CDL-A Driver

Job Info

• Job Location: Troy, AL
• Route Type: Local
• Type of Assignment: Dedicated
• Hours Per Shift: 8 Hours
• Hours Per Week: 40 Hours
• Shift Start Time: 07:00 am
• Working Days: Mon-Fri
• Transmission Type: Automatic

Job Requirements

• CDL Class: CDL A
• Experience: 6+ months
• Handling: Forklift

Additional Information

Are you tired of being on the road for days or weeks at a time? Do you wish you could have a successful trucking career while also maintaining a consistent life at home? Drive for Townsend Building Supply (a division of Carter Lumber)and not only will you have a stable, predictable schedule that allows you to be home every night, you’ll have the opportunity to build your career to whatever you desire! We are a growing company and we want our people to grow right along with us. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Make sure all loads are complete, accurate, and properly secured for transport to job-sites.
• Safely operate a commercial motor vehicle in compliance with all DOT regulations.
• Transport loads safely and in a timely manner over required route, obeying all traffic laws and observing all safety regulations.
• Unload materials at customer job sites to the customers’ satisfaction while ensuring the security of the material and the proper placement of material at the job site while maintaining safety standards.
• Ensure that receipt of materials is acknowledged prior to leaving the delivery site.
• Pick up materials from a job site when required.
• Record all pertinent delivery and pick-up information and complete all required delivery and pick-up paperwork.
• Be alert to be able to assess possible product damage when loading and unloading products and report that information to your supervisor.
• Safely operate a forklift and/or moffett for loading and unloading purposes.
• Assist in yard or warehouse when not driving delivery truck.
• Perform required vehicle and equipment inspections and follow up on “action items” related to the inspection reports.
• Maintain driver logs in accordance with DOT regulations.

Qualifications

• Valid CDL-A License
• Clean driving record
• Pass background and drug screening.
• At least 2 years CDL-A driver experience
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations as they relate to the proper and safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle
• Must hold required commercial driver’s license appropriate for weight of vehicle to be operated
• Must pass background and drug testing as required by federal and/or state department(s) of transportation regulations
• Ability to operate a forklift and/or moffett
• Attention to detail
• Ability to effectively follow written and verbal instructions
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Dedication to safety
• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 80lbs.

Benefits (full-time employees)  

• Health, Dental, Vision (Single and Family Plans) available after 30 days of employment 
• Short and Long-Term Disability 
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D 
• Optional supplemental life insurance 
• Company-match 401(k) 
• Vacation time and paid holidays 
• Vendor incentives 
• Room for growth; we promote from within!
• Military encouraged to apply! 

About the Company

Carter Lumber is a family-owned building products company that manufactures and distributes building materials to construction professionals, large-scale developers, and do-it-yourselfers. The company was founded in 1932 by W.E. and T. Neil Jones with the opening of their first lumberyard in Akron, Ohio. Carter Lumber has over 170 retail locations in 13 states and seven brands.