Job Description
As a driver, you’ll be responsible for making deliveries to customer job sites, ensuring compliance with all DOT regulations and safety protocols. Your role will involve loading inventory onto the truck, securely transporting it, and unloading it at the designated customer locations. Safety and accuracy in delivery are essential in this fast-paced environment.
You will operate trucks to pick up and deliver a variety of products, supplies, and equipment between the organization, suppliers, and customer sites. This may include transporting goods over long distances and ensuring timely arrivals while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and safety on the road.
Your duties may also include handling more complex deliveries, such as night shipments or transporting hazardous materials. Being able to manage these challenging tasks while adhering to safety guidelines is crucial, and your expertise will ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods.
Schedule & Pay:
- Monday- Friday
- 8am- 4:30pm
- Home Daily
- $23/HR
Responsibilities
- Delivers products to customers which may include assistance with unloading, ensuring delivery of ticket with material, etc. Serves as primary interface with the customer at point of delivery. Contacts customers if they are not present at delivery location.
- Loads truck with daily deliveries. Unloads product at customer’s site.
- Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and company policies and procedures. Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage before and after route. Fuels truck as needed.
- Resolves customer service issues.
- Complies with all DOT (Department of Transportation) standards and regulations. Maintains records such as vehicle logs and bill of ladings in accordance with guidelines.
- Plans route to and from customers' businesses and adjusts for traffic and/or construction.
- Ensures that manifests are complete and accurate.
- May assist warehouse staff with pulling and preparing orders for shipment, as well as receiving, verifying, staging and stocking all incoming material.
Qualifications
- Must be a minimum of 21 years of age or older
- Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable
- Have a current Class A/B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) issued by the state in which the candidate resides with all the relevant endorsements required for type of equipment being operated (i.e. HazMat to transport hazardous materials that require placarding).
- HS Diploma or GED, strongly preferred.
- Specialized skills training/certification may be required.
- Generally 1-2 years of experience in area of responsibility.
Preferred Qualifications: - One (1) year of commercial driving experience compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and DOT regulations preferred.
- Forklift certification preferred.
- Class CDL A or B license with a hazmat endorsement. Must be able to drive standard shift.
- Able to load and unload trucks, do warehouse work and general housekeeping and yard work.
