Truck Driver Job Responsibilities:
• Drive and operate commercial trucks up to Class 8.
• Follow instructions; locate and read location and road maps.
• Pre-inspect truck.
• Pick up goods and materials, verify loads for accuracy, and
deliver them as instructed.
• Load and unload cargo safely.
• Responsible for basic vehicle maintenance; comply with all safe
work practices, policies, and processes always.
• Complete and verify paperwork for accuracy
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational
opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining
personal networks, and participating in professional
organizations and attending all safety meetings.
Truck Driver Skills and Qualifications:
• Traffic laws! DOT regulations! driving knowledge
• Pallet jack experience desirable; forklift experience preferred
• For flatbeds, ability to safely tarp full and split loads
• Ability to lift 80 pounds repeatedly throughout day
• Ability to throw straps repeatedly all day
• Must possess physical strength to safely secure loads with tie
down bar
• Must demonstrate ability to navigate all turns and backing with
excessive tail swing of log loads
• Must demonstrate skill of navigating safely in off-road conditions,
including backing in woods and under loaders
• Must demonstrate skill in maneuvering with split bunk or double
bunked wood with top-heavy tendencies
• Able to pass random drug tests
• Clean driving record
• No DUI!DWI convictions in the past seven years
• Listening and verbal communication skills
• Dependability
Education, Experience, and Age Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• CDL — Class A or Class B or Class C
• Certificate from an accredited CDL school
• 21 years or older
• Must not have limitations listed that hamper operations
• At least six months of OTR experience
Truck Diver Skills & Competencies
This job requires both physical and mental competencies.
• Physical requirements: You must have good hearing, at least
20/40 vision with glasses or corrective lenses, and a 70-degree
field of vision in each eye. Drivers cannot be colorblind. Truck
drivers must have a strong sense of spatial relations to park their
vehicles and negotiate tight spaces.
• Communications skills: All drivers must be able to read and
speak English well enough to understand road signs, prepare
reports, and communicate with law enforcement officers and the
public.
• A clean background: A driver must not have been convicted of
any felony involving the use of a motor vehicle, a crime using
drugs, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or hit-andrun
driving that resulted in injury or death.
Truck Driver Skills and Qualifications:
• Traffic laws! DOT regulations! driving knowledge
• Pallet jack experience desirable; forklift experience preferred
• For flatbeds, ability to safely tarp full and split loads
• Ability to lift 80 pounds repeatedly throughout day
• Ability to throw straps repeatedly all day
• Must possess physical strength to safely secure loads with tie
down bar
• Must demonstrate ability to navigate all turns and backing with
excessive tail swing of log loads
• Must demonstrate skill of navigating safely in off-road conditions,
including backing in woods and under loaders
• Must demonstrate skill in maneuvering with split bunk or double
bunked wood with top-heavy tendencies
• Able to pass random drug tests
• Clean driving record
• No DUI!DWI convictions in the past seven years
• Listening and verbal communication skills
• Dependability
Education, Experience, and Age Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• CDL — Class A or Class B or Class C
• Certificate from an accredited CDL school
• 21 years or older
• Must not have limitations listed that hamper operations
• At least six months of OTR experience