Truck Drivers
Central Growers Association, Inc,
📍 Dundee, FL · Polk County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26203-117255
- 📞 Phone: +1 (863) 439-4160
- ✉️ Email: centralgrowers@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Walk-in applications will be accepted at:
Address: 201 Center Street
Dundee, FL 33838
Phone number: (863) 439-4160
Referral Contact: Kyle Story, President
CentralGrowers@gmail.com
Contact hours are Monday thru Friday between 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Regular Business Hours), except on federal holidays. The employer will interview applicants by phone and in-person by appointment. Gate or walk-in traffic during Regular Business Hours may request an application and schedule an appointment for a phone or in person interview. Applicants, State Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-ins, Gate Hires, etc. may call for an interview during Regular Business Hours or call for an application and submit the completed application to Central Growers Association, Inc, c/o Kyle Story, President, 201 Center Street, Dundee, FL 33838, Phone number: (863) 439-4160. If a Job Service Office will be referring several applicants at the same time, it is requested that the employer be advised in advance so that sufficient time may be allowed to schedule interviews. Applicants will be interviewed in person or by telephone and job offers will be extended to qualified, eligible applicants.
The Employer will accept referrals and applications of all U.S. applicants interested in the position until 50% of the contract has passed. All applicants are to inquire about the job opportunity or send applications, indications of availability, and/or resumes directly to the nearest office of the State Workforce Agency (SWA) in the State of Florida or directly at CareerSource Polk: 500 E. Lake Howard Drive, Winter Haven, FL 33881-3135.
Telephone Number to Apply: +1 (863) 439-4160
Email Address to Apply: CentralGrowers@gmail.com
Website address (URL) to Apply: N/A
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Truck Drivers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26203-117255
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Truck drivers must be physically and mentally healthy. Each worker is expected to drive vehicles efficiently and safely through all types of roadways. Workers must be able to operate tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, and have adequate knowledge to make minor adjustments or repairs to these vehicles. Must have a CDL or equivalent license, pass a required driver’s license background check, and mandated drug and alcohol test. Truck drivers must have and maintain a suitable driving record to and be ensured by the employer’s insurance company.
Truck drivers will haul harvested crops from fields/groves to designated processing and packing facilities. The driving and hauling will consist of driving the semi-tractor to the worksites contained in this application, attaching the tractor trailer and driving the tractor trailer to the processing or packing facilities identified. In addition, truck drivers may be required to place empty trailers in the fields/groves and/or relocate trailers throughout the designated worksites contained herein.
Truck drivers must accurately and efficiently identify the geographic location of the assigned pickup and delivery sites by using aids such as verbal direction, maps, and other aids.
Follow respect and abide by all local, state, and federal regulations and traffic laws pertaining to functions of driver of the company's vehicles.
Truck drivers are responsible for pre-trip inspection of truck every morning and inspection of every trailer hooked to during the course of a day. An inspection form will be provided for this procedure and must be turned in daily with the driver's log. Truck drivers must report all faulty or dangerous equipment that would prevent safe operation of the vehicle to dispatcher or other management personnel immediately.
Operate the vehicle in a manner consistent with responsible practices to avoid abuse, theft, neglect or disrespect of the equipment. This includes keeping the inside and outside of the vehicle clean and verifying that the vehicle is serviced.
Truck drivers must complete a daily driver log sheet detailing every pickup, delivery and bobtail run of the day. This must be included with the log copies of all trip tickets and other papers for the day.
Truck drivers must hook up airlines to the trailers, air up the brakes, and lock down before getting under each trailer.
It is mandatory for drivers and passengers to use seat belts and shoulder harness. Passengers are not allowed in the vehicles without authorization.
The use of vehicle is restricted to authorized driver(s) only.
Truck drivers must pay attention to and practice safe driving techniques and adherence to existing safety requirements.
Truck Drivers must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Accurate complete and timely reporting to management of all moving violations, vehicle thefts and/or accidents is required of drivers.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 6 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Drug test |
6 months of commercial truck driving experience. Truck drivers must be physically and mentally healthy. Each worker is expected to drive vehicles efficiently and safely through all types of roadways. Workers must be able to operate tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, and have adequate knowledge to make minor adjustments or repairs to these vehicles. Must have a CDL or equivalent license, pass a required drivers license background check, and mandated drug and alcohol test. Truck drivers must have and maintain a suitable driving record and be ensured by the employers insurance company. Physical Demands: This job will entail extensive sitting, and repetitive movement. Daily travel to various locations in Polk, DeSoto, Highlands, Pasco, Hardee, Lake, and Marion Counties, Florida.
Drug screening is post offer, post hire, can be random, and is at no cost the employees.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Wage offer: Domestic workers $19.41/hr.: H-2A workers $17.11/hr. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Dundee, Fl) |
| Housing | The Employer will offer housing, bedding (mattresses, blankets, sheets, pillows, and pillowcases), storage for personal belongings, and utilities at no cost to workers recruited from beyond normal commuting distances who are unable to return to their place of residence on a daily basis. |
| Meals | Workers occupying employer-provided housing in which full kitchen facilities are available will be responsible for preparing their own meals. Workers will purchase food at their own expense and prepare their own meals. Kitchen and eating facilities will be shared with other workers occupying the Company-provided housing facilities. Employer will provide workers with cooking and eating utensils. No kitchen facilities or meals are provided to workers not occupying Company-provided housing. The employer will facilitate transportation to local grocery stores once per week. If kitchen facilities become unavailable, employer will provide 3 meals a day and deduct $16.78/day from workers’ pay (or higher if a higher meal deduction is approved or if Department of Labor adjusts the meal deduction to a higher rate during the contract period. |
| Daily transportation | Company will offer transportation at no cost to workers occupying Company-provided housing to the work site and return on a daily basis. The use of this transportation is voluntary. No worker will be required, as a condition of employment, to utilize any of the transportation offered by the Company. |
| Travel to the job | The following provisions pertaining to provision or reimbursement for inbound and return transportation and subsistence apply only to persons recruited from outside normal commuting distance. |
| Pay deductions | The following deductions will be made from the worker’s pay: FICA (if applicable); federal income tax withholding (if applicable); state and/or local tax withholding (if applicable); recovery of any loss to the Company due to damage or loss of equipment/tools; housing or furnishings (beyond normal wear and tear) caused by the worker (if any); medical insurance payments, if applicable; cash advances, if applicable; and deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing (if any). No deductions except those required or permitted by law will be made which bring the worker’s earnings for any pay period below the applicable statutory federal or state minimum wage.. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26203-117255 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Malitzlaw, Inc. |
| Posted | Aug 6, 2026 |