Sales Route Driver Jobs in Minnesota
Sales Route Driver jobs in Minnesota concentrate in food and beverage distribution, consumer packaged goods, and wholesale supply chains, with consistent demand at entry, experienced, and senior territory levels. The busiest hiring markets are the Twin Cities metro, Rochester, and Duluth, where established distributors such as Sysco, Coca-Cola Consolidated, and U.S. Foods maintain regional operations and ongoing driver headcount. The most in-demand specialties are grocery and DSD (direct store delivery) routes, beverage distribution, and broadline foodservice delivery. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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- We are hiring immediately for a full time ROUTE DRIVER - UTILITY (RELIEF DRIVER) position.
- Location: Canteen - 2207 7th Street Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901. Note: online applications accepted only.
- Schedule: Full time schedule. Monday through Friday; start time between 4:00 am and 5:00 am. Further details upon interview.
- Requirement: Previous route driving experience preferred.
- Perks: This position is $1000 weekly minimum or commission, not hourly!
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Fixed Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour.
- Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available
- All Canteen driving roles may include commission eligibility.
The advertised program is a conversational recruiting assistant that helps you apply to jobs with Compass Group. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt out or HELP for help. Terms and conditions: http://olivia.paradox.ai/moSkg
About Canteen:
Canteen brings break time to everyone. We combine food, service, and experience backed by industry-leading technology to help companies create a better workplace and connect their employees. Canteen’s solutions include markets, office coffee and snacks, unattended retail, and culinary.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their dedication, collaboration, and passion fuel our growth. Interested in joining our team? You bring the enthusiasm, customer service, and commitment; we’ll supply the opportunity and innovation. Together, we’ll continue to transform our industry.
Come for the job, stay for the career. We are Canteen.
Job Summary
Summary: Drives company-owned truck over established route to deliver and sell products or render services, collects money from machines, and makes change by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Services a particular route or location during the absence of the regular route or warehouse employee.
- May assist Customer Service Managers with daily opening and closing of the operation, and training of new route service personnel.
- Drives truck to deliver such items as soft drinks, bakery products, specialty foods, snack items and sundries to customer's place of business.
- Places stock on shelves or racks in vending machines. Collects stale, rejected or unsold merchandise. Collects money from machines and refills bill and coin changers.
- Records transactions on appropriate card and/or electronic device; accountable for cash and product.
- Calls on existing customers to determine adequacy of service; informs regular customers of new products and/or services; listens to and resolves service complaints.
- Selects items from warehouse and loads truck; prepares order forms for food and pastry products.
- Performs routine maintenance on and sanitation of machines.
- Sets up merchandise and sales promotion displays or issues sales promotion materials to customers.
- Maintain clean and safe work environment; performs job safely.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Valid driver's license, ensuring safe operation of company vehicles in accordance with traffic laws and conditions.
Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.
Full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
Full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_WageTransparency_Canteen.pdf
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.
Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Canteen maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID:1586682
Canteen
- We are hiring immediately for a full time ROUTE DRIVER - UTILITY (RELIEF DRIVER) position.
- Location: Canteen - 2207 7th Street Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901. Note: online applications accepted only.
- Schedule: Full time schedule. Monday through Friday; start time between 4:00 am and 5:00 am. Further details upon interview.
- Requirement: Previous route driving experience preferred.
- Perks: This position is $1000 weekly minimum or commission, not hourly!
-
Fixed Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour.
- Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available
- All Canteen driving roles may include commission eligibility.
The advertised program is a conversational recruiting assistant that helps you apply to jobs with Compass Group. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt out or HELP for help. Terms and conditions: http://olivia.paradox.ai/moSkg
About Canteen:
Canteen brings break time to everyone. We combine food, service, and experience backed by industry-leading technology to help companies create a better workplace and connect their employees. Canteen’s solutions include markets, office coffee and snacks, unattended retail, and culinary.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their dedication, collaboration, and passion fuel our growth. Interested in joining our team? You bring the enthusiasm, customer service, and commitment; we’ll supply the opportunity and innovation. Together, we’ll continue to transform our industry.
