Truck Driver - Home Daily - CDL A

XPO•Decatur, AL

29d

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. The position is home daily. Experienced drivers can start at $35.42 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 per day, including day, night, and weekend shifts. The role requires physical activity such as lifting and moving freight and equipment, climbing in and out of the cab and trailer, and working on varied surfaces and outdoors in inclement weather. Applicants must be able to communicate in English sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete 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 within 90 days of employment, hazardous materials, tank vehicle, and doubles/triples endorsements.
Pass a DOT drug test and have no prior positive tests or refusals in the last three 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 over 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 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 outdoors in inclement weather.
Be able to reach, 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.