Short Haul Driver

Primary Responsibility :

Drives a commercial motor vehicle primarily engaged in trips of less than one hundred fifty (150) miles from the home base in order to provide safe and timely delivery of products to and/or from customers with responsibility for the established routes within an established territory.

What You'll Do :

• Delivers and picks up containers/trailers at various warehouse and customer locations, assists as needed with unloading or reloading the vehicle, and reports any discrepancies or issues to appropriate individual(s) immediately upon discovery.

May be asked or required to deliver information to outside third parties to pick up and/or deliver containers/trailers as needed or as necessary.
• Serves as point of contact for the Company regarding product acceptance and/or delivery issues by processing paperwork including purchase orders, invoices, accounts receivables, fuel receipts, dispatch sheets, bills of lading, unloading receipts, trucking logs, and shipping schedules.

May be asked or required to create, process, and track invoices and billing as needed or as necessary.
• Maintains Department of Transportation (DOT) vehicle logs as required by law, as well as any other Company documents necessary for operation of vehicle, performs daily equipment and vehicle inspections, and relays appropriate information between ports of entry and warehouses.
• Performs other driving and/or warehouse-related duties as required or as requested.

What Experience and Education You Need :

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
• Meet Federal Motor Carrier Qualifications (which includes, but are not limited to, FMCSR part 391).
• Valid and current Commercial Driver License (CDL) with proper endorsements in state of residence which has no current license suspension or revocation.

A work permit is never acceptable.

(See FMCSR parts 383 and 391).
• No conviction for a "serious or disqualifying traffic violation" within the last three (3) years.

(See FMCSR parts 382, 391, 392 and 397) A "serious or disqualifying traffic violation" includes the following:
-Excessive speeding, involving any single offense for any speed of 15 m.p.h.

or more above the posted speed limit.
-Reckless driving, as defined by state or local law or regulation.
-Improper or erratic lane changes.
-Following the vehicle ahead too closely.
-Hit and run, leaving the scene of an accident, or failure to report an accident.
-Violating a State or local law or ordinance prohibiting texting while driving a motor vehicle and/or violating a State or local law or ordinance restricting or prohibiting the use of a hand-held mobile device while driving.

• No conviction for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs violation within the past five (5) years.
• No more than four (4) moving violations in the past 36 months, and no more than two (2) moving violations in the previous 12 months.
• No preventable accidents involv...