Local CDL A Driver

Company: Hire Velocity
Location: Fishkill
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

Overview

Immediate Opportunities: Full-time Local Class A CDL Truck Drivers

Earn $86602 minimum annually

Drivers can earn up to $100000 annually

$5000 retention bonus

Local, Home Daily

What you will do:

Perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies

Unload the trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages

Use a scanner to scan products as they are unloaded and delivered

Schedule:

5-day schedule with dispatch times ranging from 6:30 pm to 2 am

Average 45 to 55 hours per week

You will drive:

Late model, Penske maintained trucks

Best-in-class specs designed for comfort

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 allowance

Employee discount benefit program

Driver referral bonus program up to $5000 per referral

Safety incentive program

Premier Driver Recognition Program

Qualifications:

CDL Class A required

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

Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete employment application, and 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. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

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 lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and may 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.

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