CDL Truck Driver Class A & B

Job Description

Job Summary

Operates a dump truck or road tractor to haul supplies as applicable to daily job assignment per truck supervisor.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Checks vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.

Maneuvers trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.

Collects delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.

Maintains logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.

Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.

Secures cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.

Drives trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.

Drives trucks with capacities greater than three tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products or other materials.

Inventories and inspects goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.

Operates equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.

Performs basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.

Responsible for folding up and unfolding mud flaps when dumping.

Checks conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.

Couples or uncouples trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.

Checks all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.

Reads and interprets maps to determine vehicle routes.

Loads and unloads trucks, or helps others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.

Removes debris from loaded trailers.

The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications

Education: Successful completion of professional truck driving school

Preferred Experience: Minimum of 12 months of experience as a truck driver

Licenses/Certifications: Valid Commercial Drivers' License Class A or B

Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen, background check, and random drug screens.