Class A CDL Local Driver
$41,912–$78,374 year
On-siteDecatur, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Operate a Class A tractor-trailer between service centers and customer facilities, sorting, loading, and unloading freight using forklifts, pallet jacks, or manual methods. Monitor shipment locations via the Dock Yard Management System, read shipping labels, and complete forms including manifests and freight bills. Secure freight inside trailers with straps and rope, hand-load or stack cargo, and perform pre-trip inspections. Maintain logs, navigate using tablets and radio, and adhere to DOT regulations for hours of service and hazardous materials transport. Work Monday through Friday in AM or PM shifts, meeting daily pickup and delivery deadlines while driving up to 11 hours.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with double/triple trailers, tanker, and hazardous material endorsements
- Must have an acceptable motor vehicle record
- Must have 12 months previous tractor-trailer driving experience and/or be a graduate of a State Certified, Licensed and Safety Department approved driving school, and/or have satisfactorily completed the Old Dominion Truck Driver Training program (ODTDT-8/88)
- Must have the ability to operate hand held tablets when required
- Must have good oral communications skills
- Must be able to follow instructions and take directions via two-way radio or by phone
- Must have working knowledge of vehicle safety and control systems
- Must have knowledge of DOT regulations governing safe driving, hours of service, inspection and maintenance and transportation of hazardous materials
- Must meet or exceed the medical standards of the U.S. Department of Transportation
- Must satisfactorily pass a drug test
- Must satisfactorily pass an alcohol test (if applicable)
- Must satisfactorily pass the orientation/training program instructions by an Old Dominion qualified driver trainer
- Must be at least 22 years of age
- Must be able to sit and remain alert while driving for an aggregate period of up to 11 hours
- Must be able to stand and walk on surfaces such as concrete, pavement, wood and metal and sometimes on slippery and wet surfaces
- Must be able to perform frequent squatting to handle, position and secure freight
- Must be able to perform frequent crouching and kneeling to handle, position and secure freight, and conduct pre-trip inspections of trucks
- Must be able to enter and exit the vehicle's cab many times a day
- Must be able to perform frequent pushing of freight weighing up to 500 pounds on a dolly or cart as well as occasional pushing of freight weighing more than 300 pounds with or without a mechanical aid
- Must be able to perform frequent pulling of freight weighing up to 500 pounds on a dolly or cart as well as occasional pulling of freight weighing more than 300 pounds with or without a mechanical aid
- Must be able to frequently perform lifting and carrying freight weighing 1 pound to 100 pounds of varying size and shape a distance of at least 1 foot but usually no more than 100 feet
- Must be able to load and unload full trailers of freight weighing as much as 50,000 pounds
- Must be able to frequently reach for freight at waist level and occasionally reach for freight above shoulder height or below waist level
- Must be able to occasionally reach above shoulder level, at waist level and below waist level for maneuvering and directing the controls to operate the truck
- Must be able to install and remove tire chains when required due to inclement weather
- Must be able to use right, left or both hands to get in and out of truck, wrapping and unwrapping shrink wrap, securing and unsecuring pallets, using pallet jack or hand truck, using the steering wheel, buttons on lift gates, etc.
- Must be able to grip with right, left or both hands to use handles to get in and out of the truck, holding tablet, using pallet jacks or hand trucks, holding the steering wheel, securing straps, cardboard, airbags, etc.
- Must be able to pinch fingers on the right, left or both hands to shrink wrap, secure and unsecure straps, utilize clip boards, utilize tablets, etc.
- Must be able to hook/unhook various commercial vehicle combinations, manually lower and raise landing gear, operate the fifth wheel release lever, lock and release pintle-hooks, attach and release safety chains, open and close cargo doors, climb into and out of vehicles, fuel vehicles and check engine oil and coolant levels
- Must be able to use cognitive skills for: paying attention to surroundings, including traffic, truck inspections, freight, gates, etc. long-term and short-term memory for inspecting areas, breaking down pallets, carrying products, driving in traffic and for safety logic and reasoning in reading manifests, tablets, navigation, road signs, reading boxes and order numbers
- Auditory and visual processing to inspect trucks, driving, reading, listening for horns and/or other traffic and speaking with customers
- Must be able to shift manual transmission and operate foot pedals
- Must satisfactorily pass any physical testing requirements which is consistent with the job requirements discussed above
- Must be able to read, write and speak English
- Attendance is a requirement
Desired Qualifications
- Must have the ability to read, write, speak English and perform simple mathematical calculations with general mental abilities to handle receipts, read maps, road signs, maintain logs, etc.
- Must be able to load and unload freight on trailers using a motorized forklift, pallet jack or manually in compliance with state and federal DOT guidelines
- Use various loading techniques, such as loading tight or cross loading
- Transport self and/or freight continuously throughout the service center on non-forgiving surfaces
- Utilize Dock Yard Management System to consistently monitor freight shipment locations throughout the service center
- Read and interpret shipping labels
- Familiarity with, and in some cases ability to complete the various forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, overage/damage movement reports and exception forms
- Hand load, rewrap or stack freight as necessary
- Insure the quality loading of all trailers
- Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies (e.g. pallets, straps, rope)
- Frequent contact with service center personnel; fast-pace and deadline oriented
- Be available for work, to meet customer pickup and delivery schedules
- Must be able to install and remove tire chains when required due to inclement weather
- Must be able to use right, left or both hands to get in and out of truck, wrapping and unwrapping shrink wrap, securing and unsecuring pallets, using pallet jack or hand truck, using the steering wheel, buttons on lift gates, etc.
- Must be able to grip with right, left or both hands to use handles to get in and out of the truck, holding tablet, using pallet jacks or hand trucks, holding the steering wheel, securing straps, cardboard, airbags, etc.
- Must be able to pinch fingers on the right, left or both hands to shrink wrap, secure and unsecure straps, utilize clip boards, utilize tablets, etc.
- Must be able to hook/unhook various commercial vehicle combinations, manually lower and raise landing gear, operate the fifth wheel release lever, lock and release pintle-hooks, attach and release safety chains, open and close cargo doors, climb into and out of vehicles, fuel vehicles and check engine oil and coolant levels
- Must be able to use cognitive skills for: paying attention to surroundings, including traffic, truck inspections, freight, gates, etc. long-term and short-term memory for inspecting areas, breaking down pallets, carrying products, driving in traffic and for safety logic and reasoning in reading manifests, tablets, navigation, road signs, reading boxes and order numbers
- Auditory and visual processing to inspect trucks, driving, reading, listening for horns and/or other traffic and speaking with customers
- Must be able to shift manual transmission and operate foot pedals
- Must satisfactorily pass any physical testing requirements which is consistent with the job requirements discussed above
- Must be able to read, write and speak English
- Attendance is a requirement
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