Company:
Orgill
Location: Birmingham
Closing Date: 16/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
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- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products
- Safely maneuver trucks into loading and unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
- Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service, trip reports and other documentation applicable to company, state and federal regulations.
- Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chains, binders and covers
- Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations
- Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services required
- Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine conditions and quality
- Routinely perform pre and post-trip inspections
- Current possession and ability to maintain Class A CDL; must be able to obtain Hazmat endorsement; Doubles and Triples preferred
- Excellent MVR and driving background
- Ability to qualify physically for and obtain a Medical Examiner's certificate pursuant to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
- Able to make correct and accurate decisions when interacting with customers and the motoring public
- Two years experience operating a tractor trailer, handling own merchandise and interaction with customers
- Ability to work a minimum of two overnight routes
- Commitment to high standards of safety and comply will all safety policies
- Ability to read, write, and speak English
- Ability to meet physical assessment requirements for this position
- Able to walk, reach, bend, push, pull, stoop, squat, climb grasp and lift as necessary to perform vehicle inspections and coupling/uncoupling process
- Able to walk, bend, reach, stoop, squat, push and pull as well as maneuver items of any weight above 75 pounds with appropriate equipment (Such as, but not limited to: unloading merchandise for customers using a manual pallet jack and unloading freight by hand and/or with use of a dolly/hand truck)
- Able to read and interpret a map and complete a trip plan
- Able to meet deadlines and complete individual daily goals
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- 8 paid holidays
- 2 weeks paid vacation each year starting after 6 months of service
- Weekly pay
- Insurance benefits within 30 days of employment
- medical, dental, life and disability insurance
- 401K Plan + 4% Orgill match
- Paid training and orientation
- Annual Safety Bonus
- 2 days off in a row every week
- Paid chaining
- Static Routing
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