CDL-A Local Driver / Forklift Operator — Union Scale Hourly Pay

Our company in Albuquerque, NM needs a CDL-A local driver who can also run a forklift. You'll pick up and deliver freight near the local service center, plus handle dock work like loading and unloading trailers.

What you'll do

• Pick up and deliver cargo close to the consolidation/distribution center, with exact duties and schedule varying by terminal

• Load and unload trailers, using the same methods as dock staff

• Run a forklift when needed

• Decide how to build and break down trailers to work efficiently and safely while following weight distribution rules

• Handle check-ins, inspect tractors and trailers, set up tractors, and complete pickup and delivery paperwork accurately

• Take on other assigned tasks

Schedule

Hours and days worked depend on the terminal and may fall on weekdays, nights, or weekends. You need to be able to work whatever schedule applies at this location. Travel is minimal, around 0%-25%.

Pay

This is an hourly role paid weekly at Teamster Union Scale, which runs higher than many other carriers. You'll also get overtime after 8 hours worked in a day.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED

• At least 1 year of verifiable experience driving tractor-trailers

• Class A CDL with doubles/triples, tanker, and hazmat endorsements

• At least 21 years old

• Steady, reliable work history

• Clean driving record, based on your MVR and past employment

• Able to pass a DOT pre-employment drug test and meet DOT medical standards

Benefits

• Health and welfare coverage as a union employee, with no premiums coming out of your pay

• 7 sick days granted every January 1st, plus personal days and paid holidays that together can add up to roughly 3 weeks off without touching vacation time

• Life insurance through the multi-employer health and welfare fund

• Option to contribute to the Teamsters National 401(k)

• Employer-paid pension coverage

• Participation in a profit sharing program for union employees

Our company, part of ArcBest, is a major less-than-truckload carrier with more than 100 years in business and 240 service centers across North America.