Local Truck Driver

Sea Box, Inc.•Hillsborough, NJ

122d•$30 - $35

About The Position

The Local Truck Driver operates a tilt bed and, at times, a heavy-duty rollback to deliver and pick up 20-foot and 40-foot shipping containers. The role requires rigging, flatbed, or machine-hauling experience, a Class A CDL, and basic towing knowledge, including the ability to operate a cable winch. Deliveries are generally within New York or a 150-mile radius of the greater Philadelphia region, with the driver returning home each night. The position reports to the Lead Truck Driver and is a full-time, first-shift role scheduled Monday through Friday. The driver secures and transports cargo, loads flatbed and tilt bed trailers, maintains required vehicle and work-hour records, checks vehicle condition and documentation, and communicates with dispatch, the lead truck driver, and customers. The role also includes accident prevention, support for the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and Sea Box Quality Policy, and lifting production objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Work may involve residential areas or tight delivery spaces and all types of weather.

Requirements

Class A CDL license.
Rigging, flatbed, or machine-hauling experience.
Minimum of 2 years of truck-driving experience.
Good driving record.
Ability to pass a drug test and DOT physical.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work in all types of weather.

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge of towing and ability to operate a cable winch.
Availability to work long hours, weekends, and holidays if necessary.

Responsibilities

Actively identify, correct, and/or report safety hazards to prevent accidents.
Identify and pursue cost-reduction and efficiency or profit-improvement opportunities.
Support the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and Sea Box Quality Policy, including self-inspection of work product.
Secure cargo for transport using slings, chains, and binders.
Make deliveries in residential areas or tight quarters when required.
Add caster wheels to containers when needed to reposition them into a warehouse.
Maintain logs of working hours and vehicle service and repair status in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations.
Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
Check vehicles to ensure mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
Communicate with customers about care and maintenance of products upon delivery.
Load flatbed and tilt bed trailers.
Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
Check load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or vehicle damage.
Communicate daily with dispatch and the Lead Truck Driver.
Lift production objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Perform other duties as assigned.