, Georgia
- Route type: Local multi-stop refrigerated distribution loop
- Freight: Dairy, frozen goods, produce, restaurant supply pallets
- Schedule: Night dispatch 01:00–04:00, tight appointment windows
📋 Job Description
- Pickup and delivery across grocery DCs, restaurants, and cold storage docks
- DOT inspections at yard exit and customer delivery points
- Maintain ELD logs across multi-stop route cycles
- Load securement for palletized refrigerated freight and roll cages
- Loading and unloading with pallet jack and live dock operations
- Compliance handling for temperature control and delivery windows
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
Minimum 1 year CDL-A driving experience
Age
21+ required
MVR
Clean driving record preferred, no major violations
Physical
Frequent lifting, pallet handling, roll cage unloading
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: pooled day-cab rotation (regional reefer units)
- Fleet average age: 3–6 years
- Features: Thermo King reefers, automatic transmission, PeopleNet ELD, pallet jack systems
🏠 Home Time
- Home daily after route completion
- Weekend rotations required due to continuous foodservice demand cycles
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- Garden City Terminal → Pooler DC cluster → Savannah restaurant corridor (downtown & historic district)
- Pooler cold storage hubs → Richmond Hill retail & coastal US-17 distribution loop
- Savannah DC → Hilton Head feeder route via US-278 bridge crossings with return dock cycles
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is this touch freight mandatory?
Yes. Drivers unload using pallet jacks and roll cages at restaurant and grocery docks.
What are typical start times?
Dispatch usually runs between 01:00–04:00 depending on warehouse staging completion.
How many stops per shift?
Between 10 and 18 stops depending on route density and coastal delivery clustering.
Is detention common?
Yes, especially downtown Savannah and hospitality zones with limited dock access.
Are weekends required?
Rotational weekend coverage is required due to continuous foodservice demand.
What type of freight is hauled?
Refrigerated food products including dairy, frozen goods, and restaurant supplies.
💼 Career Opportunities
This foodservice refrigeration network operates on continuous replenishment cycles tied to grocery DCs and restaurant demand across the coastal Savannah distribution grid. Freight volume remains stable year-round due to tourism activity, institutional food contracts, and retail grocery throughput. Drivers entering this operation typically progress into lead route assignments, trainer positions for new foodservice drivers, or transition into regional refrigerated lanes covering broader Georgia–South Carolina corridors. Dispatch prioritizes reliability and consistency over speed, rewarding drivers who maintain clean delivery cycles across dense stop sequences. Long-term fleet demand ensures ongoing route expansion and internal advancement into safety and compliance coordination roles within terminal operations.
🔗 CDL-A Refrigerated Foodservice Multi-Stop Driver – Savannah, Georgia
This role operates inside a structured refrigerated distribution network serving grocery DCs, restaurant suppliers, and coastal retail zones. Drivers run tight appointment cycles with early morning dispatch and multi-stop delivery sequencing across urban and suburban corridors. Freight moves continuously through cold storage hubs in Pooler and surrounding industrial areas, with frequent staging delays during peak tourism demand. Routes are designed around dense delivery clusters, requiring consistent dock coordination and live unload handling. Daily operations include temperature-controlled freight movement, short-haul regional loops, and strict delivery timing windows. The workload is steady throughout the year due to grocery and foodservice demand stability, with increased stop density during seasonal coastal activity.
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