CDL Class A Driver (Short Haul)

Overview:

Founded in 2022, BGDC provides logistical excellence rooted in relationships.

BGDC offers over one hundred years of collective experience in cold chain logistics management. We understand the privilege of trust we have from our customers and are committed to exceeding their expectations. BGDC currently employs roughly 1,500 Associates across the United States with warehouse locations in Atlanta, Georgia and Roanoke, Virginia.

BGDC is driven to provide excellence within distribution while also allowing our Associates to grow and thrive in a rewarding industry. Our Associates are the foundation of our success, working together with our cutting-edge technology and proven management techniques to accomplish our mission.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver and pick up containers/trailers at various warehouse and customer locations, assists as needed with unloading or reloading the vehicle, and reports any discrepancies or issues to appropriate individual(s) immediately upon discovery. May be asked or required to deliver information to outside third parties to pick up and/or deliver containers/trailers as needed or as necessary.
• Serves as point of contact for the Company regarding product acceptance and/or delivery issues by processing paperwork including purchase orders, invoices, accounts receivables, fuel receipts, dispatch sheets, bills of lading, unloading receipts, trucking logs, and shipping schedules. May be asked or required to create, process, and track invoices and billing as needed or as necessary.
• Maintains Department of Transportation (DOT) vehicle logs as required by law, as well as any other Company documents necessary for operation of vehicle, performs daily equipment and vehicle inspections, and relays appropriate information between ports of entry and warehouses.
• Performs other driving and/or warehouse-related duties as required or as requested.

Knowledge & Employment Standards:

• Successful passing of Department of Transportation (DOT) background screen, pre-employment drug test, and other required physical and medical examinations.
• Demonstrated ability to enter and exit truck as well as hook and unhook trailering equipment.
• Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal and customer service communication skills sufficient to read and interpret road maps and road signs and partner with customers and other co-workers.
• Demonstrated mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals sufficient to complete required papers and documents.
• Demonstrated possession and application of reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, and speaking skills necessary to interact and respond to customers, co-workers, and management staff effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems in a fast-paced environment where deadlines and scopes may change regularly while maintaining accuracy. Drivers may be subject to conditions and other stresses and fatigue related to driving a motor vehicle on crowded streets and highways in various weather conditions. Demonstrated ability to self-start with little or no direction preferred.

Qualifications & Experience:

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
• Meet Federal Motor Carrier Qualifications
• Valid and current Commercial Driver License (CDL) with proper endorsements in state of residence which has no current license suspension or revocation.
• No convictions for a “serious or disqualifying traffic violation” within the last three (3) years.
• No conviction for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs violation within the past five (5) years.
• No more than four (4) moving violations in the past 36 months, and no more than two (2) moving violations in the previous 12 months.
• No preventable accidents involving a fatality, bodily injuries treated away from the scene, or disabling damage to a motor vehicle within three years.
• Two (2) years of experience operating tractor/trailer equipment.

BGDC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.35 - $31.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid orientation
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Referral program
• Safety equipment provided
• Vision insurance

Trucking driver type:

• Company driver

Trucking home time:

• Home daily

Trucking route:

• Local

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

• Forest Park, GA 30297: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person