Local TRUCK DRIVER CDL-A Wytheville VA

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Full Time Wytheville, VA, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $20.55 To $21.55 Hourly

Now Hiring: LOCAL Truck Driver (CDL Required) domiciled out of our Wytheville VA location

We are seeking a reliable and safety-focused Truck Driver to join our team. If you take pride in your driving record and want consistent hours with overtime opportunities, this could be a great fit.

Schedule: 5 - 6 Days a week (minimum 40 hours)

Overtime: Paid after 40 hours

Starting Pay
: $21.05 per hour

Requirements:

Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Minimum 1 year of driving experience Preferred

Strong commitment to safety and professionalism

• Overtime opportunities
• Stable work environment with a growing company

If you're dependable, experienced, and ready to get to work, we’d like to hear from you.

The Truck Driver is responsible for the transportation of materials to and from specified locations. He or she is also responsible for completing and maintaining appropriate related records such as logbooks, trip sheets, and vehicle inspections forms.

• Gather information from dispatcher such as locations of deliveries pickups, and directions.
• Coordinate trip based on Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCS) Regulations

• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Pre-trip and post-trip inspections of vehicle and completing the Driver Vehicle Inspection report.
• Read bill of lading to determine trailer number, and product.
• Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Maneuver truck into loading or unloading position.
• Secure loads by fastening load locks, to do so may require climbing into trailer from ground level.
• Drive truck to weigh station to ensure load does not exceed legal weights set by DOT regulations.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods.
• Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting, or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.
• Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
• Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
• Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.
• Remove debris from loaded trailers.
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Other activities and duties as assigned.

• The ability to adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle quickly and repeatedly to exact positions.
• The ability to see details at a distance.
• The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
• The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• The ability to see under low light conditions.
• The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• Commercial vehicle
• Forklift/Pallet…