OTR Truck Driver

CMC; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits Coverage

401(k) match

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Competitive Compensation and Bonuses

Job summary

A leading construction reinforcement firm in Knoxville seeks a Class A CDL Driver to deliver products across the region. The role involves ensuring safety and timely delivery, performing vehicle inspections, and maintaining logs. A clean driving record and at least one year of flatbed hauling experience are required. Join a Fortune 500® company committed to innovation and equal opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must pass a company road test and drug testing programs.
• Ability to inspect vehicles using DOT checklists.
• Must be able to lift up to 65 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver products safely and timely to customers.
• Perform daily vehicle inspections and load checks.
• Travel out of town Monday-Friday, staying overnight in the truck.

Skills

Clean driving record

Effective listening

Knowledge of D.O.T. regulations

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Flexibility in schedule

Education

Valid Class A Commercial Driver License

Minimum 1 year of tractor/trailer experience

Job description

Now Offering a $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!

There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Accurately complete corresponding delivery paperwork and work with production, sales and customers to communicate issues with loads and delivery time
• Maintain electronic or paper logs of working hours
• Work well with team members or independently; give and receive feedback in a constructive manner
• Use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) during operation of vehicle; driver will be trained accordingly
• Set up a sideboard kit around the perimeter of the trailer floor
• Performs daily Pre-Trip, Inter-Trip, and Post Trip Inspections.
• Responsible for the delivery of products to customers, contractors, and jobsites throughout the location geographic region
• Ensure vehicle is properly loaded and load secured and product is delivered safely and timely
• Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
• Loading truck may require: securing chains across the width of a trailer to secure the product, both on the bed of a trailer and in an overhead rack, tarping of loads on trailers, and dropping and hooking a trailer
• Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by following safety rules and regulations at all times including proper wearing of company PPE
• Perform additional duties as needed
• Travel out of town Monday-Friday, staying overnight in the truck

What You'll Need

• Successfully pass a company road test and have a clean driving record.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver License required
• Pass required D.O.T. and CMC Logistics drug testing programs and physicals as required by D.O.T.
• No violation for speeding excessively, 15 mph or more above the posted speed limit in previous 3 years
• No on-road preventable accidents during the past (3) years as shown on the Motor Vehicle Road (MVR); accidents are reviewed by CMC Logistics
• No violation for careless, negligent or reckless operation of a Commercial Motor Vehicle in previous 3 years
• Ability to inspect vehicle(s) for any safety or operational defects using DOT, maintenance, and safety checklists and ensuring emergency equipment is in proper working order
• Driver must be knowledgeable in D.O.T. Regulations/Requirements
• Minimum 1 year verifiable tractor/trailer experience required (flatbed hauling over-the-road experience preferred)
• Must be able to lift up to 65 lbs
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule Monday through Friday; which may include some overtime
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must be willing to learn and tackle new challenges
• Must have effective listening and verbal skills to identify important information and to engage with internal and external customers

Your Education

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.