Penske

Seeking Class A Drivers • Earn $92K Annually • $5K Sign on Bonus

Job Type
Solo Company Driver
Job Type
Reefer

Job Overview

Truck Driver - CDL Class A/Touch Freight - $5K Sign On Bonus - $92K Annually - Penske Logistics (Job Number: 2113031)


What’s the Job?

Ready to put your truck-driving career in high gear? Make the shift and fuel your career as a CDL Class A/Touch Freight Truck Driver for Penske. Join a team of professional truck drivers committed to delivering products safely and on time. We’re proud to move freight for some of the world’s biggest brands. (Yes, we’re more than just the yellow trucks.)

But it’s more than that. 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. In fact, you’ll probably be driving their branded trucks and wearing their uniform.

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

Best of all, you’ll be with a stable, nationwide company that is known for having the best equipment, great management, clear communication and a fantastic safety record. We pay every Friday, and for most of our driving positions, you’re home daily. Yes, daily. Are you ready to take it to the next level? Come drive for Penske.

 

The Specifics:

• Route/activity: Truck drivers are responsible for delivering product to customers. This is a high touch freight position with 10 to 12 stops per route. 

• Shift: Routes dispatch between 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. seven days a week. 2 consecutive days off per week. Schedules posted weekly. 

• Equipment: 48’ Reefer Trailers with lift gates. 

• Compensation: Opportunity to earn $92K+ per year, plus a $5,000 sign on bonus! Activity based pay. 


Main Responsibilities:

• Driving your assigned truck safely and responsibly.

• Following all federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines.

• Loading, unloading, or assisting in loading and unloading truck. 

• Reporting problems with your truck, as well as accidents, traffic violations, and damage before and after route.

• Acting as the main point of contact with your customer.


Why Penske is for You:

• Outstanding company safety record

• Premier Driver Recognition Program

• Home daily for most positions

• Competitive starting salary

• Career stability

• Opportunity for growth

• Excellent benefits, including lots of time off

• Superior trucks and 24/7 roadside support

• Dedicated accounts

• Lots of training opportunities


Qualifications:

• CDL Class A license required

• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required

• 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience in the last 3 years

• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations/accidents

• Reliable and customer oriented

• Safety oriented

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.

 

This position is regulated by the Department of Transportation or designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

 

Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The associate must be able to see and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.

• The associate must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle and safely and frequently enter/exit the vehicle as well as the rear cargo area.


Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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