Driver - Class B

Job Details

Location:

USA – Bridgeport, 48809 Al-227

Division:
Solutions

Job Posting

Title:

Driver – Class B

Time Type:
Full Time

Responsible for pickups and deliveries of inbound and outbound shipments to customer locations, using company vehicles at least 75% of the time. The employee will operate tractor‑trailers (greater than 26,000 lbs Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) within a 250 air‑mile radius of a DSV facility and begin and end the workday in the same location.

• Verify shipping bills for required information and load freight onto trucks
• Unload freight from trucks and weigh/check dimensions compared to shipper’s calculations
• Perform and maintain daily safety checks related to the assigned vehicle
• Perform and maintain daily security checks related to freight being moved
• Deliver freight to customer locations using company vehicles
• Recover freight from customer locations using company vehicles
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• Maintain radio or telephone contact
• Interact with warehouse / data center team members to maximize output and efficiency
• Adapt to frequent change requests due to a fast‑changing environment
• Ensure proper documentation for any hazardous materials being moved
• Inspect truck and trailer equipment to ensure roadworthiness and notify supervisor of current or anticipated repairs
• Use RF and/or computer system for trailer inventory control

• Meet all federal and state standards of qualification for commercial drivers, including but not limited to those set out by the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
• Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Spend 25% of time on the job climbing; ascending or descending stairs, using feet, legs, hands, and arms.
• Spend up to 25% of time kneeling; bending legs at the knee to rest on knee or knees.
• Spend up to 25% of time crouching; bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Spend 25–75% of time reaching; extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Spend 25–75% of time standing; particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Spend 25–75% of time walking; moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Spend 25–75% of time pushing; use upper extremities to press against something with steady force.
• Spend more than 75% of time pulling; use upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Spend 25–75% of time lifting; raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Spend 25–75% of time performing repetitive motions; substantial movements of wrists, hands, shoulders, and or fingers.
• Spend 25–75% of time grasping; apply pressure to an object with fingers and palm.
• Spend 25–75% of time talking; expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Spend 25–75% of time hearing; receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.

• Possess a valid driver’s CDL Class A license
• Meet all federal and state standards of qualification for commercial drivers, including DOT and FMCS regulations.
• Meet and maintain the standards of physical qualifications for commercial fitness determination as set out in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations compulsory Medical Examination Report, including hearing and vision requirements, health and history and the body systems.
• Meet all federal and state standards of qualification for commercial drivers, including Haz‑Mat regulations.

This is an intermediate level position. Good interpersonal skills required. A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Generally prefer 3–6 years of experience. Must be able to read, decode, and decipher freight coding; conform with DMV and DOL driving requirements to operate hand trucks and forklifts; and perform tasks in inclement weather conditions.

Expected base pay range: $32.00 – $32.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on job‑related…