Yard Dog

Job Description

Job Description

About C.R. England, Inc.

Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT and is one of North America’s premier transportation companies. C.R. England is an industry leader in Dedicated, Over-The-Road, cross-border Mexico, and Intermodal services.

C.R. England has also been regularly recognized for management excellence. This year, C.R. England was recognized by Newsweek as one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women’, one of only three truckload carriers to receive this recognition, and ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity’ one of only seven truckload carriers to be so recognized. Additionally, C.R. England was honored with a ‘2020 Glassdoor Top Places to Work’ award, the ‘Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Award’ and by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal as a ‘2021 US Best Managed Company’.

Committed to giving back the community, learn more about C.R. England Inc.’s goal of providing one million meals to children annually through partnerships with local food banks by visiting

Position:Yard Dog

Location: Shafter, CA 

Pay: 24.00/hr 

Shifts: Overnight shift 5pm - 5 AM 

Summary:  C.R. England is hiring a safety-conscious Yard Hostler to move, spot, pull, and position trailers within our Woodland, California yard. This role supports daily yard and dock operations, maintains accurate trailer movement records, and follows Company, customer, and site-specific safety procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate yard tractors/yard goats to move trailers between dock doors, yard slots, staging areas, and storage locations.
• Couple, uncouple, inspect, and safely position trailers.
• Open, close, and secure trailer doors and required dock-safety equipment.
• Complete required inspections and promptly report defects, incidents, unsafe conditions, or yard hazards.
• Maintain accurate yard, trailer, and movement records.
• Follow all Company, customer, and site safety rules, including PPE, traffic, speed, pedestrian, and equipment procedures.
• Meet Key Performance Indicator (KPI) requirements and Moves Per Hour (MPH) requirements as stated by Company leadership.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years old, or older if required by law or site policy.
• Valid state driver’s license required; CDL not required unless separately stated.
• One or more years of experience as yard hostler, yard jockey, trailer spotter, warehouse yard, or similar equipment operation
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: This role involves operating yard equipment, climbing in and out of equipment, walking, standing, bending, reaching, opening/closing trailer doors, placing/removing safety equipment, and working outdoors in a yard/dock environment with exposure to weather, varying temperatures, noise, moving equipment, pedestrians, docks, and uneven or wet surfaces.

Safety-Sensitive Role: This is a safety-sensitive position. Employees must report fit for duty and comply with Company, customer, site, and applicable legal requirements regarding drugs, alcohol, impairment, testing, and safe work practices.

C.R. England 10.2026

C.R. England is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.