Truck Driver - Class B Hazmat - Penske Logistics

Penske • Mount Vernon, IL

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring full-time Class B delivery truck drivers for home-daily routes. Drivers deliver automotive parts and supplies to retail stores, complete multi-stop routes, and unload freight using pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages. They use a scanner to track and verify deliveries and may travel regionally to support operations at various locations as needed.

Drivers operate late-model Penske Truck Leasing trucks designed for comfort and safety, equipped with inward- and outward-facing in-cab cameras. A Hazmat endorsement is required within 30 days. The schedule is Monday through Friday with a PM start time. The role is safety-sensitive and regulated by the Department of Transportation.

Requirements

• Valid Class B CDL with Airbrake endorsement.
• Hazmat endorsement, or ability to obtain it within 30 days.
• Currently hold, or be able to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card.
• At least 1 year of documented relevant commercial vehicle driving experience in the last 5 years.
• Three-year DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents.
• Applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. and licensed in their state of residence.
• English language proficiency.
• Ability to work the required schedule and at the specified location; complete a 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.
• Ability to see and hear, 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 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

• Travel regionally to support operations at various locations as needed.
• Deliver automotive parts and supplies to retail stores.
• Complete multi-stop routes.
• Unload freight using pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages.
• Use a scanner to track and verify deliveries.
• Follow applicable federal and state laws, regulations, agency rules, standards, and guidelines.
• Maintain regular, predictable, full attendance and work safely while accepting responsibility for personal and others’ safety.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays starting day one.
• Generous retirement benefit.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear.
• Employee discount benefit program.
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5,000 per referral.
• Safety incentive program.
• Premier Driver Recognition Program.
• Training opportunities.
• Pay every Friday.
• $3,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

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