Flex Truck Driver - Class A Hazmat - Penske Logistics

Average $100,000 annually with weekly minimum pay guarantee. Travel expenses covered, including flight, rental car, and hotel. Driver referral bonus up to $5,000 per referral. Additional earning opportunities through mileage, stops, layovers, and travel. Daily per diem while traveling.

About the role

This is a flex position with travel up to 80 percent of the time. Hazmat endorsement required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Travel regionally to work at various locations as needed
• Perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies to retail stores
• Unload trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages
• Use scanner to scan products as they are unloaded and delivered

Schedule

• Dispatch times will vary depending on work assignment
• Drivers can expect to be away from home 2 to 3 weeks per assignment
• Drivers will travel to assigned location and work from there for the duration of the work assignment

Equipment

• Late model, Penske-maintained trucks
• Best-in-class specs designed for comfort and safety
• Equipped with inward and outward-facing in-cab cameras helping to ensure safety for all

Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays starting day 1
• Generous retirement benefits
• Excellent health care coverage, including medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear
• Employee discount benefit program
• Driver referral bonus up to $5,000 per referral
• Safety incentive program
• Premier Driver Recognition Program

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL required
• Applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. and licensed in their state of residence
• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required
• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years required, or 2 years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years
• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents
• English language proficiency required (49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2))
• Must work the required schedule and at the specific location required
• Must complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening
• This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required
• Must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others

Physical Requirements

• The associate must be able to see and hear
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit
• The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms
• The associate must be able to lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg
• The associate must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs.