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PENSKE TRUCK LEASING
Truck Driver - Class A Hazmat - Penske Logistics. Job in Nitro Gr8Jobs
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What they do
A HAZMAT Truck Driver drives larger trucks or tanker trucks transporting Hazardous Material (HAZMAT), such as combustibles or corrosives. Often works in the petrochemical industries. Often requires HAZMAT certification.
$52,638 / year median in West Virginia
-13% projected decline
Job Description
Immediate Opportunities:
Full-time CDL Class A Truck Drivers- Average $67500 annually
- Home daily
- $1300 weekly minimum guarantee
- Hazmat endorsement required within 90 days of hire What you will do:
- Perform multi-stop deliveries of auto parts and supplies to retail stores
- Deliver along a dedicated route between Nitro, WV and Huntington, WV
- Unload trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand carts, and totes
- Make approximately 45 stops per week
- Complete liftgate deliveries
- Maintain a professional and courteous demeanor when interacting with customers
Schedule:
- Monday through Saturday
- 5-day work week
- Typical dispatch time is 8:30 PM, with slight variations depending on the warehouse
- Typical schedule is 8:30 PM to 5 AM You will drive:
- Late-model, Penske-maintained trucks
- 48' trailers
- Automatic day-cab equipment
- Dry van equipment
- Best-in-class specs designed for comfort and safety
- Equipped with inward- and outward-facing in-cab cameras helping to ensure safety for all Comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Paid vacation and holidays day 1
- Generous retirement benefits
- Excellent health care coverage-medical, dental, and vision
- Short and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance
- Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear
- Employee discount benefit program
- Driver referral bonus program up to $5,000 per referral
- Safety incentive program
- Premier Driver Recognition Program Our excellent benefits plan keeps associates and their families happy, healthy, and secure.
Qualifications:
- Valid Class A CDL required. Applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. and licensed in their state of residence
- Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required
- 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years required, or 2 years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years
- 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents
- Follow all federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
- In order to be compliant with federal law (49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2 , this role requires English language proficiency.
- Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required
- This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required.
Physical Requirements:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.- The associate must be able to see and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.
- The associate must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area.
Job Category:
Driver Job Family:
Drivers Address:
130 West 19TH Street Primary Location:
US-WV-Nitro Employer:
Penske Logistics LLC Req ID:
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Other Retirement and Savings
- Bonuses/Stipends
- Health Insurance