CDL CLASS A DRIVER

Job Summary:

The Tractor-Trailer Driver will safely and efficiently deliver finished goods, products, and materials to customers in a timely and professional manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operates a semi-truck according to applicable state and federal transportation laws.
• Transports loads safely and promptly over the required route, obeying all traffic laws and observing all safety regulations.
• Deftly maneuver truck and trailer into loading and unloading areas; follow loading crew signals.
• Assists with loading of or loads and unloads goods and materials, using specialized equipment when warranted; unloads empty skids and returns all equipment to designated area.
• Maintains signed invoices, shipping bills of lading, and other required paperwork; delivers documentation to shipping office or other appropriate staff when delivery route is complete.
• Facilitates routine service on trucks, which may include checking oil, water, gasoline, and air; reports maintenance malfunctions to the Shipping Supervisor.
• Arrange trailers in shipping yards for optimum loading patterns.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to speak professionally and courteously with customers and staff at delivery points.
• Ability to remain focused in a busy environment.

Education and Experience:

• Must hold the required commercial driver’s license appropriate for the weight of the vehicle to be operated.
• Must pass background and drug testing as required by federal and/or state department(s) of transportation regulations.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting in a trailer cab for long periods.
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, squatting, twisting, movement of hands, and feet to load/unload landscape materials and street trees at job sites.
• Must be able to lift and move up to 40 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to travel frequently.