Class A CDL Local Driver

Houston, TX

Full time

R-2026-3621

At Old Dominion, we don't just move freight—we help businesses keep their promises. As one of the nation's leading LTL carriers, we've earned our reputation by putting people first, delivering premium service, and staying true to the values that have guided us for more than 90 years. Our PROMISES values shape how we work, our family culture shapes how we treat one another, and our commitment to being the Best in the Game drives everything we do. If you're looking for more than just a job, you'll find a career built on trust, teamwork, and opportunity at OD.

Old Dominion is seeking a hardworking and reliable individual to join the OD Family as a Local P&D or City Driver. In this role, you'll play an essential part in ensuring the timely and safe delivery of freight between our service centers and customer locations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for accuracy, safety, and efficiency, with a strong commitment to upholding the highest standards of service. OD's Pick up & Delivery Drivers average annual pay is $81,000. This position is eligible for OD's Tuition Reimbursement Program, available for new graduates of an approved trucking school. If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, excel at meeting deadlines, and take pride in ensuring freight arrives on time and in excellent condition, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary

Local P&D or City Drivers operate various tractor-trailer combinations between company service centers and customer facilities or work sites within the service center's geographic area. They sort, handle, load, and/or unload freight at company and customer locations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Operate vehicle safely within DOT regulations that govern safe driving, hours of service, inspection, maintenance, and transportation of hazardous materials.

• Meet or exceed the medical standards of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and satisfactorily pass a drug test and alcohol test.

• Load and unload freight on trailers using a motorized forklift, pallet jack or manually in compliance with state and federal DOT guidelines. Use various loading techniques, such as loading tight or cross loading.

• Transport self and/or freight continuously throughout the service center on non-forgiving surfaces.

• Utilize Dock Yard Management System to consistently monitor freight shipment locations throughout the service center.

• Read and interpret shipping labels. Familiarity with, and in some cases ability to complete the various forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, overage/damage movement reports and exception forms.

• Hand load, rewrap or stack freight as necessary.

• Insure the quality loading of all trailers.

• Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies (e.g. pallets, straps, rope).

• Frequent contact with service center personnel; fast-pace and deadline oriented.

• Be available for work, to meet customer pickup and delivery schedules.

• This is not an all-inclusive list of job responsibilities and duties. Employees are expected and must be able to perform all duties and tasks as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience:

• Must have the ability to read, write, speak English and perform simple mathematical calculations with general mental abilities to handle receipts, read maps, road signs, maintain logs, etc.

• Must possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with double/triple trailers, tanker, and hazardous material endorsements.

• Must have an acceptable motor vehicle record.

• Must have 12 months previous tractor-trailer driving experience and/or be a graduate of a State Certified, Licensed and Safety Department approved driving school, and/or have satisfactorily completed the Old Dominion Truck Driver Training program (ODTDT-8/88)

• Must have the ability to operate hand held tablets when required.

• Must have good oral communications skills.

• Must be able to follow instructions and take directions via two-way radio or by phone.

• Must have working knowledge of vehicle safety and control systems.

• Must have knowledge of DOT regulations governing safe driving, hours of service, inspection and maintenance and transportation of hazardous materials.

• Must meet or exceed the medical standards of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

• Must satisfactorily pass a drug test.

• Must satisfactorily pass and alcohol test (if applicable).

• Must satisfactorily pass the orientation/training program instructions by an Old Dominion qualified driver trainer.

• Must be at least 22 years of age.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• (Sitting) Must be able to sit and remain alert while driving for an aggregate period of up to 11 hours.

• (Standing/Walking) Must be able to stand and walk on surfaces such as concrete, pavement, wood and metal and sometimes on slippery and wet surfaces.

• (Bending/Stooping/Kneeling) Must be able to perform frequent squatting to handle, position and secure freight. Must be able to perform frequent crouching and kneeling to handle, position and secure freight, and conduct pre-trip inspections of trucks.

• (Climbing) Must be able to enter and exit the vehicle's cab many times a day. Cab floor level is generally 36 to 66 inches above ground level, with entry and exit achieved with the assistance of various configurations of steps and hand holds; also requires occasional bending, twisting, climbing, squatting, crouching and balancing.

