Flex Truck Driver - Class A Hazmat - Penske Logistics

Penske•Memphis, TN

12d

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring full-time local Class A CDL truck drivers to support multiple logistics operations throughout Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas. Drivers deliver auto parts to retail locations, perform touch-freight deliveries using pallet jacks, hand carts, and totes, and provide route and location coverage according to business needs. Drivers operate late-model, Penske-maintained trucks equipped with inward- and outward-facing in-cab cameras and may travel regionally for assignments. Drivers typically remain at an assigned location for the duration of a work assignment. The schedule is typically five workdays per week with two consecutive days off. Workdays average approximately 11 hours, and most routes dispatch overnight, generally around 8:30 p.m.; dispatch times and assignments vary based on route and location needs. The posting lists average annual earnings of $100,000, regional travel opportunities with paid travel time, daily per diem and layover pay when traveling, and a driver referral bonus program. A Hazmat endorsement is required within 90 days of hire. The role requires a valid Class A CDL, applicable DOT medical certification, qualifying tractor-trailer experience, and a satisfactory driving record. Drivers must comply with applicable laws and regulations, maintain regular predictable attendance, meet English language proficiency requirements, and complete required application, background investigation, and drug screening processes. This is a safety-sensitive role requiring alertness and responsibility for personal and others’ safety.

Requirements

Valid Class A CDL.
Currently hold, or be able to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card.
One year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last three years, or two years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last five years.
Three-year DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents.
Hazmat endorsement required within 90 days of hire.
English language proficiency as required for compliance with federal law.
Ability to complete the Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to work the required schedule and at the specific required location.
Ability to maintain regular, predictable, full attendance.
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safely accept responsibility for personal and others’ safety.
Ability to see and hear, including close, distance, peripheral, and depth vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to move frequently, stand, walk, sit, use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter and exit the vehicle and rear cargo area.

Responsibilities

Support multiple Penske logistics operations throughout Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas.
Deliver auto parts to retail locations.
Perform touch-freight deliveries using pallet jacks, hand carts, and totes.
Operate a variety of late-model equipment.
Provide coverage for routes and locations based on business needs.
Follow applicable federal and state laws, regulations, agency rules, standards, and guidelines.
Maintain regular, predictable, full attendance and work the required schedule at the required location.
Operate safely and remain in a constant state of alertness.