Job Description
Perks of working at Amerhart:
- Benefits will include Medical, Dental, Vision on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
- Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disability
- 401(k) with Company Match
- 3 Weeks PTO/Paid Holidays
- Volunteer Time
- Stop Mile Pay - Home Daily (Monday-Friday)
Mileage Pay
- $0.60 per mile
Stop & Activity Pay
- $29 per drop
- $60 per jobsite stop
- $5 per RMA
- $50 per backhaul
- $75 per unplanned load
Guaranteed Minimums
- $200 Daily Driving / Warehouse Work Minimum
Up to $400 Monthly Bonus!
Key Responsibilities
- Operate a Class A flatbed tractor-trailer on local routes only, returning home daily
- Operate a Moffett truck for jobsite deliveries
- Transport building materials such as lumber, drywall, steel, roofing products, and construction supplies
- Load, secure, tarp, and unload flatbed materials using straps, chains, binders, and tarps
- Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections and report safety or maintenance issues promptly
- Deliver materials safely and on time to customer locations and construction sites
- Maintain accurate delivery paperwork, logs, and ELD records as required
- Follow all DOT, OSHA, and company safety policies
- Communicate effectively with dispatch, warehouse staff, and customers
- Represent the company professionally at all times
Qualifications & Requirements
- Valid CDL Class A license
- Acceptable driving record and strong safety history
- Experience with flatbed hauling and load securement preferred
- Experience with a Moffett preferred
- Knowledge of DOT regulations related to flatbed freight
- Ability to lift, carry, and handle equipment and materials (tarps, chains, straps up to 75 lbs.)
- Ability to pass DOT physical, drug screen, and background check
- Construction site or building material delivery experience a plus
Schedule & Work Environment
- Local routes only - home daily
- Day shift with early morning start times
- Minimal to no overnight travel
- Outdoor work in all weather conditions
- Physical work required, including strapping trailers
We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees.
Amerhart is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy of Amerhart not to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military status, genetic information, or other protected class status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Pay Range: 0.60-0.60 per_mile, General Benefits: Mileage Pay • $0.60 per mile Stop & Activity Pay • $29 per drop • $60 per jobsite stop • $5 per RMA • $50 per backhaul • $75 per unplanned load Up to $400 Monthly Bonus!
Numbers & Facts
| Location | GRAND RAPIDS, MI |
| Industry | Wholesale Trade/Import-Export |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1987 |
| Website | http://www.uslumber.com |
Benefits
401K, Flexible Spending Accounts, Retirement / Pension Plans, Life Insurance
About Company
U.S. LUMBER is the leading distributor of specialty building materials in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. U.S. LUMBER was created by a merger of Atlantic Trading Company (est. 1986 in Birmingham, AL) and Bestwood Forest Products (est. 1986 in Greenville, SC). U.S. LUMBER is headquartered today in Atlanta, GA. We operate distribution branches in Atlanta, Greenville, Raleigh, Nashville, Jacksonville, Central Florida, Mobile, Baltimore and Boston, in which we stock the largest and broadest inventory of specialty products in the industry.
CORE VALUES AND PURPOSE:
As individuals, U.S. LUMBER employees have nine core values that we live by. They didn't come from consultants, nor are they aspirational. They reflect what we actually believe and how we actually behave. They are WHO we are.
- Be Consistently Responsive to Customers and Suppliers.
- Always Do the Right Thing - Even When it is Hard.
- Don't Finish Fresh. Give Everything You Have Every Day.
- Live with Intentionality. Make Sure Your Progress is on a Well Conceived Path.
- Give Credit Where Credit is Due. Most of the Credit is Not Due to You.
- Use Your Influence to Have a Uniquely Positive Impact on People.
- Develop People by Serving the Whole Person.
- Live out Idealism. Don't Settle.
- Lead with Influence; not Position, Title or Tenure.
U.S. LUMBER believes that by maintaining a culture based on these Core Values, we are building a high performance organization that can actually make a difference in our world one person at a time.