Driver - Heavy Duty

Lubbock Wrecker Road Solutions; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lubbock Wrecker Road Solutions in Lubbock, TX is seeking a Heavy Duty Tow Truck Operator to join our growing team. This role is active and non-desk based, requiring quick decisions, solid customer service, and teamwork.

Qualifications include a Class A CDL with a clean driving record, ability to pass a DOT medical exam, drug test and background check. You will handle towing of heavy equipment like 18-wheelers, garbage trucks, and cement trucks, plus occasional on-site repairs.

Qualifications

• Reside near assigned area to meet service times.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record.
• Must hold Class A CDL.
• DOT medical exam pass or ability to obtain.
• Willing to pass drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

• Respond to calls and provide safe roadside assistance.
• Perform heavy-duty towing for 18-wheelers, garbage trucks, cement trucks, etc.
• Perform minor roadside repairs where possible.
• Conduct accident towing and scene cleanup.
• Daily truck inspections and paperwork.

Skills

Customer service

Team communication

Problem solving

Safe driving

Discipline and paperwork

Education

CDL Class A License

Tools

Mobile apps

Job description

Description

We are looking for a Heavy Duty Towing Operator to join our growing team! An ideal operator is someone who likes being active, is a creative problem solver, communicates well in a team environment, and has excellent customer service skills. This is not a desk job. Having an interest in automobile knowledge is a must, as no two situations are the same and you’ll need to make quick decisions under pressure.

Tow Truck Operators keep our highways safe and are classified as First Responders. Come join the team and be an important part of your community!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Respond to calls dispatched to you in a safe, timely manner. Provide roadside assistance in a safe, professional manner that is free of accidents, injuries and damage.
• Communicate with dispatch in a professional, informative manner as it relates to information necessary to document your status in servicing a call as well as accurate ETA's when requested.
• Professionally and safely perform emergency road service duties as may be dispatched to you, such as, but not necessarily limited to:
• Perform damage free towing
• Perform minor roadside repairs, excluding highways
• Perform roadside towing of heavy duty vehicles such as
• 18-wheelers
• Garbage Trucks
• Dump Trucks
• Cement Trucks
• Perform accident towing and scene clean-up
• Daily inspects the truck for safety, organization and related equipment, tools, rigging inventory
• Complete and turn in pre-shift inspection prior to beginning duty each day
• Immediately reports tools or equipment damaged or missing;
• Safe driving behavior is a must. Obey all traffic laws, drive defensively, always wear your seat belt, remember our 4-second following rule, minimize backing and left turns.
• Trucks are kept clean inside and out; maintains the truck(s) fuel tanks half full at all times; Maintains truck fluid levels according to manufacturer standards and notes quantities added on the pre-shift inspection sheet.
• Maintains the storage yard in a safe, clean and orderly manner. Ensures that all trash must be properly disposed of and not left in the truck or on the ground. Secures the storage yard when leaving.
• All other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Requirements

• Candidate must reside near their assigned area in order to meet customer service time requirements
• Ability to successfully pass DOT medical exam
• Current and valid driver's license with a clean driving record
• All required state-based licensure
• Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) no automatics only please
• This position requires the ability to bend, stoop, walk and stand for periods of time in all types of weather
• Willing to take a drug test and background check
• Confident and capable to drive in inclement weather
• Proficient in utilizing mobile and computer applications for completing administrative work
• Proficient in paper-based administrative work
• Experience
• 1 year experience operating a Heavy Duty Tow Truck OR 1 year experience hauling equipment via Semi-trailer Truck preferred
• Heavy Equipment or Machine Operation skills a plus

Offers of employment are contingent upon the results of successfully passing a background screening including a criminal background check, a review of motor vehicle records, social security screening, and a drug and alcohol test as required by law.