Truck Driver - OTR 1

About the role

Our Drivers are home most nights for the moments that matter, and we offer a $5,000 sign‑on bonus. At CMC, you’ll be the backbone of our local logistics department, picking up and delivering fabricated rebar, scrap, and other materials while delivering the steel that builds America. You’ll work in recycling centers, fabrication plants, steel mills, or offices, receiving day‑one benefits and opportunities to learn and grow in the steel industry.

Responsibilities

• Accurately complete corresponding delivery paperwork and work with production, sales and customers to communicate issues with loads and delivery time
• Work safely to prevent on‑the‑job injuries by following safety rules and regulations at all times, including proper wearing of company PPE
• Ensure vehicle is properly loaded and load secured and product is delivered safely and timely
• Ability to inspect vehicle(s) for any safety or operational defects using DOT, maintenance, and safety checklists and ensuring emergency equipment is in proper working order
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions; loading truck may require securing chains across the width of a trailer to secure the product (both on the bed and in an overhead rack), tarping loads on trailers, and dropping and hooking a trailer
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations
• Perform daily Pre‑Trip, Inter‑Trip, and Post‑Trip inspections
• Responsible for the delivery of products to customers, contractors, and jobsites throughout the location geographic region
• Set up a sideboard kit around the perimeter of the trailer floor
• Use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) during operation of vehicle; driver will be trained accordingly

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Minimum 1 year verifiable tractor/trailer experience required (flatbed hauling over‑the‑road experience preferred)
• No more than 1 moving violation in the previous 3 years
• No on‑road preventable accidents during the past 3 years as shown on the Motor Vehicle Record (MVR); accidents are reviewed by CMC Logistics
• Successfully pass a company road test and have a clean driving record
• Driver must be knowledgeable in D.O.T. Regulations/Requirements
• Frequent physical activity such as walking, climbing stairs/ladders, working with chains, dropping and hooking trailers, performing inspections, and reaching to work with equipment throughout the entire shift
• Must be able to work outside under all weather conditions, including heat and cold
• Must read, speak, and understand English language in verbal and written communication
• Pass required D.O