Truck Driver - Local Class A - Penske Logistics

Penske; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Kings Mountain, NC, is looking for full-time Class A CDL Truck Drivers. Enjoy a competitive pay of $27.75 per hour, with weekends off and home daily. Responsibilities include hauling plumbing supplies and building materials, ensuring a professional demeanor, and maintaining safety standards. Applicants must have a valid CDL Class A, and at least one year of tractor-trailer experience is required.

Benefits

Paid vacation and holidays day one

Generous retirement benefits

Excellent health care coverage

Qualifications

• CDL Class A required.
• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years.
• English language proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Hauling palletized plumbing supplies and building materials.
• Maintain professional and courteous demeanor when interacting with customers.
• Average 10 stops per week.

Skills

CDL Class A

Customer service

Safety awareness

Job description

Overview

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

Earn $27.75 per hour with overtime after 40 hours. Weekends off. Local, home daily.

What you will do

• Hauling palletized plumbing supplies and building materials.
• Average 10 stops per week.
• Maintain professional and courteous demeanor when interacting with customers.
• Home daily.

We drive

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

Schedule

• Monday through Friday.
• Dispatch time ranges between 8 pm to midnight.

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 Penske benefits page: 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.)

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. You’ll likely be driving their branded trucks and wearing their uniform.

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

Best of all, you’ll be with a stable, nationwide company known for having the best equipment, great management, clear communication and a strong safety record. We pay every Friday, and for most 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 in the last 5 years.
• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents.
• Follow all federal/state laws, regulations, and agency rules, standards and guidelines.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• English language proficiency required to be compliant with federal law (49 C.F.R. 391.11(b)(2)).
• Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to background investigation and drug screening.
• This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive; the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must take responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.

Physical Requirements

• See, hear, and have specific vision abilities (close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus).
• Move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. Use hands to touch, handle and feel; reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs (23 kg) and occasionally up to 100 lbs (45 kg).
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely enter/exit the vehicle and rear cargo area.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.