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Woodgrain
CDL TRUCK DRIVER - OTR
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What they do
An Over-the-Road (OTR) Truck Driver specializes in long distance routes, often away for days or even weeks at a time. Sometimes also referred to as Long Haul drivers. Commonly paid in cents per mile driven.
$66,179 / year median in Iowa
-2% projected decline
Job Description
Looking for stability? Join Woodgrain! We're growing fast and offering lifetime careers in a supportive work environment. Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. Since 1954, Woodgrain is proud to be family owned and operated.
Compensation:
$0.63 per mile + $30.00 per stop or per day (whichever vis greater), $15.00 per Breakdown & Detention Pay(Per Hour), $80.00 per Layover plus Quarterly Bonus and a $5,000.00 Sign On Bonus! (Averaging $68,500- $97,000 a year).
Location:
900 S 19th St., West Des Moines, IA 50265Summary:
Safely and efficiently drives tractor/trailer to transport product to customers according to company guidelines, customer requirements, and applicable laws. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.- Operates tractor/trailer in accordance with Company Policies, DOT Guidelines, and applicable traffic laws during the day or night and in various traffic and weather conditions.
- Conducts and documents pre
- and post-trip inspections on truck and trailer.
- Responsible for securing cargo on trailer.
- Makes product deliveries according to proper route and schedule as indicated on the manifest.
- At customer locations; must open, close trailer doors, help unsecure cargo, help Customers holding units upright, and offload light product
- Ensure product accuracy and quality by scanning product tag numbers with a scanner and visually inspecting product as it is unloaded from the trailer.
- Obtains customer signatures on proof of delivery and submits to Dispatcher as required.
- Operate and maintain a Mobile Electronic On Board Recording Device.
- Report truck, trailer, equipment, and material problems and/or damage, accidents, and traffic violations promptly to the appropriate company official.
- Maintains a clean and professional appearance.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- -High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 21 years of age
- 18•months verifiable tractor trailer commercial driving experience within the past 3 years required style="list-style-type:square;margin-top:2.
- -Over the Road drivers
- 2 years verifiable tractor trailer commercial driving experience within the past 3 years required
- No more than 2 moving violations within the past 3 years and no more than 3 within the past 7 years style="list-style-type:square;margin-top:2.0pt;margin-bottom:1.0 E-4pt
- -No DUIs within the last 7 years
- No reckless driving, speeding 15mph and over, leaving the scene of an accident in the past 3 years
- No at-fault DOT recordable accidents in the past 3 years
- Current Class A CDL required Physical Demands While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
Summary of Company Benefits:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) with a Company Match
- Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D
- Employer Paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Supplemental Hospital and Accident Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- 8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday
- Paid Time Off (PTO) Woodgrain is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.