Regional Truck Driver Jobs

Be home more often. Make great money. Get excellent benefits.

At Dart, our drivers take great pride in being known by their name instead of their truck number.

As the face of our company to our customers—from mom & pop businesses to large grocery warehouses—Dart’s Truck Drivers have one of the most important roles in our operation. They’re valued for their hard work, dedication and commitment to our customers and are seen as essential to our success. Our team of drivers cover the Midwest region Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. We are a Growing Fleet with new equipment and lots of training opportunities.

Advantages of Driving with Dart:

• A culture built on safety
• We offer competitive mileage pay. Earn up to $70k-$80k per year! The more you drive, the more you make.
• We’ve been family owned and operated for more than 60 years
• Paid orientation and training
• Our drivers are almost always home daily (occasional overnight hauls may be required)
• Team members who will help you learn and support you throughout your Dart career
• Multiple schedules working with a diverse group of individuals
• A relaxed dress code so you’ll feel comfortable (but safe) while working

Additional Benefits:

• Company owned-vehicles (fueled, insured and maintained by the company)
• Full tuition reimbursement
• Retirement/401k with company match
• Increased time at home on the weekends
• Health/Dental/Vision/Life insurance
• Paid time off

Day-to-Day Role:

• Conduct visual inspections of tractor and trailer to complete pre/post trip inspections and perform preventative maintenance checks and services of truck and trailer. Report any malfunctions to supervisor and maintenance staff.
• May be required to, or assist with, loading or unloading vendor merchandise. May use hand dolly, hand jack, or rollers when moving merchandise to or from trailer.
• Couple, uncouple, connect airlines, etc. and safely maneuver equipment in difficult situations such as narrow passageways and within urban areas
• Operate Electronic Log Device (ELD), ELD software, and maintain accurate records per local, state, and federal, DOT, and FMCSA regulations as necessary.
• Submit to random drug test as prescribed by DOT regulations.
• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.
• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards
• Re-position merchandise not unloaded to ensure against breakage.
• Safely unload delivered merchandise at retail locations per bills of lading either manually by hand, or using a fork truck, two-wheeler or other powered industrial truck (PIT).
• Operate a tractor with trailer inter/intrastate to pick up and/or deliver merchandise.
• Drive diesel or gas tractor in accordance with commercial driving regulations of State Department of Transportation (DOT), US DOT, and FMCSA.
• Ensure possession of all appropriate documentation, including registration and vehicle inspection reports.

Driver Qualifications Include:

The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues
• Ability to meet and maintain local, state, and federal, DOT, and FMCSA regulations as required
• Physically qualified under US DOT regulations (part 391)
• 21 years of age minimum
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Valid Class A CDL (Commercial Driver License) and favorable driving record upon hiring and ability to maintain throughout duration of employment
• Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Two (2) years over the road tractor-trailer experience
• Three (3) months of fork or squeeze truck experience

Overview: As the manufacturer of Dart® and Solo® brand products, Dart Container is an industry leading single-use food and beverage packaging company. With 15,000 employees and 40+ locations worldwide, Dart offers more than 4,000 products used every day in restaurants, hospitals, schools and homes around the globe.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

• THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

https://www.dartcontainer.com/eeoaa/

If you have a disability and need an accommodation to access this website or for the application process, you should call Dart at (800) 545-3278 Ext 3370 or email us at [email protected]. Relay calls can be made by dialing 711 or the relay number for your state.

If you experience difficulty applying online, you may call (800) 545-3278 Ext 3390 or email us at [email protected] for assistance.