Class A CDL Driver, PM Home Daily

Pratt Industries•Valparaiso, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Pratt Logistics is hiring a Class A CDL Driver for PM routes based in Valparaiso, Indiana. The position offers daily home time, consistent freight, approximately 80% drop-and-hook operations, 53-foot dry van operations, and late-model equipment. Pay is $24 per hour, with a $2,200 sign-on bonus and a $1,000 referral bonus. The company offers medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), and paid time off. The driver safely operates a Class A tractor-trailer on assigned routes, delivers freight on time, completes vehicle inspections and required documentation, communicates professionally with dispatch and customers, and follows applicable safety requirements. Applicants are assessed for performance, stability, dependability, and honesty. Candidates must meet the listed CDL, experience, medical, driving-record, background, documentation, appearance, and road-test standards. The posting gives differing experience figures: an initial requirement of at least one year of commercial driving experience and a later minimum qualification of three years of verifiable CMV experience, with the latter also listing “12 months or 150,000 miles.”

Requirements

Valid Class A CDL without airbrake restrictions from the state declared as the applicant’s permanent domicile.
Commercial driving experience: the posting initially specifies a minimum of one year; its minimum qualifications section specifies three years of verifiable CMV experience and also states “12 months or 150,000 miles.”
Ability to read, write, speak, and clearly understand English.
Complete and accurate DOT application, including a seven-year MVR and a record of all employment, unemployment, self-employment, and education for the past ten years; all activities in the last three years must be verifiable.
Meet or exceed DOT medical standards, including passing a physical exam and drug test at a company-approved facility.
Valid Social Security card.
Meet the stated driving-record requirements, including no reckless driving violations or license suspensions in the last ten years, and the specified limits on moving violations and at-fault accidents.
No failed or refused drug or alcohol test.
Meet the stated criminal-history requirements, including restrictions concerning recent felony convictions, controlled-substance events, crimes against another person, and recent DWI, DUI, BAC, or open-container convictions; misdemeanors and older convictions may be considered case by case.
Present a clean and professional appearance.
Commitment to safety and professionalism.