Truck Driver Route

About the role

The role involves safely operating a 16'-'18' box truck through residential streets and tight spaces, completing daily residential routes, and assisting other drivers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Safely maneuver and operate a 16’-18’ box truck through residential streets and tight spaces
• Complete daily residential routes picking up clothing, small furniture, and other household items
• Understand local streets and complete routes and any other assigned stops efficiently
• Understand how to use and follow GPS directions
• Complete all required daily paperwork including vehicle inspection, delivery reports, and maintenance forms
• Absorb workload from other drivers when needed
• Ensure trucks are clean, swept, and ready for use at the start of another shift
• Check vehicles to ensure proper safety and work conditions are in compliance with Savers policies and State laws
• Pass a DOT Medical Card, pre-employment drug screen, and have a Motor Vehicle Report without any violations or accidents within the last three years

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the assigned metro areas
• Working knowledge of DOT, OSHA, state, and Savers safety regulations and requirements
• Demonstrate professional interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills
• Demonstrate skills showing initiative, personal responsibility, and accountability
• Prior driving experience, excellent knowledge of the roads in assigned area
• Strong working knowledge of managing two-way communications and operating GPS tools
• Demonstrate organizational skills
• Demonstrate customer service skills
• Ability to operate a 16’-18’ box truck independently
• Ability to complete a high volume of stops daily
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to multi-task several incoming and outgoing truck loads at any one given time
• Ability to create drivers logs and reports
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines with flexibility, and multi-task with minimal direction
• Ability to be detail-oriented
• Valid driver’s license

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience driving a 16’-18’ box truck preferred
• 3-5 years clean driving record

Skills

• Ability to consistently/daily lift up to 70 lbs
• Ability to pull or push a pallet jack
• Ability to stand frequently throughout the day
• Ability to climb in and out of a truck frequently as job dictates

Benefits

Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one. In-house expertise! Our training department / Savers University develops and delivers robust training to every team member across our organization — from new hires to senior executives. We develop around 90% of our training internally, and partner with a variety of renowned providers to supplement our offerings.

Benefits Offerings Including Bundled health plans such as medical, Rx, dental and vision, Company-paid life insurance for extra protection and peace of mind, Programs to stop smoking, diabetes management coaching, and on demand care options, A 401k plan with generous company matching contributions to assist you in saving for a secure financial future, Paid time off from work for leisure or other hobbies, A range of mental health services to assist you in managing daily life.