Transport Driver

The Spinx Company•Piedmont, SC

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About The Position

The Transportation Driver safely loads, transports, and delivers petroleum products to designated locations efficiently, ensuring stores have their assigned products. The driver must follow all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The role involves operating a tractor-trailer, handling petroleum products and hazardous materials, completing required inspections and delivery documentation, and maintaining required licenses and certifications. The position requires at least one year of verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience, a current Commercial Driver’s License and certified HAZMAT training. Tanker experience is preferred but not required; petroleum-hauling experience is desired. The stated work schedule ranges from 10 to 12 hours per day, six days per week, averaging 60 to 70 hours per week. Work is regularly outdoors and involves exposure to weather, petroleum products, fumes, and other hazards associated with operating a transport vehicle.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Minimum of one year of verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience.
No more than two moving violations and no serious preventable accidents in the past 36 months.
Applicants with a DUI conviction, or a license revocation or suspension resulting from an accident or poor driving record, are not considered, regardless of when it occurred.
Verbal and written employment verification is required.
Must be able to speak, read, and write in English.
Must have mathematical skills to calculate inventory levels, load and compartment levels, and split-load deliveries.
Must be able to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions, and make quick, safe decisions when required.
Must understand the responsibilities of hauling hazardous material in a fully loaded tractor-trailer weighing over 42 tons.
A Motor Vehicle Report covering the previous ten years is required.
Must provide proof of a current Commercial Driver’s License and certified HAZMAT training.
Must have a current medical card or pass a Department of Transportation medical examination performed by a company-selected doctor.
Must be certified drug- and alcohol-free and submit to drug and alcohol testing as required.
Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job, including regularly lifting or moving up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Must have the vision abilities required for the job, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Tanker driving experience is preferred but not required.
Petroleum-hauling experience is desired and considered a definite plus.

Responsibilities

Complete daily truck and trailer safety inspections, including pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
Travel to the appropriate terminal and load product according to safety regulations.
Transport petroleum products to designated store locations.
Check tanks for inventory and water contamination before and after every delivery drop.
Safely load and unload products, connect and disconnect hoses, and deliver the appropriate product to the correct tanks.
Communicate with store personnel and Transportation staff to meet product needs and collect required paperwork and documentation.
Wear approved work attire and clean the transport vehicle regularly as instructed.
Immediately report equipment maintenance or safety issues to Transportation staff and follow through with repair processes.
Maintain required certifications and licenses, including physical examinations, a CDL, and HAZMAT training.
Follow all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Attend required meetings.