No Experience Rv Transport Driver Jobs in Reno, NV

JOB SUMMARY:

Operate complex transportation equipment for inter-state pick-up and delivery of components, and parts. Pick up loaded trailers at Caterpillar distributions centers and deliver to Empire facilities. Picking up and delivering Empire stock to distributions centers. Overnight stays on a rotating schedule.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Operate transport trucks with or without trailers.   
• Ensure all loads are properly prepared, loaded, and secured before the transport vehicle proceeds from each stop.  Personally check and inspect the load.
• Perform a thorough check of the truck before and after each stop for pick-up or delivery.  Report any problems immediately to the supervisor.
• The transport vehicle and potential trailer(s) are prepared before and stow away after each trip. 
• Check all material picked-up or delivered at each stop against the manifest.  Prepare the manifest of all material picked-up during each trip.
• Comply with all Interstate Commerce Commission, Department of Transportation, State and local traffic and highway laws, rules, and regulations. 
• Safely operate all equipment in compliance with all legal weight and load size limits.    
• Maintain time schedules for departures and arrivals for both regular runs and special runs.
• Prepare, maintain, and submit all transport reports, logs, and forms required by Empire, including trip logs, driver reports, manifests, timecards or sheets and expense reports.
• Give full, courteous cooperation and service to clients and other Empire personnel.  Maintain a professional image of Empire in all contacts with the public.
• Work safely at all times.  Adhere to all applicable safety policies.  Comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards.

• May assist in loading or unloading other Empire trucks.
• Maintain driver’s license with Class A CDL.
• Work within and promote corporate values.

• Must have interpersonal skills to efficiently assist people in a professional manner.
• Must be able to operate truck and trailer safely and have a clean driving and safety record for the past 12 months.
• Must be able to read and correctly use permits, diagrams, and sketches   describing off-highway locations, routes, and job sites.
• Must be able to prepare well documented service, job, and trip reports.

• Must have acceptable attendance to meet all company standards and requirements.

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Must have current valid Class A CDL.
• Entry level driver, no experience required.
• Must be able to communicate (speak, read, comprehend, write) in English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; talk and hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; bend; climb; balance; stoop and kneel.
• The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

• This position is designated as a "Safety-Sensitive Position".   A Safety-Sensitive Position includes tasks or duties that Empire in good faith believes could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.