Come for the job, stay for the career. We are Canteen.
Job Summary
Summary: Drives company-owned truck over established route to deliver and sell products or render services, collects money from machines, and makes change by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Services a particular route or location during the absence of the regular route or warehouse employee.
- May assist Customer Service Managers with daily opening and closing of the operation, and training of new route service personnel.
- Drives truck to deliver such items as soft drinks, bakery products, specialty foods, snack items and sundries to customer's place of business.
- Places stock on shelves or racks in vending machines. Collects stale, rejected or unsold merchandise. Collects money from machines and refills bill and coin changers.
- Records transactions on appropriate card and/or electronic device; accountable for cash and product.
- Calls on existing customers to determine adequacy of service; informs regular customers of new products and/or services; listens to and resolves service complaints.
- Selects items from warehouse and loads truck; prepares order forms for food and pastry products.
- Performs routine maintenance on and sanitation of machines.
- Sets up merchandise and sales promotion displays or issues sales promotion materials to customers.
- Maintain clean and safe work environment; performs job safely.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Valid driver's license, ensuring safe operation of company vehicles in accordance with traffic laws and conditions.
Associates at Canteen are offered many fantastic benefits.
Full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
Full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_WageTransparency_Canteen.pdf
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.
Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Canteen maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID:1586682
Canteen
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The qualifications that appear most often in sales route driver jobs across Minnesota.
- Valid Minnesota Class C or Class A CDL with a clean driving record
- Proven ability to meet weekly sales quotas and grow an assigned territory
- Physical ability to load, unload, and hand-stack product on route stops
- Prior experience in route sales, direct store delivery, or outside sales
- Proficiency with handheld route management or mobile order-entry systems
- Strong customer relationship skills and ability to merchandise product at retail accounts
Sales Route Driver Jobs in Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a sales route driver in Minnesota?
Most Minnesota sales route driver positions require a valid Minnesota driver's license, and routes involving larger vehicles or heavier cargo require a Minnesota Commercial Driver's License issued through the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services division. Employers typically prefer a high school diploma or equivalent and some background in sales, delivery, or customer service. Completing a safe-driving course recognized by Minnesota DVS strengthens any application, and familiarity with the Twin Cities or regional geography is a practical advantage most local employers look for.
Which companies hire sales route drivers in Minnesota?
Minnesota sales route driver roles are posted by Viking Coca-Cola Bottling, Vestis, and Len Busch Roses and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Minnesota's dense network of food distributors, beverage companies, and wholesale suppliers makes it one of the steadier markets in the Midwest for route driver hiring year-round.
Which Minnesota cities have the most sales route driver jobs?
Saint Paul, Eagan, and Plymouth lead Minnesota for sales route driver openings. The Twin Cities anchor the list because of the concentration of regional distribution centers, grocery chains, and foodservice accounts headquartered or heavily served there, while Rochester's medical and retail corridor and Duluth's port-adjacent wholesale activity drive demand in those markets.
Are there remote sales route driver jobs in Minnesota?
Yes, but they're rare. About 50% of sales route driver openings tied to Minnesota are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which reflects how hands-on the role is by nature. The parts of the work most likely to be done off-route are account reporting, order entry, and inside sales support functions that some larger Minnesota distributors staff separately from the driving position itself.
How can I get hired as a sales route driver in Minnesota with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for a helper, ride-along, or warehouse-to-route associate position with a regional Minnesota distributor such as a Sysco or U.S. Foods branch, which regularly hire candidates without prior route experience and train them internally. Earning a Minnesota CDL before applying immediately widens the pool of positions available to you. Adjacent roles like grocery stock associate, delivery helper, or warehouse selector at Target-affiliated or Supervalu-connected distribution facilities in the Twin Cities give hands-on logistics exposure that Minnesota route sales managers treat as equivalent to direct experience.
Where can I find and apply to sales route driver jobs in Minnesota?
You can find and apply to sales route driver jobs in Minnesota on Migrate Mate, which lists current Minnesota openings updated regularly. Search the listings, identify roles that match your experience and preferred territory, and apply directly to the ones that fit. No signup is required to see the openings.
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