PFD Food Services Pay Rates 2026: Driver, Depot & Warehouse Pay
What PFD Food Services workers should be paid in 2026 — the Road Transport and Distribution Award floor by classification, casual loading, penalties, and where the PFD Food Services enterprise agreements sit.
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Who covers PFD Food Services workers — award or agreement?
PFD Food Services is a foodservice wholesaler and distributor, supplying restaurants, cafes and institutions from a network of regional distribution centres around the country. Its workforce is dominated by warehouse, picking and delivery-driver roles, with a smaller office and sales function.
The Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 is the floor for warehouse roles, and the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 covers PFD's delivery drivers. PFD has registered a substantial number of depot-level enterprise agreements — listed below where our corpus holds them — and each must leave employees better off overall than the relevant award.
The federal awards relevant to PFD Food Services roles:
- Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 (MA000038)
- Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 (MA000084)
Workforce snapshot. In its 2024-25 report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Pfd Food Services Pty Ltd declared 2,813 employees — 13.6% casual and 22.8% women. Source: WGEA 2025 Public Data File, data.gov.au (CC-BY 3.0 AU).
Road transport award floor (1 July 2026)
Drivers sit on the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 (MA000038). The grade follows the biggest vehicle combination you're required to drive:
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Worker Grade 1 (courier/van, light rigid) | $26.87/hr | $33.59/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 2 (rigid over 4.5t, forklift) | $27.51/hr | $34.39/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 3 (heavy rigid) | $27.83/hr | $34.79/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 4 (semi-trailer/heavy combination) | $28.32/hr | $35.40/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 5 (B-double) | $28.67/hr | $35.84/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 6 (road train) | $29.00/hr | $36.25/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 7 (double road train / specialist) | $29.42/hr | $36.78/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 8 | $30.28/hr | $37.85/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 9 | $30.78/hr | $38.48/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 10 | $31.55/hr | $39.44/hr |
If you regularly drive a bigger combination than your grade pays for, that is a classification underpayment. Overtime, night and weekend loadings apply on top.
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
Storage and warehouse award floor (1 July 2026)
Warehouse and distribution-centre staff sit on the Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 (MA000084):
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Storeworker grade 1 (on commencement) | $27.08/hr | $33.85/hr |
| Storeworker grade 1 (after 3 months) | $27.41/hr | $34.26/hr |
| Storeworker grade 1 (after 12 months) | $27.72/hr | $34.65/hr |
| Storeworker grade 2 (forklift, RF picking) | $27.97/hr | $34.96/hr |
| Storeworker grade 3 (leading hand, inventory control) | $28.77/hr | $35.96/hr |
| Storeworker grade 4 (supervisor) | $29.61/hr | $37.01/hr |
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
The PFD Food Services enterprise agreements
Enterprise agreements set rates above the award, with their own classification structures and allowances. Current PFD Food Services agreements in our corpus (13 in total):
- PFD Food Services (Northern NSW) Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved March 2026, nominal expiry 31 August 2028.
- PFD Food Services (Victorian Operations) & UWU Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved July 2025, nominal expiry 30 June 2028.
- PFD Food Services (Griffith & Wagga) Enterprise Agreement 2024 — approved July 2024, nominal expiry 30 June 2028.
- PFD Food Services Pty Ltd (Canberra) Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved November 2025, nominal expiry 30 April 2028.
- PFD Food Services Pty Ltd (Rest QLD) Enterprise Agreement 2024 — approved November 2024, nominal expiry 26 September 2027.
- PFD Food Services (Far North QLD) Enterprise Agreement 2023 — approved December 2023, nominal expiry 31 August 2027.
- PFD Food Services (Tasmania) Enterprise Agreement 2024 — approved July 2024, nominal expiry 30 July 2027.
- PFD Food Services (QLD Seafood) Enterprise Agreement 2024 — approved October 2024, nominal expiry 30 June 2027.
Plus 5 more — search "PFD Food Services" in our agreements database.
We don't reproduce agreement dollar figures here — the agreement covering your site, state and stream is the document to read. Find your agreement, then your classification, then your pay point, and compare it with your payslip. The award tables on this page are the floor every one of these agreements must beat.
Common transport pay issues at PFD Food Services
The patterns worth checking on a PFD Food Services payslip:
- Driving a bigger combination than your grade pays for — the grade follows the vehicle you're required to drive.
- Unpaid loading, waiting and pre-start time.
- Overtime and night loadings absorbed into a flat rate that doesn't beat the award for the roster.
- Contractor arrangements that look like employment — owner-drivers who are really employees.
What to do if your pay looks wrong
Match your payslip to your classification in the agreement (or the award tables above), and price any gap with our back-pay calculator. Raise it in writing with payroll or your manager first — most underpayments are fixed at that step. Unresolved, the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94) recovers underpayments at no cost, up to six years back, and your union can run the claim for you. Not sure which instrument covers you? Ask our AI advisor with your role and location.
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General information and estimates only — not legal, financial or tax advice. Always check your specific award, agreement or contract, or a qualified professional, before you rely on the result.
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Nine years in Australian workplace relations — Queensland hospitality HR, then retail ER in Brisbane and Northern NSW. Graduate Diploma in Employment Relations (Griffith University, 2018). Writes about award interpretation, underpayment recovery, and casual conversion. Member of the AHRI since 2019. Based in Paddington, Brisbane.