Class A City Driver

Dohrn • Centerville, MN

20d

About The Position

Dohrn Transfer is hiring a full-time Class A Driver at its Centerville Terminal. The position involves driving a tractor-trailer between customer locations and terminals to deliver, pick up, and transport freight. Drivers are home daily and work Monday through Friday on the day shift. Starting pay is $33.94 per hour, increasing to $35.63 per hour after one year. Eligible full-time drivers may receive a quarterly safety incentive of $250, up to $1,000 annually. Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) matching, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.

The role requires safe commercial vehicle operation, freight handling, vehicle inspections, regulatory compliance, and maintenance of required records. Work involves frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling freight, with possible use of freight-handling equipment. The role also includes physical activities and environmental exposures described below. The position is at-will and does not guarantee employment for any particular period.

Requirements

• Be at least 23 years old.
• Have at least one year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience.
• Pass a road test administered by a Dohrn Transfer Driver Trainer.
• Possess or obtain within the required time period, and maintain, Hazardous Material and Tanker endorsements on a valid driver's license issued by the driver's state of residence.
• Possess only one valid CDL issued by the driver's state of residence; provide information about all licenses held in the previous 36 months and, if recently transferred from another state, provide the former license or information to verify it.
• Have no DUI/OWI or reckless-driving citation or conviction within the previous five years.
• Maintain an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
• Pass a Department of Transportation physical examination and functional screen.
• Consent to a pre-employment drug screen and receive a negative result.
• Have negative controlled-substance and alcohol results from prior employers for the past three years, with no prior evidence of controlled-substance use.
• Have no refusal to submit to an alcohol or controlled-substance test in the past three years, including pre-employment testing.
• Consent to a 10-year work-history check; list and explain gaps of 30 days or more and provide documentation if requested.
• Be able to read and write English and perform simple mathematical calculations.
• Meet the physical demands of the job, including gripping, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, sitting, standing, walking, climbing, squatting, crouching, balancing, kneeling, crawling, reaching, grasping, and handling as described in the posting.
• Communicate with coworkers and customers to safely and properly perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive a commercial vehicle to pick up and deliver general freight.
• Safely transport freight between terminals.
• Load and unload trailers, individually or with dockworker assistance, using mechanical freight-handling equipment where available and appropriate.
• Frequently lift, pull, push, and carry freight; secure freight using straps or other methods when required.
• Inspect the vehicle for defects and safe operating condition as required by law and company policy.
• Comply with federal requirements for transporting hazardous materials.
• Operate a tractor-trailer in varying conditions in accordance with federal regulations and hours-of-service requirements.
• Maintain driver logs and other records required by state and federal regulations.
• Perform duties in accordance with company policies and comply with federal, state, and local commercial motor vehicle safety regulations.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Quarterly safety incentive bonus for eligible full-time drivers: $250 per quarter, up to $1,000 annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed