What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver II Line Haul position at Lowes?
Your Impact
As a Line Haul Driver II, you'll spend your day navigating your truck through your assigned market routes, managing deliveries with the independence your experience has earned. You'll start by coordinating with branch managers to plan your schedule, then hit the road to ensure products reach our Pro customers safely and on time. Beyond driving, you'll be on-site building relationships with customers, working alongside the sales team, and providing the kind of reliable service and responsive support that keeps businesses running smoothly.
What You Will Do
- Plans delivery activities, prints loading tickets, and delivers merchandise according to schedule to ensure on-time delivery
- May support with warehouse operations as needed, to include pulling, checking, stocking and other tasks
- Make time-sensitive decisions independently to optimize routes, solve delivery challenges, and maintain customer satisfaction with minimal supervision.
- Execute specialized deliveries by managing line haul routes between branches.
- Verifies daily vehicle inspections and reports and ensures cleanliness, maintenance, and repairs for delivery vehicles and other equipment (e.g., lift gates)
- Escalates customer, complaints, dissatisfaction, and procedure violations.
- Partners with sales team and other departments to ensure efficient and coordinated customer service
- Adheres to all safety and compliance guidelines, to include policy and procedure for the operation of company vehicles and warehouse equipment
- Line Haul: Route, load, and deliver products received daily in the line haul market from a supporting branch to our customers. As needed, partner with Sales team to provide additional on-site customer engagement (e.g., trouble shooting customer issues, build relationships)
- In Apartment Delivery (IAD): Delivers and unloads merchandise within apartment buildings, per customer direction
- Individual Contributor
Minimum Qualifications
- High School or GED General Studies or technical graduate
- 1-2 Years Experience with box truck driving; Gross Vehicle Weight ranging from 14,500 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.
- Physical fitness to move continuously throughout the facility, lift up to 40 pounds, and operate power equipment.
- Ability to comply with DOT and CDL regulations (if applicable).
- Valid medical certificate or ability to obtain one upon employment.
- Delivery Drivers may work flexible shifts, with voluntary and scheduled overtime as needed (additional pay for overtime).
- DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Valid state issued drivers license
- Less than 1 year Experience performing in-home delivery or retail customer service
Additional Information
Although this position is managed from Charlotte, North Carolina, all driving duties are performed in Charleston, South Carolina. Applicants must be located in Charleston or the surrounding communities and be available to work within the service area.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
About Lowe’s
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.