Truck Driver - CDL Class A - Penske Logistics

Penske • Dwight, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring full-time Class A CDL truck drivers for a home-daily role delivering grocery freight to a major grocery chain. Freight includes freezer, cooler, and dry products. Deliveries are dock-to-dock, with no pallet breakdowns required; drivers unload and stage products in designated store areas and interact with customers professionally and courteously.

Drivers operate late-model Penske Truck Leasing trucks designed for comfort and equipped with inward- and outward-facing in-cab cameras. The position has a Tuesday-through-Saturday schedule available, and the current opening starts at 10:00 PM. Average annual earnings are listed as $95,000, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus, additional shift premium incentives of up to $10,400 annually, an additional $3,000 annual safety incentive, an extra-day premium incentive, and a driver referral program offering up to $5,000 per referral.

Penske describes its driving roles as safety-focused and customer-oriented, with training opportunities and potential mobility among its nationwide locations. The job requires regular, predictable, full attendance and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and safety requirements. It is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated safety-sensitive by the company.

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL; applicants must be domiciled in the United States 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 no more than two moving violations or accidents.
• English language proficiency, as required for compliance with 49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2).
• Complete a 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 location.
• Ability to maintain a constant state of alertness and work safely.
• Ability to see and hear, with close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to move frequently and to 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.
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter and exit the vehicle and rear cargo area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver freezer, cooler, and dry grocery freight to a major grocery chain.
• Complete dock-to-dock deliveries; pallet breakdowns are not required.
• Unload and stage products in designated store areas.
• Maintain a professional and courteous demeanor when interacting with customers.
• Follow applicable federal and state laws, regulations, agency rules, standards, and guidelines.
• Work the required schedule and at the required location.
• Maintain alertness and work safely, accepting responsibility for personal and others' safety.
• Attend work regularly and predictably.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays starting day one.
• Retirement benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-provided uniforms.
• Employee discount benefit program.
• Driver referral bonus program offering up to $5,000 per referral.
• Safety incentive program.
• Premier Driver Recognition Program.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus.
• Additional shift premium incentive available, up to $10,400 annually.
• Additional $3,000 annual safety incentive.
• Extra-day premium incentive available.
• Training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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