CDL Driver Trainee: Start Your Route to a CDL

Rumpke Waste & Recycling; Vickery (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

Rumpke Waste & Recycling is seeking a Driver Trainee in Ohio to learn by doing, training alongside CDL drivers and handling waste/recycling routes. You will start in a trainee role while training to become a CDL driver, servicing routes and logging work throughout the day.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and customer interactions, with a long shift window and opportunities to advance to full CDL responsibilities within a structured program.

Qualifications

• Must obtain a valid DOT medical card within 10 days of employment.
• Must obtain a Class B CDL permit within 60 days and a Class B CDL within 90 days.
• Ability to read maps and communicate effectively with customers and team.

Responsibilities

• Attend classroom and field training and study independently to obtain required CDL license
• Assist as a helper during training to complete daily routes as needed
• Enter/exit a truck 300-500 times per day to service assigned route
• Operate a truck in a safe manner in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and company policies
• Provide waste or recycling removal services to customers on assigned route(s) and hauling to disposal site
• Clean up waste spills and overflows
• Maintain and update route sheets/logs sheets
• Conduct pre-trip/post trip inspections and complete logs
• Professionally interact with internal and external customers
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Map reading

Truck entry/exit

Communication skills

Education

DOT medical card within 10 days

Class B CDL permit within 60 days

Class B CDL within 90 days

Job description

Rumpke Waste & Recycling is seeking a Driver Trainee in Ohio to learn by doing, training alongside CDL drivers and handling waste/recycling routes. You will start in a trainee role while training to become a CDL driver, servicing routes and logging work throughout the day.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and customer interactions, with a long shift window and opportunities to advance to full CDL responsibilities within a structured program.