Bashas' CDL Class A Long Haul Truck Driver - Chandler, AZ

Job Description

Class A CDL Long-Haul Driver

Bashas’ — Chandler, Arizona

Job Type: Full-time

Routes: Northern Arizona, California, and New Mexico

Schedule: Variable start times with overnight travel; nights, weekends, and holidays may be required

Job Summary

Bashas’ is hiring an experienced, safety-focused Class A CDL Long-Haul Driver based in Chandler, Arizona. You will transport products to company locations and other assigned destinations throughout Northern Arizona, California, and New Mexico.

This role is a strong fit for a dependable professional driver who values safe operation, reliable service, accurate documentation, and respectful communication. Routes may include mountain grades, high elevations, desert conditions, winter weather, traffic congestion, and overnight assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely operate tractor-trailer equipment on assigned long-haul routes.
• Complete pre-trip, en route, and post-trip inspections and promptly report defects or safety concerns.
• Secure freight, verify load condition and weight compliance, and protect products throughout transit.
• Meet scheduled delivery windows while following hours-of-service requirements and approved routes.
• Unload or assist with unloading freight when required and complete delivery documentation accurately.
• Communicate delays, road closures, weather hazards, equipment issues, and delivery exceptions to Transportation management.
• Maintain professional relationships with store teams, distribution personnel, customers, and the public.
• Follow all company policies and applicable federal, state, and local safety laws and regulations.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• At least 21 years old and legally qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
• At least three years of recent, verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience.
• No DUI or DWI within the past seven years.
• No more than one moving violation and no suspensions or at-fault accidents within the past three years.
• Current medical qualification required for interstate commercial driving.
• Ability to pass all required pre-employment drug screening and background checks and meet applicable DOT and company qualification requirements.
• Working knowledge of electronic logs, hours-of-service rules, vehicle inspections, cargo securement, and safe backing procedures.
• Must live within 40 miles of Chandler, Arizona.
• Physical and Work Requirements
• Sit and safely operate a commercial vehicle for extended periods.
• Enter and exit tractor and trailer equipment safely and repeatedly.
• Lift, carry, and reposition items weighing up to 70 pounds.
• Bend, stoop, reach, and handle freight, equipment, doors, landing gear, and load-securing devices.
• Work outdoors and at docks or store locations in extreme heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, and changing weather.
• Meet essential physical qualification standards for interstate commercial driving, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  
  

Benefits

• Medical insurance and prescription drug benefits
• Voluntary dental coverage and behavioral health care
• Health reimbursement account
• 401(k) and Roth options with company match
• Team member grocery discount
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation and paid sick leave
• Eligible team members may enroll in health benefits after 60 days of employment.
  
  

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Please provide a complete employment history, including details of your recent tractor-trailer driving experience.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and is subject to change based on business needs. Bashas’ provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals unless doing so would impose an undue hardship and provides equal employment opportunities consistent with applicable law.