Truck Driver Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Two to four years of commercial trucking experience.
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
• One-year certificate from a college or technical school, or three to six months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and number series.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic with two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including calculations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with self-loaders or heavy equipment operation.
• Experience with steering trailers.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload products and supplies using a loader or boom with a grapple.
• Offload rail cars and other trucks, and place products into yard bunks or onto other truck and trailer combinations.
• Deliver materials to customer yards and job sites, including drop staking.
• Maintain records, documents, permits, and valid licenses for assigned trucks and equipment.
• Assist with maintenance and servicing of trucks, yard equipment, and support equipment as required.
• Drive to destinations in adverse weather conditions and respond to emergency storm needs.
• Verify quantities, sizes, and types against shipping and receiving tickets to ensure accurate inventory.
• Ensure load tickets are signed, dated, and submitted on time.
• Maintain telephone or radio contact with the supervisor to receive delivery instructions.
• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip DOT inspections of the truck, trailer, boom, and specialty equipment.
• Check oil, coolant, tires, connections, pins, and hydraulic hoses daily.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing lights, addressing minor mechanical problems, replacing hoses, and installing tire chains, with supervisor guidance.
• Secure cargo according to DOT regulations.
• Maintain awareness of safety, DOT, and yard OSHA requirements and participate in the company safety program.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.