Truck Driver - Home Daily - CDL A

XPO•Kentwood, MI

33d

About The Position

XPO is hiring a Truck Driver to safely operate tractor-trailer combinations, including doubles and triples, and transport hazardous and non-hazardous materials. The role includes loading and unloading freight and providing excellent customer service, including generating sales leads. Drivers are home daily. Pay starts at $29.35 per hour. This is a Motor Carrier Act Exempt position. The work may involve operating a tractor-trailer for up to 11 consecutive hours and working a flexible schedule of up to 12–14 hours a day, including day, night, and weekend shifts. Duties take place in varied weather and may involve outdoor work on uneven or slippery surfaces, as well as operating a forklift and other heavy equipment. The role requires the ability to perform the physical activities described in the posting and 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.

Requirements

Be at least 21 years of age.
Hold 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 to work a flexible schedule of up to 12–14 hours a day, including day, night, and weekend shifts.
Be able to lift objects of various shapes, sizes, and weights, frequently up to 50 lbs. and occasionally more than 75 lbs.; move and position a converter dolly with an average weight/pull force of approximately 128 lbs.
Be able to safely climb in and out of a tractor cab or trailer.
Be able to sit for extended periods in a truck tractor and/or on a forklift, and safely operate heavy equipment and a forklift.
Be able to walk and stand for extended periods on varied surfaces, including uneven or slippery surfaces, and work outdoors in inclement weather.
Be able to reach 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.
Read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Applicants who receive a conditional offer may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.