CDL Driver (Trainee) - Transit

City-of-Fayetteville,-N; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) is inviting applications for Transit Operator Trainee in Fayetteville, NC. No prior commercial driving experience or CDL is required. Trainees are hired during FTCC training, a 5-week/200-hour program.

Starting at $17.50/hour during the FTCC training, trainees advance to $18.90/hour after obtaining a Class B license with passenger endorsement and begin FAST-specific training.

Qualifications

• Customer service orientation and ability to engage with passengers.
• Safe driving habits and professional conduct.
• Ability to follow policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate buses safely while transporting passengers.
• Provide excellent customer service and collect fares.
• Adhere to published schedules and routes.
• Support FAST's mission of safe, efficient transportation.

Skills

Customer service

Safe driving

Attention to detail

Professionalism

Job description

Start your career with FAST NOW!

Are you interested in driving a City Bus? Are you a helpful, service-oriented person? Then, The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) is looking for you!

NO PRIOR COMMERCIAL DRIVING EXPERINCE IS REQUIRED.

The City (FAST) has partnered with Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) to offer a training program for individuals with NO prior commercial passenger transportation driving experience, and who do NOT possess a commercial driver's license.

We are currently accepting applications for classes scheduled to start November 03, 2026.

About the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Program

Trainees will be employed by the City during the training period. You must complete and pass the class to continue employment with the City. The training program at FTCC is a 5-week/200 hour program.

Documents required prior to class registration

1. DOT Physical
2. Class B CDL Permit
3. Driving History Record

The good news…..the City (FAST) will pay the Trainee’s FTCC course Tuition/Fee and DOT Long Form Physical & Drug Screen noted below.

Tuition/Fees: $622.25 (subject to change)

• Tuition/Fee - $230.00
• DOT Long Form Physical & Drug Screen - $175.00 (payable at Fayetteville DOT Exams)
• CDL Class B Permit - $77.00 (Payable at DMV)
• Unofficial Driving History - $12.75 (Payable at DMV)
• CDL Class B Licenses - $127.50 (Payable at DMV at the conclusion of class)

For detailed information about FTCC's CDL training program, please contact FTCC CDL Driving Instructor Eric Smith at [phone] or [e-mail].

Salary Information:

• A trainee starts at $17.50/hour while completing the 5 Week/200-hour FTCC program.
• Upon completion of the FTCC training and obtaining a valid Class B driver's license with passenger endorsement, the candidates will advance to $18.90/hour and begin FAST's training to become familiar with FAST policies, procedures and bus routes.
• The Trainee will be required to sign an agreement for a 24 month (2 years) of employment commitment with the City (FAST).

Should you have questions specific to the Transit Operator Trainee position or employment as a Transit Operator II with the City, you may contact Markis Johnson in the Transit department at [phone].

About the Position:

As a FAST Transit Operator, you must be attentive, have good judgment, be professional, have safe driving habits and most importantly have the ability to provide great customer service.

As a Transit Operator, your responsibilities include:

• Safety - the safe operation of your bus and the well-being of your passengers;
• Customer Service - responding to customer inquiries concerning transit information, providing a comfortable rides and collection of proper fares;
• Schedule Adherence - providing reliable and consistent bus route service according to publicly advertised schedules
• Our mission at FAST is to provide safe, efficient, reliable, courteous and innovative public transportation to the citizens of Fayetteville.

The Transit department provides bus services, 7 days a week. Interested applicants must be available to work during the following hours of operation:

• Monday - Saturday between the hours of 4:55 AM and 10:30 PM
• Sunday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 7:30 PM

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:

A current DOT Medical Card; North Carolina Class B Commercial Driver's License with an endorsement for air brakes and a passenger endorsement within 60 days of FTCC Training completion, and ability to maintain insurability.

Preferred:

First Aid certification; CPR certification.

• SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment DOT drug screen, DOT physical, background check, and a driving history check.

An Equal Opportunity Employer