Local CDL-A Hotshot Driver – Home Every Night

Red Dot Corp; Athens (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Dot Buildings is seeking a skilled CDL-A Hotshot Driver to transport structural steel and related materials to jobsites and customer locations. This is primarily a local or regional driving role that allows drivers to be home every night, with occasional weekend work for special projects.

Based in Athens, Texas, Red Dot Buildings specializes in custom-engineered metal buildings and provides design, fabrication, and erection management.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL required.
• Experience operating semi-trucks and flatbed trailers.
• HazMat endorsement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate semi-trucks, flatbed trailers, hot shot pickups and gooseneck trailers.
• Transport structural steel, pipe and other long or irregularly shaped materials.
• Properly secure loads using chains, binders, straps, edge protection and other securement equipment.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of trucks, trailers and loads.
• Monitor load securement throughout each trip and adjust as needed.
• Maintain accurate logs, inspection reports and other required documentation.
• Communicate professionally with dispatch, customers and jobsite personnel.
• Follow DOT regulations, cargo-securement requirements and company safety procedures.
• Report equipment concerns, delivery issues or unsafe conditions promptly.

Skills

CDL-A

Semi-truck operation

Load securement

Hazmat endorsement

Job description

Red Dot Buildings is seeking a skilled CDL-A Hotshot Driver to transport structural steel and related materials to jobsites and customer locations. This is primarily a local or regional driving role that allows drivers to be home every night, with occasional weekend work for special projects.

Based in Athens, Texas, Red Dot Buildings specializes in custom-engineered metal buildings and provides design, fabrication, and erection management.