Driver - CDL A

Description
$2,000 hiring bonus!!!!
Position Summary
Operates vehicles with a semi-trailer or trailer with two or more axles. Delivering and picking up lumber products from and to project areas. Driving to urban/rural residential and commercial locations within intrastate and interstate.
Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles with a semi-trailer or pull trailer with two or more axles with a mounted forklift
• Demonstrate decision driving skills by safely delivering various bulky and/or heavy lumber products in a timely manner in accordance with DOT regulations and damage-free
• Adhering to assigned deliveries/credits and check on load related documentation for completeness and accuracy
• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods
• Maintain driver forms and log (ELD) according to DOT regulations
• Maintains high activity/productivity levels while operating with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and determination
• Address and resolve customer issues as appropriate and informs dispatch of any outstanding issues related to the customer deliveries
• Check vehicle to ensure mechanical, safety and emergency equipment is in good working order
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to the vehicle
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required and assigned

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 1-year driving and delivery experience
• Forklift experience
• Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) experience a plus

Other Requirements

• Must have current DOT certification and valid, unrestricted Class A (CDL) license
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and physical
• Work morning/evening hours during the week, required weekends and overtime
• Maintenance of regular attendance

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Verbal & Written Communication skills and map/GPS reading abilities
• Maneuver large vehicles on highways, inter-city and traffic routes
• Ability to comply to daily changes to deliveries/schedules with a positive attitude
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as an individual and as a team to meet delivery goals
• Willing to obtain other training if deemed necessary in performance of responsibilities and continuing education

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Work is perform within jobsite and yard environment subject to temperature variations, hazardous chemicals, mechanical parts, increased noise levels and dust
• Perform activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials
• Must be able to safely squat, bend, climb, lift/carry up to 80 lbs., grasp, talk, hear, standing/walking for prolonged periods
• Reaching at or above shoulder level and below waist and have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment