Truck Driver

Job Description

Job Description

Truck Driver

Job Summary

• Operates a tractor-trailer or truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds.

General Accountabilities

• Checks vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Maneuvers trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
• Collects delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
• Maintains logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Secures cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
• Drives trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
• Drives trucks with capacities greater than three tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
• Obtains receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
• Inventories and inspects goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Operates equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
• Performs basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.
• Checks conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
• Reads bills of lading to determine assignment details.
• Couples or uncouples trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• Checks all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Reads and interprets maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Cranks trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
• Loads and unloads trucks, or helps others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
• Removes debris from loaded trailers.
• *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Successful completion of professional truck driving school
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience as a truck driver
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Commercial Drivers' License

Skills