Truck Driver Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 2–4 years of commercial trucking experience.
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License required.
• 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 series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.
• Ability to perform these operations using American units of money, weight, volume, and distance measurement.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Load and unload products and supplies using a loader or boom with a grapple, including offloading rail cars and trucks and placing products in yard bunks or on other truck and trailer combinations.
• Deliver products to customer yards and job sites, including drop staking.
• Maintain records, documents, permits, and valid licenses for assigned truck and equipment.
• Assist with maintenance and servicing of trucks, yard equipment, and support equipment as required.
• Drive to destinations in adverse weather conditions and participate in emergency storm response.
• 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, including checking oil, coolant, tires, connections, pins, and hydraulic hoses.
• Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing lights, addressing minor mechanical problems, repairing hoses, and installing tire chains, with supervisor guidance.
• Secure cargo in accordance with DOT regulations.
• Maintain awareness of safety, DOT, and yard OSHA requirements.
• Participate in and contribute to the company safety program.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total benefits package with three medical plans to choose from.
• Company-paid dental and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment policies.
• Company-paid long-term disability coverage.
• Access to an employee assistance program.
• Competitive compensation.
• Annual bonus program opportunity.
• 401(k) savings plan with a company match of 150% on the first 4% deferred.
• Two weeks of paid vacation and nine holidays.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Ability to purchase company stock.