Truck Driver - CDL Class A - Penske Logistics

Penske; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske is hiring full-time Class A CDL Truck Drivers with an average annual salary of $72,800. You will be responsible for delivering parts and supplies locally, operating late model trucks, and ensuring safety and clarity in communications. The role includes comprehensive benefits from day one, like paid vacations and health care coverage.

Benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

Generous retirement benefits

Excellent health care coverage

Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear

Driver referral bonus program up to $5000

Qualifications

• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years required.
• English language proficiency required.
• Ability to obtain a DOT medical card required.

Responsibilities

• Perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies to automotive dealerships.
• Unload trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages.
• Drive late model, Penske maintained trucks.

Skills

Safe driving

Clear communication

Education

CDL Class A

Job description

Immediate Opportunities: Full-time Class A CDL Truck Drivers

• Average $72800 annually
• Home daily
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5000 per referral

What you will do:
• Work at various dedicated accounts and shifts locally as needed
• Perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies to automotive dealerships
• Unload trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages
• Use scanner to scan products as they are unloaded and delivered

Schedule:
• Dispatch times will vary depending on work assignment

You will drive:
• Late model, Penske maintained trucks
• Best-in-class specs designed for comfort

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
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 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 • 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 lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and may 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.