Over the Road Truck Driver

MLC; Chester (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MLC is seeking a Class A CDL Truck Driver to operate tractors and trailers, load and deliver limestone products, and ensure safety and compliance with DOT regulations. You will interact with customers, maintain professional conduct, and support safe, efficient on-time deliveries.

Responsibilities include equipment inspection, loading to legal weights, correct sealing, and adhering to company safety rules. Endorsements for tank experience and manual transmission are required.

Qualifications

• CDL with at least 1 year tank experience and endorsement for manual transmission.
• Basic reading and math skills, effective communication.
• Understand and comply with DOT guidelines and always use PPE.

Responsibilities

• Inspect assigned equipment for DOT violations and unsafe issues; correct deficiencies before operating and loading.
• Safely load product into trailer to legal weights and seal trailer if required.
• Remove spillage or unsecured materials before taking to highway.
• Deliver product to customer and ensure tidy site and no left items.
• Interact with customer to confirm satisfactory delivery and answer questions.

Skills

CDL with 1 year tank experience

Tank endorsement

DOT regulations knowledge

Reading & math

Communication skills

PPE usage

Job description

Why consider a career at MLC?

• Highly collaborative work environment focused on growth and innovation
• Safety and sustainability are top priorities
• Excellent compensation, benefits, generous perks; focused on employee wellbeing
• Great development and advancement opportunities
• Bring your real self to work, come grow with us!

Job Title: Class A CDL Truck Driver

Why consider a career at MLC?

MLC was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces & received an EcoVadis Sustainability Rating for our continued commitment to sustainability in 2025.

• Highly collaborative work environment focused on growth and innovation
• Safety and sustainability are top priorities
• Excellent compensation, benefits, generous perks; focused on employee wellbeing
• Great development and advancement opportunities
• Bring your real self to work, come grow with us!

MLC operates the largest lime facility in the Americas and mines some of the purest limestone reserves in the world…and we are global! The company is committed to development and employee satisfaction. Join our outstanding team!

About The Job

• Inspect assigned equipment for DOT violations and unsafe issues; correct all deficiencies before operating and proceeding with loading.
• Safely load product into trailer to legal weights. Properly seal trailer if required.
• Remove spillage or unsecured materials before taking to highway.
• Deliver product to customer being mindful not to make mess or leave unwanted items or product at customer site.
• Interact with customer to ensure material was delivered in a satisfactory manner.
• Address customer questions or connect customer with appropriate company representative.
• Safely operate tractor and trailer up to 70 hours per week in compliance with Federal Motor Carriers Administration standards.
• Understand and observe all company safety rules and DOT requirements.
• Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment as prescribed by the company and comply with manufacturers guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• General knowledge and application of company safety rules with an emphasis on proper use of safety harness and tie-off procedures. The ability to understand and comply with DOT guidelines. Always use PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, full body harness and steel toed boots).
• Basic reading and math skills, effective communication skills.
• CDL with at least 1 year tank experience and endorsement for manual transmission.
• Drivers will be required to operate vehicles up to 11 hours a day and work as many as 14 hours a day. The individual will be required to work up to 70 hours per week in compliance with the Federal Motor Carriers Administration.

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to independently solve problems and work with minimal supervision.
• The physical ability to work in various climates and weather conditions. While performing duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to all types of weather conditions (rain, cold, sleet, snow, ice and heat). Employees are required to frequently bend, kneel, reach, climb, balance, use hands and fingers to operate objects, tools or controls. Likewise, employees are required to sit for long durations and utilize their hearing for surrounding obstacles, danger areas, and equipment malfunctions. The physical ability to climb up and down ladders multiple times a shift, as well as the physical ability to lift 50-100 lbs. regularly.

The Fine Print

Benefits and perquisites may vary based on the nature and location of each job.

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About MLC

MLC, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is a leading global supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. These offerings bring essential performance and value to a broad range of market applications, including metals, construction, chemical synthesis, water and emissions treatment, glass, textiles, plastics, rubber, agriculture, foods and beverages. With over a century in business, MLC has built a reputation on the quality of its products and services, as well as an unwavering commitment to safety, sustainability and service. The company’s expanding global footprint includes a diversified, reliable network of production and distribution facilities in the U.S., as well as in the UK through our Singleton Birch business. For more information, visit https://www.mlc.com/.