What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dump truck driver position at Delta Companies Inc.?
Subsidiary : Delta Companies Inc.
Delta Companies Inc., the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas, is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials.
We are vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plans, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs.
We continuously strive to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions.
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Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee.
We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain.
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Delta Companies Inc., and the rest of the Colas USA Family of Companies, is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance.
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Mission
Delta Companies Inc - a leader in quality performance - understands that outstanding people are key to our success. We offer our employees competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and programs designed to promote individual health, wellness, and quality of life.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Must operate a truck equipped with a dump bed to transport and dump loose materials such as sand, gravel, crushed rock, and bituminous paving materials.
- Must have skills to conduct pre-trip and post-trip inspection checklist on equipment such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
- Must be able to handle paperwork concerning Department of Transportation regulations, freight weigh bills, fuel tickets and load tickets.
- Must be able to carry out detailed instructions, take directions to job sites, but also must be able to use good judgement in decision-making and be able to work without direct supervision
- Must have the ability to operate the vehicle safely in traffic situations and follow the policies and procedures of the company.
Experience and Education
- Minimum of 6 months previous driving experience.
- Must be able to drive a manual transmission.
Certificates, Licenses and Registration
- Dump trailer drivers are required to have at least a Class B Commercial Drivers’ License (No endorsements are required).
- All drivers are required to be Department of Transportation certified.
- All drivers must have a valid D.O.T. physical examination with proof in the form of a wallet card and a letter-sized form, both signed by a medical examiner.
This physical examination will also serve as a requirement for commercial driver’s license in any class.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to climb onto and up and down a vehicle several times a day.
- Must be able to sit in a vehicle and operate it for several hours without stopping.
- Must withstand vibration from truck, road, and job site conditions as well as noise from the truck engine, other equipment, and other traffic.
- Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions;
high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
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Last updated : 2024-02-27
