Private Fleet Driver

Apply online here: https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/295615

Quality Home Time of 3 nights every week (Fri, Sat, Sun):
-100% of our drivers are home every weekend
-Drivers can take the trucks home, domiciled out of your home location
-Home time the ENTIRE WEEKEND!!! (Over 48 hours - Friday evening until Monday morning)

Comprehensive Benefits:
-26 paid days off first year staring at $120.00 per day!!!
-Benefits including insurance start your 1st day!!!
-All benefits start day 1 including Cigna Health, Life, 401K, free short term disability. Dental and Vision plans also available.
-10 paid Vacation days starting at $120.00 per day, time off pay increase after 1st year
-10 paid Holidays starting at $120.00 per day, time off pay increase after 1st year
-6 paid sick days starting at $120.00 per day, time off pay increase after 1st year

Compensation:
- Top drivers earn up to $80,000 per year
- Recent CPM increase and $2500.00 sign on bonus
- .02 CPM annual increase every year with positive review reaching the top CPM pay by end of 3rd year.

Performance Compensation:
-Mileage plus stop pay (loaded and empty miles paid the same on practical mileage from zip to zip)
-1 pick 1 drop loads 99% of the time
-A large percentage of freight is drop and hook
-Quarterly Safety bonus and additional $50.00 clean inspection bonus
-2020 Freightliner Cascadia trucks with APU's equipped with Prepass and EZ pass.
-PAID COMPANY SMART PHONES WITH DATA PLAN

About our team:
-Metal Exchange Corporation well established Private Company since 1974 with 11 driving positions
-Metal Exchange owns 6 physical manufacturing and warehouse facilities
-Personalized dispatching with a family orientated attitude -- drivers are not just a truck number
-Very low driver turnover - good place to have a career
-Excellent CSA scores and safety first company
-Our drivers are truly the cream of the crop...be part of an elite and respected team!!!

• Safely and efficiently operate a class 8 tractor and trailer combination. Comply with Federal, State, Local, FMCSA, DOT regulations and laws including hours of service. Comply with MEC Fleet internal policies.
• Maintain appropriate and accurate routing from pick up location to delivery location.
• Ensure appropriate in-network fuelings.
• Manually open and close trailer doors (Approx. 25-50 lbs). Secure doors with chain and binder (Approx. 25-50 lbs).
• Manually dolly up and down trailer dolly legs (Approx. 50-75 lbs.).
• Climb up fixed trailer ladder on the front of the trailer nose and use crank bar handle to physically roll or unroll manual trailer tarps (Approx. 75-100 lbs.).
• Manually swing multiple roof bow headers to one side of the trailer by removing a pin from a pin-and-hinge assembly and reinstalling (Approx. 75-100 lbs.).
• Perform manual brake adjustments on slack adjusters requiring squatting or kneeling under the trailer (Approx. 25-50 lbs).
• Perform manual sliding of trailer tandems by pulling trailer slider bar to release the tandem pins (Approx. 75-100 lbs).
• Inspect tractor and trailer during pre-trip and post-trip inspections. This requires squatting, kneeling, bending or crawling underneath the trailer.  Any equipment repairs or defects report to Fleet Manager.
• Input load information into the Rand system accurately and timely. Actions include, but not limited to: arrival at shipper, loaded, arrival at consignee, empty, detention pay, trailer repair needed, time off request, etc.
• Utilize the tractor APU for any idling over 10 minutes including during 10 hr break.
• Utilize all hours of service, 11/14 hrs, on a daily basis unless extenuating circumstances (weather, sick, etc.)
• Maintain accurate daily driving logs to comply with DOT hours of service regulations.
• Organize and maintain driver paperwork in individual load envelopes.
• Address and work to resolve issues (log errors, missing load information, etc.) in a timely manner
• Provide excellent customer service to Metal Exchange customers. Communicate to MEC dispatch any customer feedback or concerns.
• Provide appropriate, consistent, and timely communication with internal and external customers including business units, customers, suppliers to ensure accurate processing of shipments
• Excellent communication required. (Ex. notifying dispatch when running behind)
• Consistent attendance required.
• Other physical miscellaneous duties that occur while completing the job.

Must have:
-Class "A" CDL
-3 years of verifiable OTR experience
-Good safety record
-Pass DOT physical and drug screen
-Meet all DOT requirements
-Be able to meet the physical job duties
-Good criminal record with no felonies

Apply online here: https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/295615