CDL Driver - Temple
Job Description:
Job Summary: As an Activity Based Driver, you'll drive, perform preventive maintenance, and be responsible for the content, condition, and security of cargo.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:
Transportation Operations:
Records all hours of service performed, as required by DOT
Maintains mule / tractor / trailer equipment in accordance with prescribed preventive maintenance schedule
Completes all required documents for load transporting, including vendors, store deliveries, bills of lading, etc.
Monitors, documents, and controls refrigerated commodities requiring specific temperature settings / readings
Maintains responsibility for content and condition of cargo / commodity / product within trailer; ensures all cargo is secured
Unloads trailer at Store deliveries
Adheres to accountability methods of receiving all products as purchased / loaded onto the trailer at pick-up time from vendor
Maintains status as a qualified driver in compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR)
Performs Delivery Driver duties
The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
Age Requirement:
21+
Work Experience:
2 years and 100,000 miles of driving experience (external)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
No DWI/DUI or felony convictions ever in lifetime
Never had a suspended or revoked driver license, permits, or privileges in any state / county
Documented proof of a good driving record; applicants chosen to be interviewed must obtain a Life History MVR from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) - see below for instructions. * NOTE: Police reports will be requested on an applicant whose MVR record reflects an accident
3-year clear MVR; record will be reviewed for preventability, based on H-E-B standards
No more than 1 moving violation within the last 3 years (none in past 12 months)
Knowledge of the English language (mandatory, Regulation 398.3 (c)(4), "Every driver shall be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to understand highway traffic signs and signals and directions given in English and to respond to officials - inquiries.")
Proficiency in DOT, local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and company safety policies
Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks in a fast-paced, unsupervised environment; attention to detail
Ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Licenses/Certifications:
Maintain status as an FMCSA-qualified driver
Successful passing of Dept of Transportation (DOT) physical, DOT drug screen, background check, and verification of work history
Ability to pass a Department of Transportation physical and drug screen, and meet all DOT driver qualifications
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
Work up to 70 hours per week in accordance with the DOT regulations
Regularly lift, sit, stand, walk, climb, stoop, and bend
Occasionally lift 25 - 75 lbs
Pass a Department of Transportation physical and drug screen, verification of work history, and meet all DOT driver qualifications
To get a copy of your Life History MVR from the Texas DPS, log on to: www.txdps.state.tx.us:
Select Driver License and Online Services / More online services
Click on Request a driver record
Enter requested information found on your driver's license
Click on Type 3A (Certified Complete Driving History)
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Last revised: 6/1/2022