Description
Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
- • Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
- • Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
- • Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
- • Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.
- • Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
- • Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
- • Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
- • Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
- • Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
- • Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
- • Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
