Truck Driver - Truck Driver II

City of Clarksville • STREET - 199 Tenth Street Clarksville, TN

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a job announcement for a Truck Driver position within the Street Department. The announcement covers qualifications for both Truck Driver I and Truck Driver II levels. Incumbents at both levels operate dump trucks, snowplows, and similar vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license. Responsibilities may include operating various vehicles, flagging traffic, and performing manual labor. Applicants will be screened based on their education and CDL license type. This position will remain open through August 24, 2026, or until filled.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• No experience required.
• Possession of a valid Class B Commercial Driver's License (for Truck Driver I).
• Possession of a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with a Tanker endorsement (for Truck Driver II).
• Knowledge of applicable tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of manual labor practices.
• Knowledge of equipment maintenance and repair principles and practices.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of safe driving practices.
• Knowledge of applicable traffic laws, ordinances, and rules.
• Skill in operating motor vehicles and applicable equipment.
• Skill in performing preventive maintenance to applicable equipment.
• Skill in conducting vehicle inspections and recognizing defects.
• Skill in performing manual labor.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Visual ability 2: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Visual ability 3: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.
• Visual ability 5: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy, specialized equipment, which may include dump trucks, snowplows, tractors, street sweepers, and/or related equipment.
• Transport equipment and/or materials to designated job site(s).
• Inspects, maintains, and performs basic repairs to equipment.
• Operates a variety of small motorized and/or hand tools to perform manual labor activities.
• Performs various duties requiring manual labor including flagging traffic, picking up debris, and/or other related duties.
• Performs other related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED