Pay
$31 - $32/hr
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Equipment
- Hazmat
- Route
- Regional · USA only
- License
- CDL A
- Position
- Company driver
- Experience
- 1+ year
About this job
Deliver helium cylinders on a dedicated regional territory for established, repeat customers. You run the same general area each week and stay in hotels during the week, then head home every weekend.
Schedule
- This is a regional over-the-road route, not a home-daily position
- Leave out Monday morning and work through Thursday or Friday
- Expect 3 to 4 overnights a week depending on your zone
- Home every Friday
- Your territory has 4 zones, and you run one zone per week so your route stays consistent
Pay and bonuses
- Hourly pay plus overtime, with especially strong overtime potential from January through June
- Sign-on bonus of $3,000+ paid out in installments
- Safety bonus up to $2,000 per year for driving safely
What you will haul and do
- Deliver compressed helium gas cylinders to scheduled, repeat accounts
- Load, unload and swap out empty cylinders at the fill plant
- Run daily vehicle inspections and handle delivery paperwork to stay DOT compliant
- Work directly with regular customers to help manage their cylinder inventory
Requirements
- Class A CDL with Hazmat endorsement
- At least 1 year of driving experience, or driving school completed within the last 4 years
- High school diploma or equivalent
- English proficiency sufficient to talk with the public, read road signs, respond to official requests and fill out reports
The job physically
- New tractor and trailer
- Regular lifting of 25 to 75 lbs, with occasional lifts of 76 to 100+ lbs
- Frequent bending, standing, walking, reaching and handling
- Outdoor work across a wide temperature range, from -10 to over 100 degrees
- Must be able to detect gas leaks from cylinders by sound or smell
Benefits
- 3 weeks of PTO in year one, accruing from your start date
- 401(k) with a 50% match up to 6%
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid short-term disability, plus optional life insurance and long-term disability
- Annual allowance for boots and pants
- Rewards for clean DOT stops
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