CDL-A City Truck Driver — $36.18/hr Starting

Our company needs a CDL-A city driver in Owatonna, MN to move freight between service centers and customer locations while supporting the sales side of the business.

Pay

• Starting rate is $36.18 per hour, with a stated range of $31.26 to $36.18 per hour depending on experience, tenure and other job-related factors.

• If you're assigned linehaul work, mileage pay runs $0.7162 to $0.8290 per mile, plus fixed amounts for certain linehaul tasks (calculated as 3/4, 1/2 or 1/4 of your hourly rate, not based on time spent).

What you'll do

• Drive tractor-trailer combinations, including doubles, triples where applicable, and straight trucks.

• Run pre-trip and safety checks, hook and unhook trailers and converter dollies.

• Load and secure freight using forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, straps, rope and pallets, and handle minor freight repairs when needed.

• Keep required paperwork current, follow hazmat rules, and collect payment for freight charges when required.

• Stay in contact with dispatch on delays, arrivals and equipment issues, and work directly with customers on pickup and delivery needs, including spotting opportunities for more business.

• Chain tires when conditions call for it, and be ready to fill in on dock or road driver duties if operationally needed.

Requirements

• Class A CDL with double/triple, hazmat and tanker endorsements; automatic transmission restriction is acceptable. You have 120 days from your offer to get the hazmat endorsement, and you can't drive without it after that.

• One year of driving experience in the last three years, or completion of our company's Driver Development Course.

• Clean enough motor vehicle record to meet hiring standards, and you must satisfy DOT qualification rules under FMCSA Part 391.

• If running long combination vehicles (triples, Rocky Mountain Doubles, Turnpike Doubles) in AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KS, MT, ND, NV, OH, OK, OR, SD or UT, you'll need to meet the LCV certification standards for those states.

• Basic math and communication skills, ability to follow instructions and complete training.

• Able to lift and carry freight up to 100 pounds multiple times a week, sit for long stretches, and bend, twist, squat and climb in and out of the truck as the job requires.

• Comfortable working solo or as part of a team.

Working conditions

• You'll be on the road in all kinds of weather and road conditions, with exposure to noise, vibration, dust, diesel fumes and DOT-regulated hazardous materials.

• Schedule and hours can shift based on business needs.

Benefits

Eligible employees get medical, dental and vision coverage, an employee assistance program, paid sick and personal time, a 401(k), bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, paid parental and bereavement leave, employee discounts, and vacation and paid holidays for full-time staff.