Local Tractor-Trailer Driver | CDL & Overtime Hours

Ace Relocation Systems, Inc. in; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Relocation Systems, Inc. in Auburn, WA is seeking a professional truck driver to operate a tractor-trailer with a GVW of at least 26,000 pounds. CDL is required and some unloading may be needed.

Responsibilities include inspecting vehicles, maintaining logs, loading/unloading, and ensuring proper documentation. Local travel and significant overtime may occur during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Commercial Driver License required.
• 2+ years related driving/hauling experience.
• Ability to read maps and follow routes.

Responsibilities

• Check vehicles to ensure mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
• Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Load and unload trucks, or help others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
• Wrap goods using pads, packing paper, and containers, and secure loads to trailer walls, using straps.
• Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers.

Skills

Commercial Driver License

2+ years experience

Job description

Position Summary: Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license.

Essential Duties and Functions : To perform this job successfully, the individual occupying this position must be able to perform essential job functions set forth below with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required.

• Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
• Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.

Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.

• Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
• Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
• Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
• Load and unload trucks, or help others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
• Wrap goods using pads, packing paper, and containers, and secure loads to trailer walls, using straps.
• Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers.

Other Duties and Responsibilities: This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the individual occupying this position. This is a representative list of the general duties, and it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

• Other duties as assigned.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and outlook.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): The following are required to enable job holders to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Commercial Driver License
• 2+ years related work experience

Work Environment and Physical Requirements : P hysical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Assures that safety regulations are followed at all times.
• Follows policies and procedures including infection control, universal pre-cautions and exposure control plans when performing daily tasks.
• Reports hazardous conditions, accidents, and incidents to the immediate supervisor.
• Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs.
• Requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching.
• Exposure to heat, cold, dust, noise, or chemicals.
• Frequent travel within local territory.
• Position will require significant overtime or shift work during peak as business demands.
• Position has specific requirements with respect to vision, hearing, and speaking.