Warehouse to Driver Program
The Dot Foods Warehouse to Driver program is the perfect opportunity to gain some Dot experience while you work toward earning your Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL).
Open to aspiring drivers of all ages, the warehouse is especially popular for those between the ages of 18 and 21 looking to bridge the gap between high school and a career behind the wheel.
What is the Warehouse to Driver Program?
The Dot Foods Warehouse to Driver Program is the perfect opportunity for current Dot warehouse employees, people under the age of 21, or people who have yet to obtain their Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) who’s career goal is to become a professional truck driver.
How does it work?
- Work in one of Dot’s 13 distribution center (DC) warehouses for a minimum of six months
- Attend driver training school paid for by DTI
- Earn your Class A CDL
- Get hired by Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI)
- Complete driver training & orientation with DTI
- Hit the road in a DTI truck
Expanding Your Future Earning Potential
Becoming a professional truck driver means expanding our future earning potential. Our drivers earn best-in-class pay and have the freedom to choose driving schedules that fit into their lifestyles. Learn more about driver pay at Dot Transportation here.
Tuition Covered By DTI
DTI will pay for your truck driving school so you can obtain your permit and your Class A CDL. Plus, you’ll be able to continue working in the warehouse while you go to school.
Best-in-Class Paid Training Program
Once you have obtained your Class A CDL, you will go through roughly eight weeks of DTI training and orientation. Part of your training will be spent in a classroom and some will be spent on the road with a DTI driver trainer. During this time, you’ll be paid a weekly stipend and we’ll even cover your meal costs.
A Job & Schedule To Fits Your Lifestyle
Fit your life into your work—not the other way around. At DTI, we offer a variety of driver job types and schedule options to our drivers. That means you can find a job that fits your lifestyle.
Requirements for the Warehouse to Driver Program
- Excellent work record
- Supervisor recommendation
- Six months full-time service in a Dot warehouse
- Excellent driving record
- No felonies
- Less than Step 2 of discipline
- DTI director of transportation approval
- Distribution center (DC) specific truck driver training and orientation
