Truck Driver - Home Daily - CDL A

XPO•Lawrence Park Township, PA

About The Position

XPO is hiring a CDL A Truck Driver for a home-daily role. The driver safely operates tractor-trailer combinations, including doubles and triples, transports hazardous and non-hazardous materials, loads and unloads freight, and provides customer service, including generating sales leads. The role may involve operating a forklift and other heavy equipment. Drivers must be available for a flexible schedule of up to 12–14 hours per day, including day, night, and weekend shifts. Operation may involve driving for up to 11 consecutive hours in all types of weather. The position requires the physical ability to handle freight and equipment, climb in and out of vehicles, and perform prolonged sitting, walking, and standing, along with reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, twisting, squatting, and kneeling. Workers must be able to communicate in English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries in reports and records. Pay starts at $29.35 per hour. Comprehensive benefits options are available to employees scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week. This is a Motor Carrier Act Exempt position.

Requirements

Be at least 21 years of age.
Have a valid Class A commercial driver's license.
Have a safe driving record and history.
Currently possess or be willing to obtain hazardous materials, tank vehicle, and doubles/triples endorsements within 90 days of employment.
Pass a DOT drug test and have no prior positive tests or refusals in the last 3 years.
Hold a valid DOT Medical Certification Card or pass a company-paid DOT physical.
Be available for a flexible schedule of up to 12–14 hours per day, including day, night, and weekend shifts.
Be able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Be able to lift objects of various shapes, sizes, and weights, frequently up to 50 pounds and occasionally more than 75 pounds.
Be able to move and position a converter dolly with an average weight/pull force of approximately 128 pounds.
Be able to climb in and out of a tractor cab and trailer.
Be able to sit for extended periods in a truck tractor and/or on a forklift.
Be able to walk and stand for extended periods on various surfaces, including uneven or slippery surfaces, and work outdoors in inclement weather.
Be able to reach, including above the head, bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat, and kneel.
Be able to operate a tractor-trailer combination for up to 11 consecutive hours in all types of weather.