Dedicated Team Driver - Home Weekly

Company: XPO
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

What you'll need to succeed as a Team Driver at XPOMinimum qualifications:

• Be a member of an existing team. We are only recruiting existing teams, and both team members must apply to this position
• Able to partner with another driver in a sleeper tractor on extended runs
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Have a valid Class A commercial driver's license
• Have a working knowledge of vehicle safety and control systems
• Safe driving record and history
• Hold a valid DOT Medical Certification Card or pass a company-paid DOT physical
• Available to work away from home in a five-day work week
• Possess hazardous materials, tank vehicle and doubles/triples endorsements Preferred qualifications:
  • Team driving or over-the-road experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective coordination with dispatchers and team members
  • Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, demonstrating strong teamwork and cooperation About the Team Driver jobPay, benefits and more:
    • Weekly pay
    • Mileage pay will be paid at the designated rate of $0.91 per mile, split between each driver ($0.455 per mile) for all tasks related to the completion of the load
    • Hourly pay of $33.07 will be provided for en route waiting times of more than an hour due to traffic, construction or weather-related delays
    • Reimbursement for on-the-road showers
    • Typical schedule is 5 days on, 2 days off
    • Full health insurance benefits available on day one
    • Hourly pay for 6 holidays
    • PTO offered
    • 401k with company match
    • No touch and in-house freight
    • Shops and fueling stations across the network to reduce delays
    • 2023 Freightliner and Kenworth automatic trucks
    • Microwaves and refrigerators in sleeper cabs
    • Tool and repair kit in tractors What you'll do on a typical day:
      • Run loads between XPO facilities for pickup and drop off and work with fellow XPO employees
      • Navigate various routes, maintain CMV safety, and ensure compliance with transportation regulations
      • Operate various tractor-trailer combinations over long distances in a typical 5-day work week away from home
      • Operate the vehicle safely within DOT regulations
      • Operate all internal freight transportation work tools and required systems Team Drivers are required to:
        • Lift objects of various shapes, sizes, and weights (frequently up to 50 lbs. and occasionally greater than 75 lbs.)
        • Safely climb in/out of tractor cab/trailer
        • Sit for extended periods in a truck tractor
        • Reach (including above your head), bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat and kneel
        • Operate a tractor-trailer combination for up to 11 consecutive hours; in all types of weather, while safely transporting all freight types
        • Properly operate a handheld device About XPOXPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status. All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test. The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification. Review XPO's candidate privacy statement here. Eligible participants who are hired while the program is in effect will receive a $X,XXX sign-on bonus, if you voluntarily terminate employment before 12 months of continuous employment, you are required to repay 100% of the sign-on bonus. If you terminate employment after 12 months but before 24 months, you are required to repay 50% of the sign-on bonus. The sign-on bonus will be paid in accordance with the Company's payroll procedures on the normal payroll date following 30 days of your continuous employment. Current XPO employees are not eligible for sign-on bonuses. A $X,XXX retention bonus will be paid to those eligible participants who are hired while the program is in effect and attain 6 months of continuous employment with XPO in their current qualified position. Eligible participants who are hired while the program is in effect and attain 12 months of continuous employment in their current qualified position will receive another $X,XXX bonus. The bonuses are subject to all applicable taxes. All other rules governing this program will apply. Current XPO employees are not eligible for retention bonuses.
          
          

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