7001-824 CDL Local Truck Driver

Starting Salary: Depending on experience

Employment Type: Hourly FT

Work Environment: Typically Monday-Friday

Job Summary

Drivers are home every night. Schedules and routes will be discussed with the hiring manager (typically M-F).

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operates tractor/trailer in accordance with Company Policies, DOT Guidelines, and applicable traffic laws during the day or night and in various traffic and weather conditions.
• Conducts and documents pre- and post-trip inspections on truck and trailer.
• Responsible for securing cargo on trailer.
• Makes product deliveries according to proper route and schedule as indicated on the manifest.
• While at customer locations, the driver must open, close and secure trailer curtains and/or doors for customer to unload product.
• Ensure product accuracy and quality by scanning product tag numbers with a scanner and visually inspecting product as it is unloaded from the trailer.
• Obtains customer signatures on proof of delivery and submits to the dispatcher as required.
• Clean and sweep truck and trailer as needed.
• Operate and maintain a Mobile Electronic Onboard Recording device.
• Report truck, trailer, equipment, and material problems and/or damage, accidents, and traffic violations promptly to the appropriate company official.
• Maintains a clean and professional appearance.
• Attends departmental staff and safety meetings.
• Must be able to pull a 175 Lb. trailer curtain open and closed at each stop as well as un-strap and re-strap to secure the remaining load
• Must be able to obtain a new DOT certified medical card and pass a Work-Well Physical Abilities test at time of hire
  
  

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 21 years of age
• 18 - months verifiable box truck commercial driving experience within the past 3 years required
• No more than 2 moving violations within the past 3 years and no more than 3 moving violations within the past 7 years
• No DUIs within the last 7 years
• No reckless driving, speeding 15mph or over, or leaving the scene of an accident in the past 3 years
• No leaving the scene of an accident
• No at-fault DOT recordable accidents in the past 3 years
• Current Class A CDL required
  
  

Additional Skills

• Effective time management and organizational skills
• High-level attention to detail
  
  

Physical Demands

Requires a mix of physical abilities, including sitting for extended periods, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting. It also involves using hands to handle controls and objects, as well as coordinating limbs while driving. Specific tasks like loading and unloading, securing cargo, and vehicle inspection can require heavy lifting, bending, and reaching.

Travel

Routes are such that drivers are home every night.