Tractor Trailer Driver

Arkansas Department of Transportation•Little Rock, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for driving a tractor/trailer to move supplies and/or heavy equipment over state highways. The Department may require employees to perform functions beyond those contained in job descriptions. The Department may modify job descriptions based on Department needs. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is an "at will" employer.

Requirements

Educational equivalent to a diploma from an accredited high school.
Proficient in the operation of a standard transmission vehicle.
Experience operating tractor/trailer equipment.
Ability to safely operate tractor/trailer equipment and heavy equipment.
Ability to load and unload heavy equipment and supplies including, but not limited to, bags of sand, salt, glass beads and paint drums.
Demonstrated understanding of load securement.
Ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, and to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
Ability to train other employees in the operation of commercial vehicles to prepare them for testing to obtain a commercial driver’s license.
Thorough familiarity with all state highway routes.
Valid Class A commercial driver’s license with tanker (“N”) endorsement.
Must have no “O” (no tractor-trailer) or “E” (no manual transmission equipped) restrictions on the commercial driver’s license, or must have the restrictions removed within 30 calendar days of hire or promotion to Tractor-Trailer Driver position.
Constant statewide travel. Constant statewide travel for this position means overnight travel three or four nights per week, 52 weeks per year with reimbursement for expenses.