Class A Linehaul Driver

Overview

Pitt ohio is a family owned transportation company with a long standing commitment to safety, service and respect for our employees. We are currently seeking individuals to join our team as a class a linehaul driver- home daily! At our glen burnie, md location. Pitt ohio offers career opportunities within a company that values hard work, teamwork and integrity.

What pitt ohio offers

* competitive pay

* excellent benefits including medical insurance with no weekly premiums, dental, vision, 401(k) and profit sharing

* paid time off and holidays

* a respectful, people first work environment

* well-maintained equipment & modern facilities

* starting rate of $0.7344 cents per mile (cpm)

* moved to top rate of $0.7918 cents per mile (cpm) after 6 months.

If you're looking to join a company with a strong culture and a commitment to its employees, pitt ohio is the place for you.

Responsibilities

* drives a commercial vehicle safely primarily in our road operation during overnight hours. Terminal to terminal or terminal to a relay point and return to home terminal.

* road operation is monday - friday night, and occasional weekend. Drivers are home daily unless unforeseen circumstance arise such as weather.

* you may occasionally have to make a customer delivery or pickup.

* you may be required to help unload or load freight at a terminal. This includes lifting or pulling freight with dock tools such as pallet jacks, two wheelers or forklifts (pitt ohio certified employees only).

* securing of freight may be required through strapping or other methods.

* inspect the vehicle for defects and safe operating conditions as required by law and company policy.

* comply with all federal requirements regarding the transportation of hazardous materials.

* drive tractor/trailer in all conditions in accordance with federal regulations, normally in periods of driving within hours of service limitations, followed by an off-duty period as required by regulatory requirements.

* maintain records required for compliance with state and federal regulations, including driver's logs and other records required by law.

* perform all duties in accordance with company policies and procedures, and comply with all federal, state and local regulations for the safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

Qualifications

* all tractor trailer drivers must have two years of verifiable interstate driving experience (approximate 200,000 miles) or a minimum of one year of verifiable interstate driving experience and a diploma from an accredited driving school that pitt ohio approves.

* must pass a pitt ohio driving test administered by an approved pitt ohio trainer or pitt ohio designee;

* with exception of non-cdl drivers, must have a hazardous material and tank endorsement or obtain said endorsement within 90 days of employment on their current valid driver's license issued by the state in which they reside;

* must possess only one valid driver's license issued by the state in which the driver resides. A driver who has recently moved from another state must produce a copy of the former license or provide license information for verification from that state. The driver will need to provide information on all previous held licenses for the past 36-month period. If the driver moves, he/she must update his/her address with the department of motor vehicles for that state within 30 days and provide new license to the safety department;

* must have no record of a driving license suspension or revocation covering the last 36-month period from any source including the mvr and or any other driver performance history report. A suspension for failure to pay and or failure to appear will be considered provided that there was no conviction for driving while suspended during this time period;

* must have no record of citation or conviction for the violations listed below during the past 36-month period from any source including the mvr and or any other driver performance history report;

* driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

* violation of an "open container" or similar statute.

* refusal to take a test provided for by an implied consent law.

* reckless homicide or involuntary manslaughter.

* operating while under suspension or revocation (except as listed above).

* leaving the scene of an accident or "hit and run".

* speed exhibitions, contests, or drag racing.

* use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony.

* assault with a motor vehicle.

* reckless driving, careless endangerment, or road rage.

* operating a motor vehicle without permission of the owner.

* fleeing or eluding a police officer.

* must have no past pattern or record of citations or convictions for more than three motor vehicle violations, (excluding those listed above in items a. Through l.), during the 36-month period from any source including the mvr and or any other driver performance history report;

* must have no past pattern or record of involvement in more than three at-fault traffic accidents…