Road Driver Jobs

Starting Rate of Pay: $0.6226 / mile
Position Overview
Pick up and deliver trailers between Service Centers and/or turn-point locations via tractor-trailer combinations.
Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform daily pre-trip and safety inspections on equipment
• Hook/unhook trailers and converter dollies to/from a tractor and/or trailer
• Verify and complete required documentation and reports
• Load and unload freight as required
• May be required to perform chaining of vehicle tires
• Comply with hazardous material regulations and procedures
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures
• Operate tractor-trailer combination, including doubles (and triples, where applicable)
• May be required to perform job duties of a city driver or a dock employee where operationally necessary
• Maintain accurate daily logs
• Follow dispatch instructions and communicate with dispatch (e.g. delays, arrivals, equipment problems), as required
• Perform other duties as required

Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Qualifications

• Ability to hook-up and break-down sets of trailers that require an average lift force of about 100 pounds, several times a day or more.
• Basic written and verbal communication skills (documentation, communication with peers, supervisors, etc.)
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, bend, twist, squat, climb in and out of truck
• Demonstrates initiative and motivation
• Must possess a class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with double/triple, hazardous materials and tank endorsements.* Automatic transmission CDL restriction allowed.
• Must meet all Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory requirements under section 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier (FMC) regulations
• Long combination vehicles (LCV) (i.e. Triple Trailers, Rocky Mountain Doubles, and Turnpike Doubles) are operated in the states of AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KS, MT, ND, NV, OH, OK, OR, SD and UT. LCV Drivers in these states must meet the Long Combination Vehicles (LCV) Qualification and Certification Minimum Standards
• Must have acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) based on hiring standards
• Ability to follow instructions and complete required training
• Must possess 1 year experience within most recent 3 years, or successful completion of FedEx Freight Driver Development Course
• Ability to work independently and/or as a team member

Working Conditions

• Hours may vary due to operational need
• Exposure to dust and diesel fumes
• Exposure to noise and vibration
• Drive long distances day and night on all types of roads and in all types of weather
• Overnight stays may be required for some schedules
• Exposure to hazardous materials shipped and packaged under DOT regulations
• The Hazardous Materials endorsement must be obtained within 120 days of offer acceptance. An employee will not be allowed to drive a commercial motor vehicle without this endorsement.

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