Truck Driver Local/Regional from Dewey OK

- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting goods.

- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.

- Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.

- Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.

- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.

- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products and materials.

- Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.

- Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.

- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles through the proper channels.

- Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.

- Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting, or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.

- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.

- Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.

- Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.

- Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs.

- Remove debris from loaded trailers.

- Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.

- Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.

- Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations.

- Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.

- Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.

Hold an active and valid Class A CDL: You must be at least age 21 to drive a commercial motor vehicle across Oklahoma state lines, carry hazardous materials, or transport any passengers. You must not have more than one driver’s license, and your driving privileges must not be suspended, revoked, canceled or disqualified in Oklahoma or any other state. You must meet the medical requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. You must prove citizenship in the state of Oklahoma and have permission to work in the United States, showing legitimate personal identification which may include a Social Security Card, a Birth Certificate, or a Green Card. You must certify that you are not subject to any of the CDL disqualifications for drivers. You must be able to fluently speak and read the English language