Drivers

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Position: Driver

Work Location: see below
Wage: see below CARTS provides public transportation services in nine Texas

counties surrounding the capital city:
Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays,

Lee, Travis, and Williamson.

Opening Date: February 6, 2025
CARTS is a public agency, a transportation district.

Closing Date: until filled
CARTS is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

CARTS is hiring Drivers for these openings:

Location* Status** Required License and Endorsement(s)

Lockhart Full-time Non-CDL standard TDL

San Marcos Full-time Commercial (CDL) A or B; P & Air Brakes Endorsements

*Drivers report to their work location using **All new employees, including PT, must attend a full-time two-week

their own vehicle or means of transportation. training class with hours being roughly 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Important Note: All Drivers, Non-CDL and CDL, must pass a DOT physical paid for by CARTS.

Position Summary: Drives bus, sedan, or other vehicle to transport passengers in a safe, professional, and timely

manner, and assists passengers as needed.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday; hours to be determined

Wage: $17.50 per hour (Non-CDL); $19.00 per hour (CDL)

Full-time employees (40 hours per week) receive medical, dental, and life insurance at no cost.

All regular employees receive paid time-off- vacation, sick, holiday.

Additional benefits offered, including retirement plan.

Qualifications

• State of Texas Commercial Driver License (Class B, A or C) with Passenger endorsement*

• Air Brakes endorsement*
• High School Diploma or GED (preferred)
• Previous commercial driving experience (preferred)
• Must pass a Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) physical examination
• Must pass a drug test
• Must have a good driving record (three to five-year record with no more than two violations)
• Must pass a criminal background check

• depends on position (may not be a requirement); a standard TDL is accepted for some Driver positions
  

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Communication skills (English), verbal and writing, with ability to fill out written reports.
• Ability to use local or regional geographic knowledge to locate addresses, and ability to read maps.
• Social skills with ability to communicate and interact with passengers under various conditions.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to individuals with disabilities, recognizing their needs.
• Ability to use a mobile computing device such as an electronic tablet (preferred).

Summary of Functions and Responsibilities

1. Drive vehicles over specified routes, to specified destinations, or where directed

• Transports passengers according to time schedules. Follows route schedules and makes passenger pick-ups

• Complies with traffic regulations, and maintains awareness of road conditions and weather, and ensures that

• Complies with all federal and state transportation laws and regulations that are applicable to the particular

• Follows the instructions given by the dispatch office, as well as those given by supervisors.
• May collect or process fares, tickets, or passes. May maintain records of the number of passengers

transported or obtain signatures from passengers. Documents any changes to the manifest/schedule.

• Operates vehicle with the comfort of passengers in mind to include regulating the air conditioning/heating

2. Communicates with Coworkers and Public

3. Assists Passengers

4. Maintains Vehicle

• Performs, and submits, pre-trip (and post-trip) inspections of vehicle as required by DOT regulations,

securing straps are on board.

• Refuels vehicle at end of shift; may be required to perform basic minor vehicle preventive maintenance, for

• Checks bus at the end of shift for remaining, possibly sleeping, passengers; follows lost-and-found agency

• Maintains cleanliness of vehicle’s interior and exterior, including floors, windows, mirrors, and, keeping

• Maintains and safeguards all property assigned and reports any misuse, destruction, or loss.

Application Procedure

1. Obtain a CARTS application

• Applications are available at most CARTS stations (including in Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Creek, and San

• Applications can be printed from: RideCARTS.com
  

2. Submit a CARTS application

• Mail application to:

P.O. Box 2107

Bastrop, TX 78602

• Hand deliver application to the CARTS Headquarters office at 5300 Tucker Hill Ln, Cedar Creek, TX

• Email application to: jobs@RideCARTS.com
  

(faxes are not accepted)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the person's race, color, religion,

sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information,

protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.