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Americold Logistics, LLC.
Short Haul Driver
Job Description
Highlights:
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 10:00pm-6:30am. Local, home daily!Fantastic Benefits:
Health insurance, prescription coverage, 401K with matching, paid holidays, and paid time off-all paid weekly.- You will operate a Class A commercial vehicle (tractor trailer) to make no-touch pick-ups and deliveries at various local warehouses and customer locations.
- Driver will maintain all appropriate paperwork, such as bills of lading and invoices and strictly adhere to all Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations including daily trip logs, pre
- and post-trip vehicle and equipment inspections, and hours of service.
Primary Responsibility:
Drives a commercial motor vehicle primarily engaged in trips of less than one hundred fifty (150) miles from the home base in order to provide safe and timely delivery of products to and/or from customers with responsibility for the established routes within an established territory.What You'll Do:
- Delivers and picks up containers/trailers at various warehouse and customer locations, assists as needed with unloading or reloading the vehicle, and reports any discrepancies or issues to appropriate individual(s) immediately upon discovery. May be asked or required to deliver information to outside third parties to pick up and/or deliver containers/trailers as needed or as necessary.
- Serves as point of contact for the Company regarding product acceptance and/or delivery issues by processing paperwork including purchase orders, invoices, accounts receivables, fuel receipts, dispatch sheets, bills of lading, unloading receipts, trucking logs, and shipping schedules. May be asked or required to create, process, and track invoices and billing as needed or as necessary.
- Maintains Department of Transportation (DOT) vehicle logs as required by law, as well as any other Company documents necessary for operation of vehicle, performs daily equipment and vehicle inspections, and relays appropriate information between ports of entry and warehouses.
- Performs other driving and/or warehouse-related duties as required or as requested.
What Experience and Education You Need:
- High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
- Meet Federal Motor Carrier Qualifications (which includes, but are not limited to, FMCSR part 391).
- Valid and current Commercial Driver License (CDL) with proper endorsements in state of residence which has no current license suspension or revocation. A work permit is never acceptable. (See FMCSR parts 383 and 391).
- No conviction for a "serious or disqualifying traffic violation" within the last three (3) years. (See FMCSR parts 382, 391, 392 and 397) A "serious or disqualifying traffic violation" includes the following:
- Excessive speeding, involving any single offense for any speed of 15 m.p.h. or more above the posted speed limit.
- Reckless driving, as defined by state or local law or regulation.
- Improper or erratic lane changes.
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Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plans
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
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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.
$41,896 / year median in Wisconsin
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