OTR Driver

OTR Driver

Reports to: Transportation Manager

Job Summary:

Class A CDL drivers efficiently deliver the right product to customer accounts in a courteous, professional, compliant, safe and timely manner.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Drive a diesel-powered tractor-trailer combination or a one-ton truck in towaway operations, usually over long distances.
• Load, transport, and deliver company products, towaways, general freight, machinery, motor vehicles, lumber, building materials, metal sheets – loose or in package form.
• Ensure that freight paperwork is completed for each load.
• Drive and apply knowledge of DOT commercial driving regulations and in maneuvering vehicle in traffic and difficult situations.
• Inspect equipment for defects before, during, and after each trip. Submit report indicating equipment conditions to Transportation Manager.
• Maintain Drivers’ logs in accordance with DOT regulations.
• Secure cargo according to DOT regulations.
• Assist in loading and unloading of company products.
• Ensuring timely delivery of company products in a safe, efficient, and legal manner.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience Requirements:

• Valid Commercial Drivers’ License (CDL).
• Two or more years of proven experience in commercial truck driving is required.
• Knowledge of all DOT Regulations and Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
• Meets all standards (medical, safety, etc.) required by the DOT and pass required drug and alcohol testing.
• Acceptable background investigation results with no accidents or moving violations within the last 3 years and no felony convictions of DUI/DWI within the last 5 years.
• Proficient in reading maps and/or using a GPS or other routing systems.
• Making safety a priority at all times.

Physical Demands:

• Able to long-haul transport for extended periods of time.
• Able to squat, crouch, and reach as needed to handle cargo; able to enter and exit the vehicle’s cab numerous times each day.
• Able to install and remove chains, straps, tarps, tiedowns, hook and unlock trailers, secure freight, etc.
• Must be able to work in severe weather conditions – both heat and cold.

At Featherlite Exiss Sooner Holdings Co., LLC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and employees and the workplace is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. Employment decisions are based on merit alone, without consideration of an applicant’s or employee’s membership in any protected class.