General Commodities Driver - CDL Class A

Penske • Baltimore, MD

3d

About The Position

This full-time position is with EPES Transport, LLC., a division of Penske Logistics, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The driver hauls dry van loads of Freight of All Kinds, with a mix of live load/unload and drop-and-hook freight. Freight is all no-touch, mostly drop and hook. Drivers use late-model Penske Truck Leasing trucks equipped with inward- and outward-facing cameras. The schedule includes weekly home time, typically on weekends. Average pay is $1,300 to $1,600 per week at $0.65 per mile, with an additional utilization bonus based on miles driven. Pay is issued every Friday.

Penske describes its driver team as focused on delivering products safely and on time, providing customer service, and building relationships with accounts. The company offers training opportunities and the possibility of moving to another city through its nationwide locations. The role is subject to Department of Transportation regulations or designated safety-sensitive requirements, including maintaining alertness and working safely.

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL; applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. and licensed in their state of residence.
• Currently hold, or be able to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card.
• At least 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years, or 2 years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years.
• Three-year DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents.
• English language proficiency as required by 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 in a constant state of alertness and safely perform a DOT-regulated or safety-sensitive role.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance.
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to meet the role's vision and hearing requirements, including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and 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 and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Drive dry van loads of Freight of All Kinds, including a mixture of live load/unload and drop-and-hook freight.
• Deliver products safely and on time while providing customer service and building relationships with accounts.
• Follow applicable federal and state laws, regulations, agency rules, standards, and guidelines.
• Work the required schedule and at the required location, and maintain regular, predictable, full attendance.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely, including frequently entering and exiting the vehicle and rear cargo area.
• Accept responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays from day one.
• Generous retirement benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Employee discount benefit program.
• Driver referral bonus program of up to $2,000 per referral.
• Safety incentive program.
• Premier Driver Recognition Program.
• Additional utilization bonus based on miles driven.

What This Job Offers

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