Local Truck Driver Job Description
Local Truck Driver Duties & Responsibilities
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Local Truck Driver Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Local Truck Driver
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Education for Local Truck Driver
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Employers hiring for the local truck driver job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School Degree in Education, General Education, Associates, Supervision, Medical, Math, Communication, Truck Driving, Technology
Skills for Local Truck Driver
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Desired experience for local truck driver includes:
Local Truck Driver Examples
Local Truck Driver Job Description
- Vacuum out trenches, holding tanks, catch basins and oil/water separators
- Off-load waste at local disposal site
- Up-sell services at existing customer locations and generate new leads in the field
- Work with production, sales, and customers to communicate issues with loads and delivery time
- Operation of a Tractor and Trailer unit
- Inspects exterior/interior vehicle components at beginning of shift for all DOT required checks prior to moving vehicle
- Responsible for cleanliness of inside of vehicle, coordinating fueling of vehicle, reporting accidents/damage, and reporting malfunctions of vehicle to the department manager
- Accurately completes driver trip sheets, fuel sheets, and logs (if required)
- Follows specific routes, activities, or responds to requests from dispatch, management, dock areas, for trailer transfers -- according to trailer needs
- Transmit and receive over two-way communication systems regarding confirmation to requests/activities
- Ability to obtain and retain a Class B CDL
- Ability to use a mobile hand-held compute
- Valid Class D driver’s license required, CDL preferred
- Must meet all DOT requirements
- May be required to drive a tractor trailer for a period of time that will conform to FMCSA requirements
- Ability to operate a forklift (3,000 lb
Local Truck Driver Job Description
- Correctly checking truck inventory compared to load-out report
- Correctly check store delivery inventory compared to invoiced quantity with warehouse/backroom manager
- Correctly check truck inventory compared to load-out report
- Must occasionally use chains weighing 30 – 45 lbs
- Move product between all Highland, Troy, and Pinckneyville Illinois plants
- Move product to and from our co-packers, outsource locations, and to customers
- Move flatbeds and vans
- Maneuver tractor and trailer in tight quarters
- Verify serial numbers of units with paperwork
- Complete daily driver log
- Experience - 2 year tractor/trailer experience
- Must possess a valid Class A license and meet DOT Qualifications
- 2 or more years of experience driving a commercial vehicle
- Have a current Type 4 Instructional Permit or Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) issued by the state in which the candidate resides with all the relevant endorsements required for type of equipment being operated (HazMat to transport hazardous materials that require placarding)
- Must have a Class B Driver's License
- 1 or more years of CDL driving experience
Local Truck Driver Job Description
- Requires mixing, loading, and application of crop protection products/plant nutritionals
- Maintains application/spray records
- Handles and delivers agricultural inputs to customers and field application equipment
- Assists in the unloading of bulk crop protection products and fertilizer at the facility, safely and efficiently
- Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement or willing to obtain
- Commercial Applicator License or willing to obtain
- Collects empty cylinders
- Will operate a Class B Tanker
- Loads, secures, transports, delivers, and unloads propane to and from specified destinations and customers
- Engages in daily interaction with customers provides exceptional customer service by supplying service information and answering inquires
- Valid Class A or B CDL with air brakes endorsement as a minimum
- AZ, BZ, or DZ License
- Two years of steel hauling experience
- Two years of flatbed tractor trailer experience
- Valid CDL with excellent driving history
- 21 years of age required per FMCSA regulations (1 year driving experience required)
Local Truck Driver Job Description
- Driving provided semi-trucks, forklifts, and/or clamp trucks
- Loading and unloading 8’ pallets into semi-trailers
- Delivering semi-truck loads to the local customer multiple times per shift
- Collaborating closely with other departments, teams, and the customer
- Maintaining a safe, clean and organized work area and truck
- Performing all duties as designated by supervisor/manager
- Performing all duties in support of Sonoco’s quality and safety policies
- Helping out other departments as needed
- Transporting, delivering, and retrieving construction equipment
- Operating a large commercial vehicle in safe and efficient manner
- Must be able to drive in a wide range of environmental conditions, including, but not limited to, rain, wind, snow, freezing temperatures, hot weather
- Must be able to operate all safety and operational functions of equipment, including, but not limited to, chaining tires, driving manual transmission vehicles
- Manual shift driving experinece required
- Must have Hazmat endorsements, or be able to obtain them quickly
- Must have HAZMAT endorsement, or be able to obtain it quickly
- Valid commercial drivers license with no infractions – Must have a current driver license with excellent driving record
Local Truck Driver Job Description
- Deliver hot-shot orders as needed
- Delivering all store deliveries in a safe, efficient and productive manner with the purpose to resupply customer inventories
- Maintaining back rooms/back stock areas in a safely accessible formation within the assigned storage area
- Picking up and returning pallets, shells and assigned product at each delivery location
- Strict adherence to safety requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Must be willing to train employees who may not have driving experience but must currently maintain a CDL A or CDL B license
- Valid driving license with excellent driving record
- Valid Driver License with excellent driving record
- Valid Commercial Driver’s License A or B (CDL A or B)
- Ability to maintain valid DOT Driver Qualification File
- Class A or B CDL, Hazmat and Tanker Endorsement, or obtain quickly
- Benefits including paid time off