CDL Driver

3M HEALTHCARE; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 27,552 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

FleetPride is hiring for a driver role responsible for picking up and delivering customer trucks and trailers, performing test drives, and assisting with related tasks. The job emphasizes safe operation, route efficiency, and accurate documentation in daily duties.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and a valid CDL with a clean driving record. The role involves physical work in varied conditions and adherence to state and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License with clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Pick up customers’ trucks, tractors and trailers that need repair from customers’ location.
• Deliver trucks, tractors and trailers to the customers after repair work on them has been completed.
• Follow company delivery routes to insure maximum efficiency of delivery run.
• Check all load–related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Check vehicles before driving to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned.
• Other duties assigned.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

Communication

Time management

Reading comprehension

Judgment

Coordination

Reaction time

Static strength

Far vision

Response orientation

Spatial orientation

Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Job description

FleetPride is the largest after-market distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts in the U.S. with some of the best and brightest people in the business! Partner with the best in the heavy-duty industry and apply today!

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Pick up and deliver customer's tractors and trailers. Test drive vehicles and help with other tasks as presented.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pick up customers’ trucks, tractors and trailers that need repair from customers’ location.
• Deliver trucks, tractors and trailers to the customers after repair work on them has been completed.
• Follow company delivery routes to insure maximum efficiency of delivery run.
• Check all load–related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Check vehicles before driving to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned.
• Other duties assigned.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate).

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a driver position.
• Valid Commercial Drivers’ License with clean driving record.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Communication: Conveying information to others in an effective manner. Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Judgment & Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions in order to choose the appropriate one.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Far Vision: The ability to distinguish details at a distance.
• Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot or other body part.
• Spatial Orientation: The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Exposure to Inside/Outside Conditions.
• Extreme Temperatures (average of 100 Degrees F).
• Humid Conditions.
• Chemical Hazards.
• Vibration.
• Equipment Noise.
• Work in enclosed and confined spaces.

FleetPride is the leader in the industry comprised of retail, service, distribution and wholesale divisions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.