CDL-A Truck Driver - Recent Graduate

Customers get a direct line to their broker, not a call center. We have been family run since 1995. Casual dress unless you are visiting a customer.

Local CDL-A Truck Driver - Recent Graduate position, home daily, running pallets of building materials to job sites and stores. The work is on site and cannot be done remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Plan routes around low bridges, weight limits and restricted roads.
• Secure freight with straps, chains and tarps on flatbed loads.
• Report mechanical issues and road incidents right away.
• Keep the cab clean and the truck presentable.
• Fuel at approved locations and keep receipts.
• Handle drop and hook, live loads and the occasional hand unload.
• Check bills of lading, seals and piece counts at pickup and delivery.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of verifiable Class A tractor-trailer experience (recent CDL grads can apply to our trainee program)
• Valid CDL Class A.
• Minimum age 21.
• Hazmat and tanker endorsements, or willing to obtain within 90 days.
• Able to climb in and out of the cab and lift 50 lbs for occasional hand unloads.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $19.50 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 29 per week

Benefits:

• Overtime pay
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Evening shift

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Chicago, IL (Required)

Work Location: In person

Duration: 9 months. Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Cumberland Freight.