Truck Driver - CDL Class A - Penske Logistics

Penske•Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring a full-time Class A CDL truck driver to deliver medical supplies to hospitals, clinics, and surgical centers. The driver provides professional customer service at delivery locations and unloads and transports products using pallet jacks, hand carts, and totes, including breaking down pallets when required. The position averages $84,000 annually and includes a $5,000 sign-on bonus. Drivers are home daily and operate late-model, company-maintained automatic day-cab trucks with 48- and 53-foot dry van trailers, liftgates, and inward- and outward-facing cameras. The schedule is five days per week, with two consecutive days off, and averages 45 hours weekly. Dispatch times fall between 6:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.; approximately 60% of dispatches are between midnight and 3:00 a.m. Schedule flexibility is required to serve health providers. The position is subject to Department of Transportation regulation or company safety-sensitive designation and requires maintaining alertness and working safely. Penske describes a professional driving team focused on delivering products safely and on time, customer service, and building account relationships. Drivers may represent clients and may drive branded trucks and wear client uniforms. The company offers training opportunities and locations across the nation.

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 in the last 5 years.
Three-year DMV/MVR record with no more than two moving violations or accidents.
English language proficiency as required by federal law.
Complete a Penske employment application and submit to background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to work the required schedule at the specified location and maintain regular, predictable full attendance.
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safely perform safety-sensitive duties.
Ability to see and hear, including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to move frequently and to stand, walk, sit, handle objects, and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds 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

Deliver medical supplies to hospitals, clinics, and surgical centers.
Provide professional, courteous customer service during deliveries.
Unload and transport products using pallet jacks, hand carts, and totes.
Break down pallets at delivery locations when required.
Follow applicable federal and state laws, regulations, agency rules, standards, and guidelines.
Maintain regular, predictable attendance and work the required schedule and location.
Operate vehicles safely and maintain alertness, accepting responsibility for personal and others’ safety.