150+ Transportation & Delivery Jobs in Nashville, TN

Government data shows a broad local pay range: the Nashville Transportation & Delivery occupation family had a $43,280 median annual wage and a $47,820 mean in 2025, with the 25th-75th percentile running from $37,060 to $52,210. Within that, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers averaged $62,410, light truck drivers averaged $49,390, and driver/sales workers averaged $41,920. Recent posting data is noisier: hourly-paid openings center on about $21 to $23 / hour, while posted annual salaries center on about $75k to $100k, which likely reflects a mix of specialized, supervisory, or long-haul roles rather than the typical local job.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 120 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $32,500 at the 25th percentile, $48,620 at the median and $68,250 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Nashville is still a large Transportation & Delivery market, with 118,420 transportation and material moving jobs in the metro and local unemployment at 3.1% in August 2026. But it is not an easy market everywhere: metro Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment was down 0.2220% year over year in August, while Tennessee Transportation & Delivery postings were down 17.9% year over year in September even though statewide employment in the field was essentially flat. In practice, that means there are real openings, but employers can afford to be more selective than the low unemployment rate alone would suggest.

Best positioned: Applicants with a Class A CDL, current DOT physical, a clean safety record, and hands-on forklift, pallet-jack, or customer-facing route experience have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not read broad posted salary bands as typical pay for standard delivery work: BLS puts the metro median for the full occupation family at $43,280, and the strongest wages sit in heavier-duty and more specialized driving lanes.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 184 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Domino's: 17 open roles
2. Gopuff: 16 open roles
3. Domino's Inc.: 11 open roles
4. Ryder System, Inc.: 11 open roles
5. Marco's Pizza (Marco's Franchising, LLC): 8 open roles
6. Ryderscs: 8 open roles
7. Waste Management, Inc.: 7 open roles
8. Averitt Express: 6 open roles
9. GLP Transit: 4 open roles
10. Shipsts: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Nashville: 87
• Smyrna: 18
• La Vergne: 17
• Mount Juliet: 10
• Franklin: 8
• Goodlettsville: 7
• Gallatin: 6
• Hendersonville: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 168 (93%), remote 12 (7%), hybrid 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few clear submarkets rather than spread evenly across every title. The metro has 18,860 heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver jobs, 11,940 light truck driver jobs, and 3,450 driver/sales worker jobs, and light truck drivers are especially concentrated locally with a 1.72 location quotient; heavy truck drivers are also above national concentration with a 1.29 location quotient. The recent opening mix leans toward restaurants at about 25%, transportation at about 20%, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage at about 20%, truck transportation at about 10%, and food & beverage at about 10%. That helps explain why active employers include Domino's Inc., Ryder System, Inc., Marco's Pizza (Marco's Franchising, LLC), and XPO. It also suggests a split market: fast-turn route delivery on one side, and CDL or carrier-style transport on the other. A smaller but useful niche is emerging around bulky-item and fleet-support work. My Home Delivery expanded big-and-bulky, white-glove delivery into Nashville in late September, and Flexdrive's new local depot is bringing fleet-operations and repair-coordination roles into the same broad ecosystem.

• CDL-A heavy truck and tractor-trailer work (high): This is the best-paid mainstream lane locally, with 18,860 jobs and a mean annual wage of $62,410 in the Nashville metro.
• Light truck and local route delivery (high): This is a deep local lane because Nashville had 11,940 light truck driver jobs in 2025 and a 1.72 local concentration versus the national average.
• Restaurant and foodservice delivery (high): Restaurants account for about 25% of the recent posting mix, and Domino's Inc. plus Marco's Pizza are among the most consistently active employers in the local sample.
• White-glove and bulky-item delivery (moderate): This is a smaller but growing niche, highlighted by My Home Delivery's Nashville expansion into white-glove delivery, assembly, and item removal.

Where to focus: If you need speed, focus on local on-site route roles that combine driving, customer service, and material handling; if you already hold CDL-A, go straight after heavy-truck and dedicated-route lanes where the pay premium is most visible.

