Local Truck Drivers

About the role

Truck Driver Local Class A

Hiring Event: September 11th

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Now hiring drivers! Join us today for this exciting opportunity!

• Class A Routes earn from $82000 to $88000 annually
• Class B Routes earn $70000 annually
• Local, Home Daily

Apply online or come visit us in person to apply. Walk-in's welcome!

Please come prepared for an interview and road test.

When: Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 from 9 am to 4 pm

Where: Courtyard Marriott, 17 Westage Drive, Fishkill, NY 12524

What you will do

• Perform multi-stop deliveries of parts and supplies to automotive dealerships
• Unload the trailer using manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, and rolling cages
• Use a scanner to scan products as they are unloaded and delivered

Schedule

• Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday with a 6 pm to 2 am dispatch

You will drive

• Late model, Penske Truck Leasing trucks
• Best-in-class specs designed for comfort

Comprehensive benefits package includes

• Paid vacation and holidays day 1
• Generous retirement benefits
• Excellent health care coverage- medical, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability; life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided uniforms and safety footwear
• Employee discount benefit program
• Driver referral bonus program up to $5000 per referral
• Safety incentive program
• Premier Driver Recognition Program

Why Penske?

• Ready to put your truck-driving career in high gear?
• Make the shift and fuel your career as a CDL Class A Truck Driver for Penske.
• When you join Penske, you join a team of professional truck drivers committed to delivering products safely and on time.
• And we're proud to haul freight for some of the world's leading 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.

Qualifications

• CDL Class A required
• Currently hold, or ability to obtain, a non-excepted interstate DOT medical card required
• 1 year of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years required, or 2 years of documented tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years
• 3 years DMV/MVR record with two or fewer moving violations or accidents
• Follow all federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• 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

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.
• 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.