Truck Driver

Job Title

Under direction, drives a truck with a single axle to transport nonhazardous materials, equipment, or people; does other related work.

Job Description

Drives trucks with a single axle to pick up, haul, and deliver nonhazardous materials.

Receives written and/or oral assignments and drives trucks of varied types including trucks used for road maintenance and construction work and road oiling, snow plowing, and ice control work.

May assist with the repair and installation of snowplows and spreaders.

Picks up, loads truck, and delivers nonhazardous materials of varied types.

Performs minor repairs and adjustments on truck.

Supplies trucks with gas, oil, and water; keeps garage clean and in order, and keeps records of trips.

Checks, cleans, greases, washes, and performs the required adjustments to trucks and other auxiliary equipment.

Collects, loads, and unloads, with and without assistance, various types of equipment, furniture, laundry, food products, coal, ashes, garbage, or trash, and delivers same by truck to specified destinations.

Operates snow removal equipment to keep roads clear.

Maintains records of receipts, deliveries, fuel consumption, and mileage traveled.

Drives truck equipped with dump body to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, and bituminous paving material, by pulling levers and turning crank to tilt body and dump contents.

May inspect truck prior to operating for proper amounts of fuel, oil, water, and to see that tires are inflated and that lights and brakes work properly.

May make minor emergency repairs to trucks such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, fuses, and tire chains.

When not engaged in driving a truck or other equipment, may perform other work such as road and landscape construction, building maintenance and repair work, grounds keeping, laboring, or other unskilled work.

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Qualifications

Experience: One (1) year of experience in driving a truck with a single axle.

License: Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey. Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

City of Atlantic City Government