Class A CDL Truck Driver

RISTING PRIOR SOLUTIONS LLC; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

RISTING PRIOR SOLUTIONS LLC is seeking a Truck Driver to operate a tractor-trailer or truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds. The role involves checking safety equipment, loading/unloading, maintaining logs, and ensuring cargo is secured and delivered according to instructions.

Responsibilities include route verification, documentation, and basic vehicle maintenance. A valid CDL and professional driving school completion are required for consideration.

Qualifications

• Education: Successful completion of professional truck driving school.
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience as a truck driver.
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Commercial Drivers' License (CDL).

Responsibilities

• Check vehicles to ensure mechanical and safety equipment is in good order.
• Maneuver trucks into loading positions following signals and load equipment checks.
• Collect delivery instructions and verify routes and instructions.
• Maintain logs of hours and vehicle status per regulations.
• Report defects, accidents, or violations to supervisors.
• Secure cargo for transport and document weights and receipts as needed.
• Read bills of lading and verify assignment details.

Skills

Judgment and decision making

Operation monitoring

Time management

Troubleshooting

Equipment maintenance

Education

Truck driving school

Job description

Truck Driver

Job Summary

Operates a tractor-trailer or truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds.

General Accountabilities

• Checks vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Maneuvers trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
• Collects delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
• Maintains logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Secures cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
• Drives trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
• Drives trucks with capacities greater than three tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials.
• Obtains receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
• Inventories and inspects goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Operates equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
• Performs basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.
• Checks conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
• Reads bills of lading to determine assignment details.
• Couples or uncouples trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• Checks all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Reads and interprets maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Cranks trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
• Loads and unloads trucks, or helps others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
• Removes debris from loaded trailers.

Job Responsibilities

*The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Successful completion of professional truck driving school
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience as a truck driver
• Licenses/Certifications: Valid Commercial Drivers' License

Skills

• Judgment and decision makingOperation monitoringTime managementTroubleshootingEquipment maintenance

Company Description

We are a small company looking to expand. Drop and Hooks and dry vans,