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From 2 candidate accounts, updated Oct 12, 2026

Candidate accounts
2
Rounds on average
2.5
Fewest and most rounds
2 to 3
Open roles at Performance Food Group
2,823

How the loop works

Performance Food Group (PFG) hires overwhelmingly for blue-collar operations: CDL delivery drivers, warehouse order selectors, shuttle drivers, and route sales reps across its Foodservice, Vistar (vending), and Convenience (Core-Mark) segments. Based on candidate-reported detail from Reddit driver forums, the hiring pipeline for a CDL driver looks like a phone screen with a recruiter (pay ranges, hours, endorsements, DOT questions), an in-person or virtual interview with the transportation manager at the distribution center, a DOT physical and drug screen, and background/MVR before an orientation-plus-paid-training runway of roughly 6 to 8 weeks. Interview content is practical rather than technical: recruiters focus on shift availability, physical ability to handle 50-100 lb cases, willingness to run night or early-morning routes, endorsement willingness (doubles/triples for shuttle roles), and whether the candidate understands the pay model is route-and-load-based rather than hourly once training ends.

These 2 writeups cover delivery driver, warehouse operations, sales and other roles, US only. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.

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Interview experiences at Performance Food Group

CDL delivery driver

Received an offer

New grad. 3 rounds. Shared by u/SignificantFunny698 on reddit, 2022-03-27

  1. 1Recruiter phone screenPhone screenRecruiter walked through the pay model (route plus load, not hourly), typical 10-12 hour days with no weekends, and framed first-year earnings in the 70-85k range. The candidate reported feeling that they had 'done well' with the interview and were waiting on a formal offer while a competing employer finished background checks.Covered: Shift availability, Domain knowledge, Behavioral
  2. 2Hiring manager interviewHiring managerHiring manager confirmed the route model (all solo drivers, 10-12 hour days) and set expectations around 6-8 weeks of paid training at a reduced hourly rate before graduating to the route-and-load pay structure.Covered: Shift availability, Safety procedures, Customer scenarios
  3. 3DOT physical, drug screen and backgroundAssessment centreStandard DOT screening (urine test) plus MVR and background check gate the start date. The candidate described this as the bottleneck that determined which competing offer they could accept first.Covered: Regulatory compliance, Safety procedures

Shuttle driver

Outcome not shared

Experienced. 2 rounds. Shared by u/Moraj7300 (OP) + u/Delicious-Bet-2694, u/jmzstl (existing PFG drivers) on reddit, 2025-09-24

  1. 1Recruiter phone screenPhone screenRecruiter framed the shuttle role at $27.50/hr on a Sunday-to-Thursday schedule moving trailers between the main DC and remote drop yards. Existing PFG drivers in the thread flagged that shuttle usually goes to senior drivers internally, so an external posting suggests undesirable hours.Covered: Shift availability, Domain knowledge
  2. 2Endorsement and hiring-manager conversationHiring managerExisting shuttle drivers reported that PFG asks candidates to obtain doubles/triples endorsements as part of onboarding, with actual daily hours varying from about 7 to 10+ depending on run length to remote yards.Covered: Regulatory compliance, Safety procedures

What Performance Food Group is hiring for now

2,823 open roles in our index. Advertised pay floors run $45k to $80k (median $65k, from 880 postings that state pay).

Most-posted roles

  • Sales Representative87
  • CDL A Delivery Driver72
  • Class A Delivery Driver64
  • CDL Class A Delivery Truck Driver42
  • CDL Class A Delivery Driver42
  • Shuttle Driver38

Top locations

  • Springfield95
  • Wilkes-Barre50
  • Lebanon48
  • Jackson39
  • St. Louis33

Open roles at Performance Food Group

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Performance Food Group interviews: FAQ

What is the interview process like at Performance Food Group?
Performance Food Group (PFG) hires overwhelmingly for blue-collar operations: CDL delivery drivers, warehouse order selectors, shuttle drivers, and route sales reps across its Foodservice, Vistar (vending), and Convenience (Core-Mark) segments. Based on candidate-reported detail from Reddit driver forums, the hiring pipeline for a CDL driver looks like a phone screen with a recruiter (pay ranges, hours, endorsements, DOT questions), an in-person or virtual interview with the transportation manager at the distribution center, a DOT physical and drug screen, and background/MVR before an orientation-plus-paid-training runway of roughly 6 to 8 weeks. Interview content is practical rather than technical: recruiters focus on shift availability, physical ability to handle 50-100 lb cases, willingness to run night or early-morning routes, endorsement willingness (doubles/triples for shuttle roles), and whether the candidate understands the pay model is route-and-load-based rather than hourly once training ends.
What topics does Performance Food Group test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Shift availability, Safety procedures, Domain knowledge, Customer scenarios, Behavioral.

These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.