Roles worth searching next

• Logistics coordinator: Route knowledge, time-window discipline, paperwork accuracy, and customer handoff experience transfer well from delivery work into coordination roles.
• Warehouse or fulfillment coordinator: Forklift, pallet-jack, safety, and material-moving experience are already showing up in local Transportation & Delivery postings, so the operational overlap is real.
• Fleet maintenance coordinator: Flexdrive's Nashville depot is adding fleet-operations, repair-coordination, and maintenance roles, and local reporting says dozens of former rideshare drivers are moving into vehicle servicing work.
• White-glove assembly technician: My Home Delivery's Nashville expansion includes delivery, assembly, and item-removal work, making it a natural bridge for candidates who are strong with customers and physical handling.

What postings ask for

• Class A CDL (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings most often name Class A CDL, and BLS says heavy-truck work requires a commercial driver's license. Who: Anyone targeting heavy-truck, dedicated-route, linehaul, or higher-paying carrier roles.
• DOT physical (table_stakes | immediate): DOT physicals show up directly in local requirements, so having one ready removes a common hiring delay. Who: Applicants moving into regulated driving roles or upgrading from non-commercial driving.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting mix, appearing in about 25% of postings. Who: Every candidate in this market, especially entry-level applicants who need a clear trust signal.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 15% of local postings and helps you compete for material-moving and warehouse-adjacent transport roles inside this category. Who: Entry-level applicants, career switchers from warehouse work, and drivers who touch freight.
• Customer service (differentiator | immediate): Customer service shows up in about 15% of local postings, which matters because Nashville's opportunity mix includes restaurant, route, and white-glove delivery work. Who: Light-truck drivers, route drivers, and anyone coming from retail or rideshare.
• DOT regulations and ELD awareness (premium | near-term): DOT regulations are named in about 10% of local postings, and 2026 FMCSA enforcement allows vehicles using revoked ELDs to be placed out of service immediately. Who: Mid-career drivers, dispatch-adjacent candidates, and anyone applying to regulated fleets.

Questions about this market

What do Transportation & Delivery roles pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Government data shows a broad local pay range: the Nashville Transportation & Delivery occupation family had a $43,280 median annual wage and a $47,820 mean in 2025, with the 25th-75th percentile running from $37,060 to $52,210. Within that, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers averaged $62,410, light truck drivers averaged $49,390, and driver/sales workers averaged $41,920. Recent posting data is noisier: hourly-paid openings center on about $21 to $23 / hour, while posted annual salaries center on about $75k to $100k, which likely reflects a mix of specialized, supervisory, or long-haul roles rather than the typical local job. Nashville's occupation-family mean of $47,820 is a bit below the national family mean of $49,850, but local heavy-truck pay of $62,410 is above the national median for heavy truck drivers at $58,640.

Where is demand for Transportation & Delivery roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few clear submarkets rather than spread evenly across every title. The metro has 18,860 heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver jobs, 11,940 light truck driver jobs, and 3,450 driver/sales worker jobs, and light truck drivers are especially concentrated locally with a 1.72 location quotient; heavy truck drivers are also above national concentration with a 1.29 location quotient. The recent opening mix leans toward restaurants at about 25%, transportation at about 20%, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage at about 20%, truck transportation at about 10%, and food & beverage at about 10%. That helps explain why active employers include Domino's Inc., Ryder System, Inc., Marco's Pizza (Marco's Franchising, LLC), and XPO. It also suggests a split market: fast-turn route delivery on one side, and CDL or carrier-style transport on the other. A smaller but useful niche is emerging around bulky-item and fleet-support work. My Home Delivery expanded big-and-bulky, white-glove delivery into Nashville in late September, and Flexdrive's new local depot is bringing fleet-operations and repair-coordination roles into the same broad ecosystem.

Which employers are hiring the most Transportation & Delivery talent in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Domino's Inc. (20 postings), Ryder System, Inc. (15 postings), Ryderscs (10 postings), Marco's Pizza (Marco's Franchising, LLC) (10 postings), XPO (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Transportation & Delivery roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 3% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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