🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Savannah, Georgia
- Route type: Regional
- Freight: Refrigerated grocery, frozen food, produce, foodservice goods
- Schedule: 2–3 day regional loops with steady weekly resets
📋 Job Description
- Run refrigerated freight out of Savannah cold storage and port-connected hubs
- Move grocery and foodservice loads across Southeast regional lanes
- Handle mostly pre-loaded and pre-cooled trailers, minimal touch freight
- Operate 2–3 day regional loops with consistent dispatch cycles
- Maintain temperature control compliance on all loads
- Work closely with dispatch on delivery timing into retail DCs
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
6+ months tractor-trailer experience preferred
Age
Minimum 21 years old
MVR
Clean driving record, no major violations
Physical
Occasional dock handling and trailer checks at pickup
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: Mixed reefer fleet with occasional unit swaps based on dispatch flow
- Fleet average age: Newer Freightliner Cascadia units mixed with mid-cycle Volvo VNL tractors
- Features: Temperature monitoring systems, GPS dispatch tracking, ELD compliance, refrigerated units
🏠 Home Time
- 2–3 day regional running cycles
- Return to Savannah terminal between dispatch rotations
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- I-95: Savannah, GA → Jacksonville, FL → Orlando, FL grocery DC network
- I-16: Savannah, GA → Macon, GA → Atlanta, GA distribution hubs
- I-75: Savannah, GA → Valdosta, GA → Tampa, FL regional food corridors
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
💰 Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How consistent are the miles week to week?
Miles stay fairly steady since this runs on repeat grocery lanes, but dock time can shift how the week feels.
Do I usually get back home every week?
Yeah, most cycles bring you back through Savannah between 2–3 day runs depending on freight flow.
What kind of freight am I hauling day to day?
Mostly refrigerated grocery, frozen food, and produce moving into Southeast retail DCs.
Is the truck assigned or do they swap often?
You’ll usually stick with a unit, but swaps happen when trucks go through maintenance rotation.
How does detention usually affect pay?
Some weeks it adds a bit, especially at busy grocery docks where wait time stacks up.
Are loads mostly drop & hook or live unload?
Mostly pre-loaded trailers, but you’ll still see live unloads at certain distribution centers.
📊 Local Market Insights
Most of the refrigerated freight moves through the I-95 corridor running out of Savannah toward Jacksonville and Orlando, with steady feeder lanes cutting through I-16 into Georgia’s inland warehouse clusters. I-75 ties into the Florida grocery network, where loads cycle between distribution centers and retail delivery points. The pattern stays repetitive — trailers rotate through the same cold storage hubs, and the real variation comes from dock timing and appointment flow rather than distance.
🔗 Regional Reefer CDL-A Driver – Savannah, GA
Savannah refrigerated freight runs steady through port-connected cold storage hubs feeding grocery and foodservice distribution across the Southeast. Most of the movement follows I-95 down toward Florida and back through Georgia’s inland corridors on I-16, with repeat cycles into the same retail DC network. Drivers stay on structured 2–3 day loops, picking up pre-cooled trailers and running temperature-controlled loads with minimal touch freight. The work stays predictable most weeks, though dock timing at larger grocery receivers can shift how the day plays out. It’s a regional setup built around consistent food demand, so freight keeps moving year-round without major swings in volume.
🚀 Apply for This CDL-A Position
Complete the form below to apply for Regional Reefer CDL-A Driver – Savannah, GA.
