Truck Driver - CDL Class A OTR - Penske Logistics

About the role

Full-time Class A CDL Truck Drivers are responsible for delivering commercial electrical products to customers. Requires OTR travel with weekly home time. Drivers commute to Olive Branch, MS to pick up and park truck. Schedule consists of a five-day work week with two consecutive days off, with potential to dispatch Sunday and return home Saturday.

What you will do

• Deliver commercial electrical products to customers
• Operate late-model Penske Truck Leasing trucks with best-in-class specs designed for comfort and safety
• Use equipment equipped with inward and outward facing in-cab cameras to help ensure safety for all

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
• Follow all federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• English language proficiency required (in compliance with federal law 49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2))
• Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required
• 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
• Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others

Physical Requirements

• 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
• Required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit
• Frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms
• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg
• Must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area

Pay

• Average $88,000 annually
• $63 per layover
• Additional $1,200 bonus earning potential
• Paid every Friday

Benefits

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

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