Truck Driver - Local Class A - $5K Retention Bonus - Penske Logistics

Local, home-daily Class A CDL truck-driving positions with average annual earnings of $94,000 for a 4-day work week or $114,000 for a 5-day work week.

Pay

• Average $94,000 annually with a 4-day work week
• Average $114,000 annually with a 5-day work week
• $5,000 retention bonus
• Up to $3,000 annually in safety bonuses
• Additional $200 bonus for every extra day worked

About the role

• Deliver palletized groceries to local grocery stores using late-model Penske trucks
• Trailers are preloaded; drivers unload at stores utilizing electric pallet jacks
• No pallet breakdown required
• Multiple schedules available with PM start times
• Drive best-in-class, comfortable, and reliable trucks equipped with inward and outward-facing in-cab cameras for safety

Benefits

• Paid vacation and holidays from day 1
• Generous retirement benefits
• Excellent health care coverage: 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 program up to $5,000 per referral
• Safety incentive program
• Premier Driver Recognition Program

Our benefits plan is designed to keep associates and their families happy, healthy, and secure. Learn more about our benefits.

Requirements

• 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
• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years, or 2 years in the last 5 years
• 3-year DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• English language proficiency as required by federal law (49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2))
• Must work the required schedule and at the specified location
• Complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (including past employment, education, and criminal history), and drug screening

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to see and hear; specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Must frequently move, stand, walk, sit, use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and reach with hands and arms
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs/23 kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs/45 kg
• Must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area

This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety-sensitive by the company. Associates must work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner, accepting responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.