Truck Driver - LaGrange, GA
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Transportation
Truck Driver, Driver
Overview
Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people's lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations.
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Operate commercial motor vehicles safely and efficiently to transport freight between company locations or designated points in-between. Operate a tractor-trailer combination in urban, suburban, and rural areas and in all types of weather conditions. Perform all safety inspections. Safely maneuver vehicle at varying speeds in difficult situations, such as heavy traffic, inclement weather, or in tight loading dock areas. Perform all duties in accordance with company policies and procedures, and comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, and regulations for the safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle.
EssentialJob Duties and Responsibilities
- Regular and predictable attendance
- Fully understand how to operate and safely drive your assigned vehicle
- Pick-up and safely transport goods to the intended destination
- Ensure contents are properly secured in a truck to prevent damage/injury
- Obtain signatures to confirm and complete deliveries
- Assist in mapping driving routes
- Stay on a predetermined route and ensure timely transport and delivery
- Communicate with dispatch as needed
- Perform inspections of your vehicle prior to and following each trip
- Follow delivery schedule and rest at appropriate times
- Maintain detailed driving and delivery logs
- Track and report working hours on trip sheets
- Adhere to company rules and regulations
- Obey all applicable traffic laws and drive in accordance with the weather/road conditions
- Comply with DOT regulations
- Always make safety a priority
- Must possess a CDL Class A driver license
- 2+ years of proven experience in commercial truck driving preferred
- Clean driving record with no moving violations
- Must pass a background check and drug test
- Skilled at driving and parking large, heavy vehicles
- Alert, focused, and detail-oriented
- An innate sense of direction
- Disciplined, dependable, and resourceful
- High level of composure and good stress management
- High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred
- Tractor/Trailer Driver
- Quality Home Time:
Home daily! - Compensation:
Average $1,500+/week - Vacation Days starting day 1 and paid holidays
- No Touch Freight
- Safety Bonus Eligible
- Comprehensive Benefit Package - Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision insurance starting day 1
- 401K with matching
- Servicing GA, SC and NC
- Tractor
- Trailer
- Lockout devices
- Trailer chocks
- Phone
- Pens/Pencils
- Staplers
- Steel Toe Safety Shoes for drivers who go into Chemical Plants
- Safety Glasses
- Gloves
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Ability to stand while working – 7% of day
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Ability to sit down – 70% of day
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Ability to move throughout plant – 10% of day
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Ability to lift up to 25 lbs – 1% of day
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Ability to walk stairs, climb to top of range (approx. 16 ft) – 6% of day
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Ability to open doors, crank handle, twisting and pulling machinery – 4% of day
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Ability to pick up objects from the floor – 2% of day
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Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens. 100% of day
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Alert. Able to make decisions, reason, and understand information. 100% of day
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Ability to work in cotton dust environment. Meet cotton pulmonary function requirements – 100% of day
This job operates in a manufacturing facility. This position is a safety-sensitive…
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