Truck Driver – Apprentice CDL Class A - Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics; Lacey (WA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Holidays day 1

Health care coverage

Short and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Uniforms and safety footwear

Employee discount program

Driver referral bonus

Safety incentive program

Premier Driver Recognition Program

Job summary

Penske Logistics is hiring Full-time Apprentice Class A CDL Truck Drivers in the United States (WA/OR). The role offers $30.50 per hour with overtime after 40 hours and home daily.

Local deliveries involve palletized grocery freight using Penske equipment and a light-touch unloading method. Applicants must graduate from a Penske approved CDL School or be a current/former member of the US Armed Forces, hold a valid Class A CDL, and pass background/drug screening.

Qualifications

• English language proficiency required.
• Safety-conscious and able to work in a transportation environment.
• Ability to operate a Class A vehicle and perform duties safely.

Responsibilities

• Deliver palletized grocery freight throughout WA and OR.
• Light-touch freight to end of trailer with electric pallet jack.
• Home daily.

Skills

English proficiency

Safety awareness

Operate commercial vehicle

Physical stamina

Education

CDL Class A license

DOT medical card

Job description

Immediate Opportunities

Full-time Apprentice Class A CDL Truck Drivers

• $30.50 per hour
• Overtime after 40 hours
• Local, home daily!

Must be a graduate of a Penske approved CDL School (CDL 160, Ivy Tech, Truck Drivers Institute, New England Tractor Trailer Training School), or a current or former member of the US Armed Forces

You will drive

• Late model, Penske Truck Leasing trucks
• Best-in-class specs designed for comfort and safety
• Equipped with inward and outward facing in-cab cameras helping to ensure safety for all

What you will do

• Deliver palletized grocery freight throughout WA and OR
• Light-touch freight to end of trailer with electric pallet jack, no hand unload
• Home daily

Schedule

• 5-day work week (weekends required)
• 2 consecutive days off each week
• Dispatch window between 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM
• Average 55-hour work week

Comprehensive benefits package includes

• Paid vacation, and holidays day 1
• Generous retirement benefits
• Excellent health care coverage-medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear
• Employee discount benefit program
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5000 per referral
• Safety incentive program
• Premier Driver Recognition Program

Our excellent benefits plan keeps associates and their families happy, healthy, and secure. To learn more visit https://penske.jobs/benefits/

Why Penske

Ready for a new mission with the same values? If you’re a veteran with a CDL or a recent CDL school grad from a Penske approved school, and have less than 12 months of commercial driving experience, put your new truck-driving skills to work as an Apprentice Truck Driver for Penske. As a driver apprentice, you’ll learn critical skills to build your career while you work and receive all the great pay and benefits of a full-time job. Penske offers on-the-job training to hone your existing skills as a Class A licensed driver. Join a team of proud, professional truck drivers committed to delivering products safely and on time for some of the world’s biggest brands. (Yes, we’re more than just the yellow trucks.)

You’ll work for a stable, nationwide company that is known for having the best equipment an outstanding safety record and thrives with structure and a strong work ethic based on professionalism, respect, and teamwork. We pay every Friday, and for this driving position, you’re home daily. Yes, daily.

Your next mission starts here. Come drive for Penske!

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a Penske approved CDL School (CDL 160, Ivy Tech, Truck Drivers Institute, New England Tractor Trailer Training School), or a current or former member of the US Armed Forces
• Valid Class A CDL required. Applicants must be domiciled in the U.S. and licensed in their state of residence
• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required
• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents
• Follow all federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines
• In order to be compliant with federal law (49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2)), this role requires English language proficiency
• Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.
• This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

Physical Requirements

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The associate must be able to see and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.
• The associate must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply‑chain costs. Visit Penske Logistics to learn more.