Freight Handler​/Dock to Driver

3295 Tongass Ave, Ketchikan, AK 99901, USA

Posted Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Alaska Marine Trucking is looking to hire energetic, adventurous, and hard-working individuals like you to join our team! We offer competitive wages, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits, a 401k, and plenty of opportunities to grow personally and professionally. If you are looking for an exciting and fast-paced career that is both challenging and rewarding, Alaska Marine Trucking is where you want to be!

• Paid time off – 17 days per year plus additional extended leave
• Paid holidays – 8 holidays per year in addition to PTO
• Health insurance – medical, dental and vision with low employee contributions
• Health insurance for your family – we contribute to medical, dental and vision for your family
• 401(k) – with company match and additional annual retirement contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance and AD&D – free of charge to you
• Long-term disability – free of charge to you
• Opportunities for internal promotions/career advancement

SUMMARY:

Alaska Marine Trucking (AMT) is hiring for our Dock to Driver Training Program designed to pay for CDL Training for employees who would like to obtain their Class-A CDL. Successful candidates will be hired as Freight Handlers with the expectation that they will become Class-A Drivers through the dock to driver training program. While working as a freight handler the employee will learn our processes and procedures both on the dock and while on delivery routes.

During the training period the successful candidates are expected to work through the process of acquiring a CDL with AMT and our training partners. All CDL training costs will be covered by Alaska Marine Trucking.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

• Safety is the first responsibility to our employees and customers. This position is safety-sensitive and requires constant alertness.
• Inspect truck and trailer for defects to ensure safe operating condition before, during, and after trips; complete and submit daily vehicle inspection form.
• Check shipping papers for proper descriptions of commodities (including hazardous materials), weight, packaging, marking, labeling, and other information necessary to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of customer freight.
• Collect payment for goods delivered and for delivery charges when necessary.
• Maneuver vehicle in a safe and efficient manner while transporting cargo in situations such as heavy traffic, inclement weather, and difficult loading or unloading facilities.
• Maintain telephone or radio contact with dispatcher.
• Operate forklifts with lifting capacity between 3,000# and 8,000# to move freight between equipment, warehouse, and yard locations.
• Load and unload truck/trailer, securing shipments using a variety of cargo straps, ropes, lumber, etc.; this may involve climbing onto the deck of a flatbed, onto a flatbed load, and/or into and out of containers and trailers as needed.
• Assist in the maintenance of company property, including sweeping the warehouse floor, equipment, and other housekeeping duties as required.
• Report all safety hazards, incidents, and/or accidents involving cargo, vehicles, drivers, personnel, or citizens at large.
• Maintain records required for compliance with State, Federal, and corporate rules and regulations including but not limited to vehicle inspections, hazardous material manifests, and permits.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess mechanical inclination and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Attendance and timeliness are essential functions of this position; the employee customarily works at least 40 hours per week on a planned continuous basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or equivalent and a Commercial…