Pay
From $36/hr
- Location
- Cartersville, GA
- Equipment
- Doubles & Triples, Dry Van
- Route
- Local · USA only
- Home time
- Home daily
- License
- CDL A
- Position
- Company driver
About this job
Our company is looking for a CDL-A truck driver in Cartersville, GA to run tractor-trailer combinations, including doubles and triples, on a home-daily schedule. You'll handle freight, interact with customers, and work flexible day, night or weekend shifts as needed.
Pay and schedule
- Experienced drivers can start at $36.30 per hour
- You'll be home every day
- Day shift, with a 5-day/10-hour schedule pattern
- Be ready to work flexible hours, up to 12-14 hours a day depending on the day
- This role is classified as exempt under the Motor Carrier Act
What you'll haul and do
- Operate a tractor-trailer, including doubles and triples configurations
- Load and unload freight as part of your route
- Build relationships with customers and help generate new sales leads
- Drive up to 11 hours straight, hauling hazardous and non-hazardous materials in all kinds of weather
Requirements
- At least 21 years old
- Valid Class A CDL
- Clean driving history
- Willing to get your hazmat, tanker and doubles/triples endorsements within 90 days of starting, if you don't already have them
- Able to pass a DOT drug screen, with no failed tests or refusals in the past 3 years
- Valid DOT medical card, or able to pass a company-paid DOT physical
- Comfortable with a changing schedule, including nights and weekends
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly and over 75 lbs on occasion, plus move a converter dolly (about 128 lbs of pull force)
- Able to climb in and out of the cab, sit for long stretches while driving or operating a forklift, and stand or walk on uneven or slick ground, including outdoors in bad weather
- Able to reach overhead, bend, twist, push, pull, squat and kneel as the job requires
- Sufficient English skills to communicate with the public, read road signs, respond to official requests and complete paperwork, per DOT rules
Forklift experience and existing hazmat, tanker or doubles/triples endorsements are a plus but not required.
Don't have your CDL-A yet? Our company offers a Driver School to help you get started.
About our company
Our company is one of the largest transportation companies in the world, combining people, technology and equipment at scale. They're an equal opportunity employer, and a conditional job offer may come with a required pre-employment drug test.
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