City Driver

Starting Rate of Pay: $ 36.18 per hour **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, essential functions 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. EST FedEx Freight, Inc FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with FedEx Freight, please e-mail at ADAAssistance@fedexfreight.com. FedEx Freight will not discharg…