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Dart Container Short Haul Driver - Customer Delivery in Leola, Pennsylvania

Short Haul Driver - Customer Delivery

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Date: May 22, 2024

Location: Leola, PA, US

Company: Dart Container

Operate a tractor and trailer within a 150-air mile radius of reporting location. Responsibilities include but are not limited to; internal or external company or customer deliveries, and/or backhauls.

Day-to-Day Role:

  • Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.

  • Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards

  • Operate a tractor with trailer inter/intrastate to pick up and/or deliver merchandise.

  • Drive diesel or gas tractor in accordance with commercial driving regulations of State Department of Transportation (DOT), US DOT, and FMCSA.

  • Couple, uncouple, connect airlines, etc. and safely maneuver equipment in difficult situations such as narrow passageways and within urban areas

  • Conduct visual inspections of tractor and trailer to complete pre/post trip inspections and perform preventative maintenance checks and services of truck and trailer. Report any malfunctions to supervisor and maintenance staff.

  • Operate Electronic Log Device (ELD), ELD software, and maintain accurate records per local, state, and federal, DOT, and FMCSA regulations as necessary.

  • Ensure possession of all appropriate documentation, including registration and vehicle inspection reports.

  • Submit to random drug test as prescribed by DOT regulations.

  • Safely unload delivered merchandise at retail locations per bills of lading either manually by hand, or using a fork truck, two-wheeler or other powered industrial truck (PIT).

  • Re-position merchandise not unloaded to ensure against breakage.

  • May be required to, or assist with, loading or unloading vendor merchandise. May use hand dolly, hand jack, or rollers when moving merchandise to or from trailer.

  • Support Operational Excellence and effectively participate in lean initiatives and problem-solving activities as needed

    Core Skills and Qualifications:

    The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

  • 21 years of age minimum

  • Valid Class A CDL (Commercial Driver License) and favorable driving record upon hiring and ability to maintain throughout duration of employment

  • Physically qualified under US DOT regulations (part 391)

  • Ability to meet and maintain local, state, and federal, DOT, and FMCSA regulations as required

  • Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures

  • Ability to meet safety, quality and service standards

  • Professional written and verbal communication skills

  • Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

    Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

  • Two (2) years over the road tractor-trailer experience

  • Three (3) months of fork or squeeze truck experience

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