Driver - OTR Class A
Posted: 1/30/2012
Location: Jefferson City area
Essential Job Functions:
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
- Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
- Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, and telephones, to
exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
- Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status,
following applicable state and federal regulations.
- Overnight travel required, several nights out per week, possibly two weeks.
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that
vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Unload and load freight off/on trailers; lift freight and other objects of various shapes, sizes, and
weights (up to 50 lbs frequently and greater than 75 lbs occasionally).
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Skills:
- Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is
needed.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as
appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the
most appropriate one.
Attributes:
- Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or
lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body
is in motion.
- Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
- Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther
away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go
wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a
problem.
- Spatial Orientation - The ability to know your location in relation to
the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
Physical Conditions:
Safely climb in and out of a tractor cab or trailer; sit for
extended periods of time in a truck tractor and/or forklift, safely walk and
stand for extended periods of time on various surfaces that may be uneven or
slippery; operate a tractor/trailer combination up to 14 consecutive hours (11
hours driving, total of 14 hours on duty), in all types of weather, while safely
transporting goods; safely walk, reach, bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat
and kneel as necessary to perform the job duties. Available to work a variety of
shifts, including days, evenings, nights, and weekends. Overnight travel
required. Experience And Education: High School Diploma (or GED or High School
Equivalence Certificate); Minimum of two (2) years of verifiable driving
experience on the type of equipment being hired to operate.
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