Truck Driver - Home Daily - CDL A (Overnights)

XPO • Chicago Heights, IL

53d • $31 - $39 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Truck Driver position with XPO, a top ten global provider of transportation services. The role involves operating a tractor-trailer combination, providing excellent customer service, and loading/unloading freight. Drivers will be home daily and are expected to work up to 12-14 hours a day, including nights, weekends, and holidays. The position is Motor Carrier Act Exempt.

Requirements

• Be at least 21 years of age
• Valid Class A commercial driver's license
• Safe driving record and history
• 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
• Available to work a flexible schedule that’s up to 12-14 hours a day, including days, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Currently possess or be willing to obtain hazardous materials, tank vehicle and doubles/triples endorsements within 90 days of employment

Nice To Haves

• Forklift experience
• Currently possess hazardous materials, tank vehicle and doubles/triples endorsements

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a tractor-trailer combination, including doubles and triples
• Provide excellent service to customers, including generating sales leads
• Load and unload freight
• Lift objects of various shapes, sizes and weights (frequently up to 50 lbs. and occasionally greater than 75 lbs.)
• Move and position a converter dolly with an average weight/pull force of approximately 128 lbs.
• Safely climb in/out of a tractor cab/trailer
• Sit for extended periods in a truck tractor and/or on a forklift
• Safely operate heavy equipment and a forklift
• Walk and stand for extended periods on various surfaces that may be uneven or slippery (including working outdoors in inclement weather)
• Reach (including above your head), bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat and kneel
• Operate a tractor-trailer combination for up to 11 consecutive hours, in all types of weather, while safely transporting hazardous/non-hazardous materials
• Read and speak the English language 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.

Benefits

• Home daily
• Expected pay range: $31.29 to $38.60 per hour. Pay is on an annual step progression.
• Full health insurance benefits on day one
• Life and disability insurance
• Earn up to 13 days PTO over your first year
• 9 paid company holidays
• 401(k) option with company match
• Education assistance

What This Job Offers

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