Dollar General hires CDL-A drivers for regional, touch-freight routes, moving freight from distribution centers to stores across the country.
Below, you’ll find what the job actually involves day to day, plus the requirements to join the fleet.
These are regional, touch-freight routes: drivers haul freight from distribution centers to stock Dollar General’s more than 19,000 stores nationwide. Because routes run out of regional distribution centers rather than long-haul lanes, most drivers are home every week.
Dollar General is hiring for two types of loads:
Stores are located in both urban and rural communities nationwide, though current hiring is concentrated in the Midwest, South, and mid-Atlantic.
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To fuel company growth, Dollar General hiring managers are recruiting for both new CDL holders as well as experienced CDL drivers. In fact, a substantial signing bonus is offered to both new and experienced CDL holders.
New CDL grads are welcome, and for these recruits, Dollar General offers a paid training program where you earn $200 per day along with benefits that start Day 1.
The basic requirements to qualify for a Dollar General CDL driving job are straightforward. You’ll need to:
Dollar General’s truck drivers are quite literally the engine that keeps the company running and growing. As the company strives to become more efficient, reduce out-of-stocks in its stores, and expand the ways in which it reaches American consumers, it’s putting significant investment in aggressively expanding its private fleet of CDL drivers.
Aggressive CDL driver hiring–to the tune of doubling the in-house driver fleet within a year–is a key part of Dollar General’s growth strategy. “As a result of this planned growth, we believe our private fleet will become an increasingly significant competitive advantage as it gives us greater operational control within our own supply chain, while further optimizing our cost structure,” explains Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen.
Ready to learn more about driving for Dollar General? Apply today to speak with a recruiter.
*Pay & bonus amounts vary by location, experience level and are subject to change based on company discretion. There is no deadline to apply. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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