Class A Commercial Driver AM

Title: Commercial Truck Driver

Department: Transportation Department

Reports To: Transportation Supervisor and Transportation Manager

Salary: Hourly (non-exempt)

General Job responsibilities and description:

In this role the class A drivers is expected to self-reliantly meet or exceed day-to-day assigned tasks. 

Customer service oriented and be result oriented to work in the most effective and efficient manner to meet our customers deliveries expectations. 

Drivers will be safety consciences and willing to improve operational safety. 

Drivers are responsible to provide all pod's and packing slips to the shipping department. 

Expectations are to report any delivery discrepancies from the customer site where the discrepancy happened to your supervisor. 

Drivers are to follow all our customers' docks and delivering rules. 

Outgoing and Incoming freight must be secured with load locks and arrive in good conditions in case of shifted pallets you will be responsible to rearrange the load. 

This position also requires to unload and break down product according to our customers specifications.

Drivers are also required to provide clean trailer prior to load,  We have a wash trailer station for the driver to wash them.

Other tasks may be assigned a necessary.

Minimum Job Prerequisites: Must possess skills and or experience

• Commercial class A license

• Must have a clean DMV record

• Must have 3 years' experience driving tractor/trailers

• Must have experience with reefer trailers transporting perishable food

• Cooperative and willing to assist others

• Work independently

• Understand DOT and FCMSA regulation and requirements

• Must be flexible to work weekends, night shift and holidays as required

• Must have initiative

• Good customer oriented skills and communication skills are also required

• Math skills

• Preferred Experience but not required

• Bilingual preferred, but not required

• Must have proper writing, grammar and verbal skills

• Strong analytical, detail, and problem-solving skills

• Other endorsement

• Basic mechanical knowledge