Truck Driver - CDL Class A - $5K Retention Bonus - Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Logistics is seeking a full-time Truck Driver with a CDL Class A license to safely deliver steel using a flatbed truck. The position ensures daily home time, offers a $5000 retention bonus, and provides a comprehensive benefits package including paid vacation, health coverage, and retirement benefits.

Benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

Generous retirement benefits

Excellent health care coverage

Company-provided uniforms

Employee discount benefit program

Safety incentive program

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience required.
• Ability to obtain a DOT medical card.
• Follow federal/state laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver steel to customer locations on a flatbed trailer.
• Tarp, strap, and secure loads as required.
• Work Monday through Friday with a 5:00 am start.

Skills

CDL Class A

English language proficiency

Safe driving

Job description

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Immediate Opportunities: Full-time Local Class A CDL Truck Drivers

• Earn $32.50 per hour and overtime after 40 hours
• $5000 retention bonus
• Home daily
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5,000 per referral
  
  

You will drive:

• Late model, Penske Truck Leasing trucks
• Best-in-class specs designed for comfort
  
  

What you will do:

• Deliver steel to customer locations on a flatbed trailer
• Must be able to tarp, strap, and secure load
  
  

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday
• 5:00 am start time
  
  

Comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Paid vacation and holidays day one
• Generous retirement benefits
• Excellent health care coverage-medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided uniforms
• 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 to put your truck-driving career in high gear? Make the shift and fuel your career as a CDL Class A Truck Driver for Penske. When you join Penske, you join a team of professional truck drivers committed to delivering products safely and on time. And we’re proud to haul freight for some of the world’s leading brands. (Yes, we’re more than just the yellow trucks.)

But it’s more than that. It’s about incredible customer service and building relationships with your accounts. When you drive for Penske, you’re representing Penske, but you’re also representing your clients. In fact, you’ll probably be driving their branded trucks and wearing their uniform.

You’ll be on the move with Penske and so will your career. We have tons of training opportunities for you. And with locations across the nation, you can also move to a new city.

Best of all, you’ll be with a stable, nationwide company that is known for having the best equipment, great management, clear communication and a fantastic safety record. We pay every Friday, and for most of our driving positions, you’re home daily. Yes, daily. Are you ready to take it to the next level? Come drive for Penske.

Qualifications:

• CDL Class A required
• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required
• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years required, or 2 years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years
• 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
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• 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.

Job Category: Driver

Job Family: Drivers

Address: 310 Wayto Rd

Primary Location: US-NY-Schenectady

Employer: Penske Logistics LLC

Req ID: 2506794

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Truck Transportation

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