Truck Driver - Home Daily - CDL A

XPO • Atlanta, GA

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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. Experienced drivers can start at $36.30 per hour. The position may require working up to 12–14 hours per day on a flexible schedule, including day, night, and weekend shifts. This is a Motor Carrier Act Exempt position.

The job involves extended driving and sitting, operating heavy equipment and forklifts, loading and unloading freight, and performing physical activities such as lifting, climbing, walking, standing, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, twisting, squatting, and kneeling. Work may take place outdoors in inclement weather and on uneven or slippery surfaces. Drivers must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to communicate with the public, understand traffic 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 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 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.
• Meet the physical demands of lifting objects frequently up to 50 pounds and occasionally more than 75 pounds, and moving and positioning a converter dolly with an average weight/pull force of approximately 128 pounds.
• Safely climb in and out of a tractor cab or 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, including uneven or slippery surfaces, and work outdoors in inclement weather.
• Reach, including above the head; bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat, and kneel.

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.
• Safely transport hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
• Operate a tractor-trailer combination for up to 11 consecutive hours in all types of weather.

Benefits

• Full health insurance benefits on day one.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Earn up to 13 days of PTO over the first year.
• Nine paid company holidays.
• 401(k) option with company match.
• Education assistance.

What This Job Offers

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