Truck Driver - Class A Floater - Penske Logistics

Penske • Livonia, MI

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About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring a full-time Class A CDL Truck Driver for a floater role supporting a variety of routes and assignments based on business needs. The position averages $87,000 annually, offers additional earning opportunities, and is home daily. It involves touch-freight, multi-stop deliveries of products to retail locations, unloading trailers with manual pallet jacks, handling dunnage, and scanning products as they are unloaded and delivered.

Dispatch times vary between 4:00 AM and 9:00 AM according to the work assignment. The schedule is Monday through Friday during the non-peak season and six-day work weeks during peak season. Drivers operate late-model, Penske-maintained trucks and may use 48-foot or 53-foot trailers, day cabs, sleeper cabs, and yard trucks. The trucks have inward- and outward-facing in-cab cameras.

This is a Department of Transportation-regulated or company-designated safety-sensitive position. The driver must remain alert and work safely, taking responsibility for their own safety and that of others. The role requires meeting the stated physical demands and completing a background investigation and drug screening.

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL; applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. 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 two or fewer moving violations or accidents.
• English language proficiency as required by federal law.
• Ability to meet the required schedule and work at the specified location.
• Complete the 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, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
• Ability to see and hear, including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the 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 lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently as needed 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

• Support a variety of routes and assignments based on business needs.
• Perform multi-stop deliveries of products to retail locations.
• Unload trailers using manual pallet jacks and handle dunnage.
• Use scanners to scan products as they are unloaded and delivered.
• Work the required schedule and at the specific location required.
• Operate vehicles safely and remain alert, accepting responsibility for personal and others’ safety.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays starting day one.
• Generous retirement benefits.
• 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 of up to $5,000 per referral.
• Safety incentive program.
• Premier Driver Recognition Program.
• Training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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