Local CDL-A Driver Trainee: Home Daily & Growth Path

Ben E. Keith; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short and Long Term Disability

401K with matching contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Educational Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Employee Credit Union

Job summary

Ben E. Keith Company in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Local Class A Driver Trainee who will home daily and gain hands-on delivery experience on assigned routes with multiple stops.

You will build proficiency in loading, unloading, route timing, and safety practices, with a clear path to a Driver DOT position after successful training. Join a long-established family-owned distributor offering competitive benefits and career growth in transportation and distribution.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL driver’s license required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to Prioritize multiple projects, assignments and tasks, monitoring use of time and appropriately using equipment, facilities and materials and to provide timely and quality responses
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service, including needs assessment and meeting quality standards for services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver product along assigned routes consisting of multiple stops with various levels of difficulty
• Reading customer invoices to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed and delivered
• Assembling customer orders to be delivered to places of business
• Maintain delivery time windows for each stop on the route
• Maintain accuracy of delivered product with no damage due to mishandling
• Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures
• Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights and brakes in order to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition.
• Report any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles
• Maintain records such as vehicle logs, records of cargo billing statements in accordance with regulations.
• Report delays, accidents or other traffic and transportation situations to bases.

Skills

CDL-A license

Reading & interpreting documents

Writing routine reports

Numeracy

Multitasking

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Ben E. Keith Company in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Local Class A Driver Trainee who will home daily and gain hands-on delivery experience on assigned routes with multiple stops.

You will build proficiency in loading, unloading, route timing, and safety practices, with a clear path to a Driver DOT position after successful training. Join a long-established family-owned distributor offering competitive benefits and career growth in transportation and distribution.