Company Driver

CDL Training Guide; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and holidays

Health care coverage (medical, dental,

Vision)

401(k) retirement plan

Disability and life insurance

Uniforms and safety footwear

Driver referral bonus program

Job summary

Penske Logistics LLC in Joliet, IL is hiring full-time CDL Class A Truck Drivers. Home daily with routes across the region, you will perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies to automotive dealerships and unload using pallet jacks.

Earn an average of $75,972 annually plus bonus and incentives, with a $10,000 sign-on bonus. Excellent benefits are included, with paid vacation and holidays from day 1, health coverage, retirement plans, and safety programs.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL required and licensed in the U.S.
• DOT medical card (non-excepted interstate) required.
• 1 year of tractor-trailer experience in last 3 years or 2 years in last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Drive, deliver, and unload parts and supplies to automotive dealerships.
• Unload using pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages.
• Use scanner to track products during unloading and delivery.
• Cover routes and assignments as needed.

Skills

CDL Class A

English proficiency

DOT medical card

Tools

Scanner

Pallet jack

Hand truck

Job description

Immediate Opportunities: Full-time Local Class A CDL Truck Drivers

• Average $75972 annually
• Additional performance incentives available, up to $10,400 annually
• $10000 sign on bonus
• Home daily
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5000 per referral

What you will do:

• Cover various routes and assignments as needed
• Perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies to automotive dealerships
• Unload trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages
• Use scanner to scan products as they are unloaded and delivered

Schedule:

• Dispatch times will vary depending on work assignment
• Home daily

You will drive:

• Late model, Penske maintained trucks
• Best-in-class specs designed for comfort and safety
• Equipped with inward and outward facing in-cab cameras helping to ensure safety for all

Comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Paid vacation and holidays day 1
• Generous retirement benefits
• Excellent health care coverage-medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear
• Employee discount benefit program
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5000 per referral
• Safety incentive program
• Premier Driver Recognition Program

Our excellent benefits plan keeps associates and their families happy, healthy, and secure. /

Why Penske?

Ready to put your truck-driving career in high gear? Make the shift and fuel your career as a CDL Class A Truck Driver for Penske. When you join Penske, you join a team of professional truck drivers committed to delivering products safely and on time. And we're proud to haul freight for some of the world's leading brands. (Yes, we're more than just the yellow trucks.)

But it's more than that. It's about incredible customer service and building relationships with your accounts. When you drive for Penske, you're representing Penske, but you're also representing your clients. In fact, you'll probably be driving their branded trucks and wearing their uniform.

You’ll be on the move with Penske and so will your career. We have tons of training opportunities for you. And with locations across the nation, you can also move to a new city.

Best of all, you'll be with a stable, nationwide company that is known for having the best equipment, great management, clear communication and a fantastic safety record. We pay every Friday, and for most of our driving positions, you're home daily. Yes, daily. Are you ready to take it to the next level? Come drive for Penske.

Qualifications:

• Valid Class A CDL required. Applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. and licensed in their state of residence
• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required
• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years required, or 2 years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years
• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents
• In order to be compliant with federal law (49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2)), this role requires English language proficiency.
• Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.
• This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The associate must be able to see and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.
• The associate must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs. Visit Penske Logistics to learn more.

Job Category: Driver

Job Family: Drivers

Address: 4000 Rock Creek Blvd Suite B

Primary Location: US-IL-Joliet

Employer: Penske Logistics LLC

Req ID: 2608357

In addition to the job benefits mentioned above, there are several other general advantages to truck driving jobs in Joliet. Illinois offers truck drivers many opportunities since it borders the Great Lakes, which is a major freshwater waterway serving the Central US. Illinois ranks as the sixth busiest state in exports in the US, even without direct access to a seaport. Cross country routes make Illinois one of the Midwest’s most advantageous states for truck drivers to call home.