DOT Driver - Class A CDL with Tanker/Hazmat
Total Safety · La Porte, TX · 3 days ago
ManagementFull-time
Essential Duties
- Refers to the safety and operations checklists of steps to be followed for each trailer type to be pulled and follows checklist before each haul.
- Completes DOT and company-required documentation.
- Provides timely delivery and pick-up to and from designated customer locations.
- When picking up equipment, inspect for damage and/or excessive wear and note accordingly.
- Complies with current DOT regulations including timely qualification renewals, equipment and cargo security inspections, electronic logging devices, and other required transport documentation.
- Completes all documentation associated with delivery and pickup in a timely and accurate manner and obtains signature from customer so that proper invoicing and documentation can be provided to customer.
- Performs basic maintenance and care of assigned vehicle and/or trailer.
- Performs pre-trip, post-trip, and ad-hoc equipment inspections as required by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) on all commercial motor vehicles and trailers.
- Performs weekly inspections on all non-DOT assigned trucks and trailers to ensure that all required safety and preventative maintenance measures have been executed and documented.
- Affords assistance in facility including stocking shelves with clean, tested, and ready to use equipment and pulling, staging, and loading customer orders onto trucks for delivery.
- Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition.
- Servicing customers and/or company owned electronics and respiratory equipment.
- Affords assistance as needed.
- May need to perform emergency roadside repairs.
Skills and Experience
- Must possess at least 12 months of verifiable DOT driving experience within the last three (3) years;
- A valid DOT medical examiners certificate with a minimum of 3 months prior to expiration;
- Be insurable for Total Safety vehicle insurance while driving the company truck;
- A satisfactory driving record meeting all requirements of the FMCSR and company policies.
- Minimum of manufacturer field level training and certification in respiratory and instrumentation.
- Valid driver's license from state of residence and valid proof of vehicle insurance.
- Commercial driver’s license per requirements of facility class A, B, or C with HAZMAT endorsement.
- Must comply with current DOT regulations.
- Must pass internal forklift training and certification.
Working Environment
- Shop, yard, traffic, and customer environments.
- Frequently exposed to wet, humid weather conditions and vibration.
- Shop, plants, highway traffic, and road debris.
- High pressure, chemicals, shop traffic.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Qualifications
- Must have a valid driver's license from state of residence and valid proof of vehicle insurance.
- Must have a Commercial driver’s license per requirements of facility class A, B, or C with HAZMAT endorsement.
- Must comply with current DOT regulations.
- Must pass internal forklift training and certification.