Description

Job Title: Truck Driver

Company: McEntire Produce

Reports to: Trucking Manager

Objective: Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). Driver may be required to unload truck utilizing manual and/or electric pallet jacks. Position requires a current commercial drivers' license.

Job Responsibilities:

• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Must be physically able to climb in/out of the truck driver compartment.
• Must be physically able to connect/disconnect trailer to/from truck tractor by backing truck under trailer king-pin, and raising/lowering the trailer landing gear with the hand crank.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
• Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
• Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
• Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods when required.
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• CDL class A driver’s license
•  1 year of over the road driving experience

Preferred Qualification:

• Reefer truck experience