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What they do
A Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver drives large commercial vehicles such as tractor-trailers, semi-trucks, or big rigs. Responsibilities typically include transporting cargo across long distances, sometimes over the course of multiple days. They may work for trucking companies, freight carriers, logistics, or shipping companies.
$42,667 / year median in Kansas
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Job requires operating semi-trucks to transport agricultural crops directly from the fixed site agricultural properties to elevators or storage locations and to transport harvesting equipment between work locations as part of the employer's custom combining operation. The position will be responsible for completing each step of crop transport to elevators or storage facilities as necessary for the harvest. Drivers are expected to operate semi-trucks efficiently and safely through all routes. Job duties will include checking trucks to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order; report truck and trailer defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles; perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks; couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks; maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions; collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes; open and close hopper bottom trailer doors; clean and maintain semi-trucks; and regularly service semi-trucks. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer. Radios will be provided to workers, without charge or deposit, in all equipment so workers can communicate with persons capable of responding to the workers' needs in case of emergency. Housing is provided. Reimbursement for transportation and subsistence is also offered. Transportation will be provided at no cost to workers, from employer-provided housing and, if applicable, centralized pick-up points to the places of employment at the beginning of each workday and back at the end of each work day. Please contact employer for further details. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account