CDL Driver

About the role

Curtis Lane Equipment is seeking a Heavy Haul CDL Driver to join our team. This position offers local truck driving opportunities without nights or weekends, delivering Bobcat equipment to job sites.

Responsibilities

• Operate and safely drive assigned vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 26,000 lbs.
• Ensure trailer hitch and tractor unit are properly and securely attached, operating effectively.
• Clean, organize, and maintain the rig, including the use of spray washers, grease, oils, detergents, and other tools.
• Safely and efficiently operate heavy machinery and load/unload goods at selected destinations.
• Maintain detailed driving and delivery logs.
• Track and report working hours.
• Obeys all applicable traffic laws and drives according to weather and road conditions.
• Complies with ICC and DOT regulations.
• Maintains safety as a top priority at all times.
• Performs light yard duty and maintenance of the fleet.
• Gauges fuel and other meters and documents as necessary.
• May provide additional assistance in meeting customer and business needs.
• Uses general knowledge of basic tools used in the course of business.
• Anticipates needs and initiates solutions that have collaborative buy-in.
• Maintains solid understanding of maintenance requirements and follows best practices to assure readiness.
• Accountable for maintaining adherence to company policies and regulations related to service delivery.
• Maintains up-to-date training/knowledge on best customer service practices.
• Maintains daily work flow, coordinates schedule based on customer and business needs, anticipates opportunities, and uses agility to meet expectations and efficient time management of self and team.
• Uses strategic thinking to problem solve and assure efficient work productivity.
• Must successfully maintain a high level of customer service/customer satisfaction as well as build customer relationships ongoing.
• Must successfully demonstrate collaboration across all levels of the team, business partners, vendors, and customers to troubleshoot and resolve concerns effectively.
• Must successfully demonstrate representation of the store business/brands as the "face" of Curtis Lane, always positive, helpful, and abiding by core mission and values.
• Must meet/exceed expectations related to key performance metrics expected in the role.
• Successfully mentor others and also must be willing to learn, grow, and stretch own capacity to achieve personal and company success; must demonstrate success in accepting delegated responsibilities and following instructions from peers, leaders, and others.
• Maintain clear and organized documentation where necessary and initiates/follow up on process to assure a smooth customer experience.
• Consistently epitomizes Company core values including genuine care for others.
• Anticipates needs of the team related to effective service outcomes and assures effective communication with the team regarding status of equipment inventory.
• Effectively demonstrates mechanical aptitude and experience with equipment.
• Must exhibit good safety habits at all times and show initiative to address/resolve any safety concerns that may arise.
• Anticipates other customer needs and collaborates with team to meet those needs.
• Maintains availability to team through various modes of communication, i.e., in-person meetings, phone calls, radio, emails/text.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Valid driver's license/Class A CDL which covers combination vehicles with a gross combined weight of 26,001 pounds or more (towed unit weighing 10,000 pounds or more) and clear driving record.
• Clear background and drug screen.
• Excellent communications (verbal, listening, written, and presentation).
• Prior customer service and experience handling equipment/machines highly desirable.
• Ability to anticipate concerns, troubleshoot, and resolve to complete satisfaction.
• Collaborative and positive approach with team and customers.
• Strong organization and attention to detail as well as strong understanding of business management principles.
• Ability to prioritize and perform efficiently.
• Pose high level of confidence and transparency in sharing knowledge, advice to customers.
• Ability to adapt to new information or changes and creates processes and systems to improve workflows.
• Comfortable with ambiguous information and confident in handling and resolving conflict.

Physical/Sensory Needs

• May lift, carry, push, pull up to 50 lbs at a time frequently, using assistance as needed.
• Requires walking, climbing stairs/ladders, bending, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, using required safety measures.
• Uses keyboards, monitors, and computers, phones, copy machines and other business equipment as well as tools/machinery requiring vision, listening, mathematical aptitude also hand/eye coordination and finger hand dexterity as well as use of legs, feet, arms, hands, fingers in operating machinery.
• Must be able to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions, remaining seated, driving for a large part of work schedule.