DOT Hazmat Driver

Columbus Ohio

Description

• Overtime eligible
• + $5,000 sign-on bonus ($2500 at 90 days and $2500 at 6 months)
• Double time eligible for over 12 hours per day
• Full benefits and 401(k) Profit Sharing
• Home weekly
• Relocation available

Founded in 1999, Specialty Sales, LLC is quickly growing, and we’d like you to grow with us. If you’re looking for a company that values its team members, provides a competitive compensation and benefit package, and appreciates the expertise you can bring to our company, join us!

We are currently recruiting for a Class A HAZMAT driver for our Wisconsin territory. This position is eligible for a signing bonus!

Job duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Responsibilities:

• Transport finished goods and raw materials over land to and from manufacturing plants or customer sites
• Inspect vehicles daily for mechanical items and safety issues and perform preventative maintenance
• Follow routes, meet delivery schedules and collect and verify delivery instructions
• Document and log work/rest periods and miles spent driving and retain fuel/toll receipts
• Comply with truck driving rules and regulations (size, weight, route designations, parking and break periods) as well as with company policies and procedures
• Input delivery amounts and inventory into our automated online system for each stage of the loading and unloading process
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions
• Report defects, accidents or violations

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a truck driver – minimum two years of truck driving experience.
• Hands on experience with electronic equipment and software (GPS, AVL units, CB etc.)
• Ability to drive long hours and travel regularly, team drives, and out of state routes
• Extensive knowledge of applicable truck driving rules and regulations
• No recent moving, driving violations, or accidents
• Moving violations: No more than 2 in the last 36 months
• Driving violations: No conviction within the last 36 months for any serious traffic violation
• Accidents: No more than one minor preventable accident during prior 36 months in a commercial motor vehicle
• Drug or alcohol convictions - none in the last five years
• Adaptability and foresight to handle unexpected situations (traffic, weather conditions etc.)
• Willing to submit to pre-employment background/drug checks
• Valid truck driving license – Class A with proper endorsements - position requires hazmat and tanker endorsements

Employment

1. Provide evidence of employment eligibility acceptable to state and federal standards.
2. Must be at least 21 years old.
3. Able to pass a background check and pre-employment exam, physical agility assessment, respiratory clearance physical, pulmonary function test, MVR and DOT drug screen.

Education and Experience

1. Requires a high school diploma/GED.
2. Required two (2) years or more of commercial driving experience (Class A) and two (2) or more years of tanker experience.

Certification

1. Have and maintain a valid commercial driver’s license (Class A), in the state of residence, and a safe driving record meeting the company’s vehicle policy and insurability standards
2. Must have tanker and HAZMAT endorsements, doubles are preferred.