Class A Equipment Truck Driver

Bottom Line Equipment•Baton Rouge, LA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Bottom Line Equipment is seeking a Class A Truck Driver to join their team. This role involves local travel with some overnight stays, focusing on the rental, sales, and service of heavy equipment and specialty attachments. The company emphasizes a 'Make It Happen' attitude and aims to build better communities by raising standards of quality and safety. Bottom Line Equipment offers a dynamic work environment with career growth and training opportunities, operating in Texas and Louisiana for 20 years. They are a family-owned business committed to core values such as making things happen, doing the right thing, working hard, smart and safe, caring, being the best, and owning responsibilities.

Requirements

Valid Class A CDL, along with an excellent Motor Vehicle Record required.
Gooseneck trailers/RGN trailers and construction equipment experience required.
Knowledge of and understanding of current DOT and FMCSA laws and regulations required.
High school diploma or equivalent GED is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Safely and properly transport small machines and specialty attachments with medium heavy-duty truck and trailer to company sites and customer locations.
Open and close the rental yard per company procedure.
Perform daily vehicle safety inspections on truck and trailer, promptly report any issues to manager.
Communicate with manager on maintenance issues and preventative maintenance of truck and trailer.
Properly load, secure, and unload machines, equipment, and specialty attachments per company procedure.
Properly plan routes and schedules to meet customers' expectations.
Notify manager if route is compromised causing a delay in delivery of heavy equipment or attachments.
Safely deliver and pick up heavy equipment and specialty attachments.
Maintain accurate delivery and pickup records utilizing e-log system.
Promptly inform supervisor of difficulties with deliveries or pickups.
Verify order details and obtains customer signature on delivery ticket.
Provide excellent customer service during the delivery transaction.
Instruct customers on machine and equipment operation, utilizing Standard Operating Procedures if needed.
Promptly notify management of damages or mechanical issues to equipment or specialty attachments.
Responsible for providing manager with proper delivery documents, so that counts can be verified prior to unloading equipment and attachments at Service Center.
Responsible for extraction of keys in vehicle or haul equipment upon delivery back to Service Center.
Report all safety incidents or violations immediately to supervisor.
Follow Standard Operating Procedures while carrying out the responsibilities of position.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines.
Comply with all government safety requirements and other regulations.
Adhere to all company policies, procedures, rules, and regulations in written or verbal form.
Attend all Department, Service Center and Safety meetings.
Perform other duties as requested.
Embraces BLE core values: Make It Happen, Do the Right Thing, Work Hard, Smart and Safe, We Care, Be the Best and Own It.