SGC Foodservice Route Driver - Class A CDL
On-siteSedalia, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Drive gasoline or diesel powered tractor-trailer combinations to transport and deliver groceries, performing hooking, unhooking, and loading/unloading of trailers with assistance as required. Secure shipments by tying down cargo, inspect vehicles for defects before, during, and after trips, and submit electronic reports on truck condition. Check shipping papers for hazardous materials, ensure proper placarding, and drive in accordance with federal regulations up to 11 hours of total drive time and 14 hours of on-duty time. Maintain compliance records including drivers' logs, fuel purchases, and mileage, while reporting accidents, safety hazards, and delays. Enter and exit the cab frequently, perform physical lifting and pushing of freight up to 250 pounds, and navigate difficult situations such as heavy traffic or inclement weather.
Required Qualifications
- Valid Commercial Driver's License
- Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (typically four points or less against license)
- Previous tractor-trailer driving experience (at minimum 1 Year)
- Ability to read, write, and perform simple mathematical calculations
- General mental ability to handle receipts, read maps, road signs, maintain logs, and responsibly handle customer payments
- Good oral communication skills
- Ability to follow instructions and take directions via phone or through company onboard electronic log device (Samsara)
- 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 as needed
- Must meet or exceed the medical standards of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation
- Must satisfactorily pass a drug test
- Must satisfactorily pass a POET (Post Offer Employment Test assessing physical capability to perform the job's essential functions and physical demands.)
- Must satisfactorily pass an alcohol test (if applicable)
- Ability to sit and remain alert while driving for an aggregate period of up to 11 hours total drive time, or 14 hours total on-duty time
- Ability to shift manual transmission and operate foot pedals
- Ability to perform frequent squatting to handle, position and secure freight
- Ability to perform frequent crouching to handle, position and secure freight
- Ability to enter and exit the vehicle's cab as many as 45 times a day or more
- Ability to perform frequent pushing of freight weighing up to 250 pounds on a dolly or cart as well as occasional pulling of freight weighing more than 90 pounds with or without a mechanical aid
- Ability to perform frequent pulling of freight weighing up to 250 pounds on a dolly or cart as well as occasional pulling of freight weighing more than 90 pounds with or without a mechanical aid
- Ability to frequently perform carrying freight weighing up to 90 pounds of varying size and shape a distance of at least one foot but usually no more than 50 feet
- Ability to frequently reach for freight at waist level and frequently reach for freight above shoulder height or below waist level
- Ability to occasionally reach above shoulder level, at waist level, and below waist level for maneuvering and directing the controls to operate the truck
- Ability to frequently load and unload full trailers of freight weighing as much as 40,000 pounds
- Ability to spend at least 90% of the day standing and walking on surfaces such as concrete, wood, dirt, gravel, and metal, and sometimes on slippery and wet surfaces
- Ability 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 lift 50 lbs
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