What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lowboy Driver position at B&D Contracting, Inc.?
Summary of Responsibilities:
This position performs duties related to the movement of inventory, materials and heavy equipment. Responsible for driving trucks equipped with various configurations of dump body to transport and dump materials as needed. Loads and facilitates the movement of equipment using various tilt deck and lowboy trailers.
Maintains equipment to ensure long lasting use
- Maintains and inspects truck and trailer daily
- Performs preventative maintenance such as general equipment cleaning, checking fluid levels, lubrication, maintaining tires pressures, and changing trailers
- Positions blocks and/or tarps to secure load transit
- Loads and unloads equipment
Prepares required documentation accurately and timely
- Maintains load tickets for material picked up and delivered daily
- Keeps detailed time sheets of moving of machines and attachments
Maintains safe working operations at all times
- Operates truck safely to and from destination
- Obeys all traffic laws
- Adheres to all safety regulations and reports any violations to supervisor immediately
- Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed, bringing problems to the attention of the supervisor
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of basic vehicle inspection and maintenance
- Knowledge of safety precautions
- Maintain appropriate licenses and certifications
- Hand, eye and foot coordination
- Understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions
- Meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency
- Able to work in a team environment and communicate effectively
Benefits: After 90 days of employment.
Education and/or Experience:
- Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience in heavy equipment hauling/lowboy and dump trailer.
- Valid Class A CDL License and current medical certification required.
- Must have a clean driving record (MVR).
Physical Demands/Work Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision and depth perception. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
EEO Statement
Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business need without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $28.00 per hour
Trucking Driver Type:
- Company driver
Trucking Route:
- Dedicated
- Local
- Regional
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28