Class A CDL Local Driver- Tue-Sat

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with double/triple trailers, tanker, and hazardous material endorsements
• •Acceptable motor vehicle record
• •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)
• •Ability to operate hand held tablets when required
• •Good oral communications skills
• •Ability to follow instructions and take directions via two-way radio or by phone
• •Working knowledge of vehicle safety and control systems
• •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 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
• •Must be available for work, to meet customer pickup and delivery schedules
• •Must be able to read, write, speak English and perform simple mathematical calculations with general mental abilities to handle receipts, read maps, road signs, maintain logs, etc.

Desired Qualifications

• •High school diploma or equivalent preferred