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Job Info

  • Job Location : North Arlington, NJ
  • Equipment : Tractor Trailer
  • Handling : Forklift, Tarping, Pallet Jacking
  • Transmission Type : Automatic

Job Requirements

  • CDL Class: CDL A
  • Experience: 0+ (includes CDL students)

Additional Information

POSITION OVERVIEW:


Pick up and deliver freight between Service Centers and customers and support the selling process.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:


Operate tractor-trailer combination, including doubles (and triples, where applicable) and/or straight trucks


Perform daily pre-trip and safety inspections on equipment


Hook/unhook trailers and converter dollies to/from a tractor and/or trailer


Perform freight handling using appropriate motorized and manual equipment, including but not limited to: forklift, pallet jack and hand truck


Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies, including but not limited to: pallets, straps and rope


Recoup/repair damaged freight when necessary


Verify and complete required documentation and reports


Comply with hazardous material regulations and procedures


Collect cash or checks for freight charges, as required, and maintain required documentation


Follow dispatch instructions and communicate with dispatch as required, including but not limited to: delays, arrivals and equipment problems


Communicate with customers to determine pick-up or delivery needs and solicit additional business


Demonstrate internal and external customer service


Ask for additional business from customers, and provide leads to sales for potential new opportunities


May be required to perform chaining of vehicle tires


May be required to perform job duties of a road driver or a dock employee where operationally necessary


Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures


Perform other duties as required


Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.


QUALIFICATIONS




Must possess a class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with double/triple, hazardous materials and tank endorsements.* Automatic transmission CDL restriction allowed.


Must possess one (1) year experience within most recent three (3) years or successful completion of FedEx Freight Driver Development Course


Must possess acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) based on hiring standards


Must meet all Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory requirements under section 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier (FMC) regulations


Long combination vehicles (LCV) (i.e. Triple Trailers, Rocky Mountain Doubles, and Turnpike Doubles) are operated in the states of AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KS, MT, ND, NV, OH, OK, OR, SD and UT. LCV Drivers in these states must meet the Long Combination Vehicles (LCV) Qualification and Certification Minimum Standards


Ability to count and perform basic math, with or without a calculator


Basic written and verbal communication skills (documentation, communication with peers, supervisors, etc.)


Ability to lift/carry hand freight weighing up to 100 pounds several times a week.


Ability to sit for extended periods of time, bend, twist, squat, climb in and out of truck


Ability to follow instructions and complete required training


Ability to work independently and/or as a team member




WORKING CONDITIONS:




Drive throughout shift on all types of roads and in all types of weather


Exposure to noise and vibration


Exposure to dust and diesel fumes


Exposure to hazardous materials shipped and packaged under DOT regulations


Hours may vary due to operational need


The Hazardous Materials endorsement must be obtained within 120 days of offer acceptance. An employee will not be allowed to drive a commercial motor vehicle without this endorsement.




Preferred Qualifications:


Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location(s). If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels. Actual pay is determined by job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, such as experience, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. Eligible employees offered health, vision, and dental insurance, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid bereavement, vacation (FT only), paid holidays (FT only).


Pay: Hourly Pay Range: $31.71 - $36.71 per hour; if assigned linehaul duties, Mileage Pay Range: $0.7302 - $0.8452 per mile, plus fixed pay for certain linehaul-related tasks equal to a fraction of the hourly rate (3/4, 1/2, 1/4), not based on time taken.


Additional Details: Starting Rate of Pay: $31.71 / hour


FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.




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FedEx Freight will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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