Regional Truck Driver

Regional Truck Driver

Sparks - Sparks, NV 89431

Overview

Position Type Full Time Travel Percentage Road Warrior Category Transportation

Description

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The Regional Truck Driver is a key position at our Jensen Infrastructure. You'll deliver precast concrete products to customers or internally from branch to branch in a safe and timely manner based on a pre-determined schedule. This is a regional position servicing AZ, CA, NV, UT, ID, OR and WA, requiring the driver to be on the road.

Reporting to our fleet dispatcher, you'll primarily work with customers, delivery drivers and the sales team.

A highlight of your day to day will include:

• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment and truck, returning all tools after use to proper storage location, and performing routine housekeeping (i.e.: cleaning, organizing). Performing all work in accordance with established safety procedures. Identifying unsafe working conditions and notifying supervisor.
• Maintaining logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status following applicable state and federal regulations; checking all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate; immediately reporting vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Checking vehicles prior to driving to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order; following established company safety, OSHA, and DOT guidelines when transporting goods; advising supervisor of any issues after daily inspections are completed.
• Adhering to all DOT guidelines and regulations; maintaining logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status following applicable state and federal regulations; checking all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate; immediately reporting vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Ensuring proper customer service by reviewing and comparing invoice to what product is loaded; collecting delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions, and requested routes/drop off location; reading and interpreting maps in order to determine vehicle routes; driving trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes, in order to document weights and to comply with state regulations; obtaining receipts or signatures when loads are delivered to customers.
• Transporting products from one location to another location abiding by road rules and ensuring safety on the road; Installing tire chains in inclement weather conditions; driving overnight or during early morning hours; securing loads by utilizing chains, binders, straps, slings, etc.; ensuring that proper tie down technique is used to safeguard product and ensure road safety; ensuring that the truck and products do not exceed the maximum weight limits for transport.
• Loading and unloading trailer at pickup and delivery.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You're a licensed Class A CDL driver (multiple trailer endorsement) with a Medical Examiner's card. You don't mind or may even like to travel away from home for a week at a time and on occasion, staying at a location longer. Large and heavy flatbed loads don't scare you. You don't take shortcuts. You're safety conscious not just for yourself, but for your team.

We're open to individuals who aren't just looking for their next job, they're looking to build a career. You want an opportunity to showcase your skill set with a solid company who will invest in you. In our culture – everyone matters.

ALL ABOUT JENSEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Much like you, our founder, Don Jensen was looking for a way to support his family, so he started his Company in 1968. Since founded, we've been supporting communities across Nevada, California, Arizona, Washington, Missouri, and Hawaii.

Jensen Infrastructure likely has an impact on your daily life. We build culverts to take water away from your neighborhoods, underground utility boxes to hold cables, and manholes to allow workers access to the sewers deep below the roads we drive on. And that's just a small sample of what we do at Jensen on a daily basis.

When you work at one of Jensen's many locations, you will enjoy the close relationships and camaraderie of a small company while being part of a larger, well-established, growing company.

We are committed to ensuring employment practices that promote equal opportunities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations during your interview process.