Class A CDL Driver

Description:

Job Title: Class A CDL Driver

Reports To: Production Supervisor

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Normal Shift / Working Hours: 6:00 AM 3:00 PM, Monday thru Friday. Overtime and weekends will be required as deemed necessary by departmental needs.

Job Summary: We are seeking a dependable and organized Class A truck driver who can consistently ensure safe and accurate deliveries. You must be detail-oriented, efficient, and have a clean driving record.

Duties / Responsibilities:

1. Fully understand how to operate and safely drive your assigned delivery vehicle
2. Drive trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) over 26,000 lbs.
3. Transport goods from place of origin to assigned destination
4. Pick-up loads and organize goods in an ordered, logical manner
5. Ensure contents are properly secured inside of truck to prevent breakage or damage
6. Obtain signatures to confirm and complete deliveries with clients
7. Stay on predetermined route and ensure timely deliveries
8. Communicate with dispatch as needed
9. Confirm contents of each shipment load matches the manifest document
10. Perform inspections of your vehicle prior to and following each trip
11. Always ensure your vehicle is kept clean
12. Notify managers of any major maintenance or delivery issues encountered
13. Follow delivery schedule and rest at appropriate times
14. Maintain detailed driving and delivery logs
15. Track and report working hours
16. Adhere to company rules and regulations
17. Obey all applicable traffic laws and drive according to the weather/road conditions
18. Comply with ICC and DOT regulations
19. Make safety a priority at all times

Required Skills and Qualifications

1. High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred
2. Valid Class A drivers license required
3. 2+ years proven experience with tractor-trailer driving preferred
4. Clean driving record with no moving violations
5. Must pass background check and drug test
6. Skilled at driving large vehicles
7. Comfortable maneuvering and parking a tractor-trailer
8. Alert, focused, and detail-oriented
9. Physically and mentally fit
10. Proficient using GPS and other routing systems
11. Disciplined, dependable, and resourceful
12. Extensive knowledge of applicable truck driving rules and regulations.
13. Communication Proficiency.
14. Organizational Skills.
15. Time Management.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions on job site. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 40 hours per week, with overtime, based on your schedule for the week.

Required Education and Experience

1. Valid Class A Commercial Drivers License
2. Pass pre-employment drug screen.
3. Proven work experience as a Class A CDL driver.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and / or abilities deemed necessary to perform this job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an all-inclusive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform any job-related duty as requested by management.

Requirements:

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