• (Moving Materials) Must be able to perform frequent pushing of freight weighing up to 500 pounds on a dolly or cart as well as occasional pushing of freight weighing more than 300 pounds with or without a mechanical aid. Must be able to perform frequent pulling of freight weighing up to 500 pounds on a dolly or cart as well as occasional pulling of freight weighing more than 300 pounds with or without a mechanical aid.

• Must be able to frequently perform lifting and carrying freight weighing 1 pound to 100 pounds of varying size and shape a distance of at least 1 foot but usually no more than 100 feet. Must be able to load and unload full trailers of freight weighing as much as 50,000 pounds. This could involve moving 100-pound containers to and from floor level to carts, stacks, conveyors or platforms, over four feet high, balancing 300 pound drums on their rims and rolling them into position or stowing cartons or other merchandise overhead that weigh as much as 100 pounds each. This type of activity could precede or follow as much as 11 hours of driving.

• (Reaching) Must be able to frequently reach for freight at waist level and occasionally reach for freight above shoulder height or below waist level. Must be able to occasionally reach above shoulder level, at waist level and below waist level for maneuvering and directing the controls to operate the truck.

• (Other) Must be able to install and remove tire chains when required due to inclement weather.

• Must be able to use right, left or both hands to get in and out of truck, wrapping and unwrapping shrink wrap, securing and unsecuring pallets, using pallet jack or hand truck, using the steering wheel, buttons on lift gates, etc.

• Must be able to grip with right, left or both hands to use handles to get in and out of the truck, holding tablet, using pallet jacks or hand trucks, holding the steering wheel, securing straps, cardboard, airbags, etc.

• Must be able to pinch fingers on the right, left or both hands to shrink wrap, secure and unsecure straps, utilize clip boards, utilize tablets, etc.

• Must be able to hook/unhook various commercial vehicle combinations, manually lower and raise landing gear, operate the fifth wheel release lever, lock and release pintle-hooks, attach and release safety chains, open and close cargo doors, climb into and out of vehicles, fuel vehicles and check engine oil and coolant levels.

• Must be able to use cognitive skills for:

• paying attention to surroundings, including traffic, truck inspections, freight, gates, etc.

• long-term and short-term memory for inspecting areas, breaking down pallets, carrying products, driving in traffic and for safety

• logic and reasoning in reading manifests, tablets, navigation, road signs, reading boxes and order numbers

• Auditory and visual processing to inspect trucks, driving, reading, listening for horns and/or other traffic and speaking with customers

• Must be able to shift manual transmission and operate foot pedals.

• Must satisfactorily pass any physical testing requirements which is consistent with the job requirements discussed above.

• Must be able to read, write and speak English.

• Attendance is a requirement.

Work Environment

The work environment described below represents those that an employee would encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of the job, the employees will be exposed to various work environments which may include working with or around others while loading and unloading, working in an enclosed vehicle while driving, loading and unloading in an enclosed trailer, exposure to all weather conditions, noise levels that vary from quiet to loud and with lighting conditions that could be extremely bright or low light.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Working Days:

Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,

Working Shift:

Afternoon

Work days/shifts may change based on scheduling and business needs and are provided as guidelines at the time of posting.

Join the OD Family Today!As a Full Time member of our Family, you and your family are eligible to receive:

• Great Health Benefits including a Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage

• Vision & Dental

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Flex Spending Accounts

• 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity

• Life Insurance

• Wellness Program

• Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians

• Training and growth opportunities to build a career

• We prioritize our OD family of employees

• Ability to advance through our promote from within philosophy

• National Career Opportunities Available at our 260+ service centers

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, and/or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, Vietnam Era and/or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law(s).

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Welcome to Old Dominion. If you are looking for a new career with the best LTL (Less-than-Truckload) carrier in the industry you’ve come to the right place. Many companies tout their family atmosphere, but at OD it truly is a reality. We’ve grown from our humble beginnings of a single truck and one route in 1934 started by Earl and Lillian Congdon to a company of over 23,000 employees. At OD we strive daily to keep the family spirit alive and help the world keep promises.