What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driver - Truck position at Team Elmer's?
Truck Driver Gravel Train
Team Elmer's seeks to fill an opening for a seasonal Gravel Train Truck Driver beginning April 2026. This is a CDL A heavy haul driver position that requires a minimum of 2-3 years experience hauling payloads over 30 tons. This position is based out of Petoskey, MI for local hauling.
Duties And Responsibilities
Qualifications
Team Elmer's seeks to fill an opening for a seasonal Gravel Train Truck Driver beginning April 2026. This is a CDL A heavy haul driver position that requires a minimum of 2-3 years experience hauling payloads over 30 tons. This position is based out of Petoskey, MI for local hauling.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
- Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
- Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
- Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required. .
- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver materials and/or equipment.
- Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- Read tickets to determine assignment details.
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
- Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
- Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
- Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
- Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
- Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
- Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.
- Remove debris from loaded trailers.
- Maintain cleanliness of truck inside and out.
- Perform pre-trip and post trip inspections.
- Provide top notch customer service.
- Function at all times with a safety first mentality and role model this to new drivers and the community.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED preferred
- Valid Commercial Driver's License Class A with Doubles/Triples Endorsement
- Clean driving record for past 5 years
- Minimum of 3 years driving experience
- Ability to pass pre-employment DOT physical and drug screen
- Previous gravel train experience 2-3 years
- Previous experience in a construction or logging style trucking environment