CDL A or CDL B Driver
Hurst, TX 76053
11/3/2024
Position Description
About Mdm Scaffolding
Mdm Scaffolding is a full-service provider of specialized services, access, shoring, and hoisting solutions to the industrial, commercial, and aircraft industries since 1993. We deliver efficient, high-performance multi-service solutions; a wide range of commercial and industrial equipment; and an experienced engineering staff to service your construction project needs.
We pride ourselves on investing in our workforce and offer a competitive compensation package and benefits (PTO, health, dental and vision, short-term and long-term disability, accident, life, and travel insurance), as well as extensive on-the-job training for all eligible employees.
Job Summary
As a CDL Driver, this position is required to deliver and pick up equipment on a 26’ flatbed truck. During slow times, drivers have the option to help our shipping/receiving department to help pull orders, to make up for lost-time.
Main Responsibilities
- Both local and long-distance driving (D/FW metroplex and surrounding regions and states)
- Communicating and coordinating with Operations daily
- Obeying and following applicable traffic laws
- Securing scaffold and properly arranging it on truck
- Maintaining a detailed log of working hours in compliance with daily schedule, as well as state and federal regulations
- Ensuring any mechanical issues with the vehicle are corrected before driving
- Planning routes and meeting delivery schedules
- Complying with truck driving rules and regulations
- Performing daily maintenance of truck (refueling, cleaning, etc.)
- Loading and unloading truck with forklifts and pallet jack
- Manage time to meet daily delivery time demands without compromising safety, staying within legal posted speed limits, and adhering to all laws
- Interacting with customers and field team members in a professional manner
- Performing pre-and-post-trip vehicle inspection reports
- Verifying loads for accuracy
- Know the difference (after training), between Mdm equipment and competitive equipment, or customer-owned equipment on the same job site; and/or equipment returned to our yard that isn’t Mdm Equipment (Know the difference)
Job Requirements
- 5 Years’ experience utilizing flatbed trucks requiring chaining and strapping procedures, proper loading techniques, and assuring all loads are securely tied down to prevent falling off a truck
- Experience performing daily pre-drive inspections of vehicle
- Ability to work M-F and some weekends and nights
- Must have a clean driving and background for badging on high-security job sites
- Drivers are required to start early to meet the field crew at the job site by 7:00 am
- Pass drug screen and DOT physical (before and randomly during employment), and after an accident
- Climb in and out of the truck cab, on and off the truck bed unassisted
- Lift up to 80 lbs. on an occasional basis, 50 lbs. on a regular basis
- Throw straps and properly tie downloads for safe travel
- Operate and certified on a forklift with 2 years minimum experience
- Read delivery and return tickets, trucking schedules, DOT logs, and all correspondence related to the safe operations of trucks, forklifts, and hand tools
- Write essential information on appropriate documents
- Maintain daily delivery/return log noting arrival and departures and items out of the ordinary (stop for gas, traffic accident, etc.)
- Work outside yard and delivery conditions, unaffected by dust and extreme temperatures, and able to dress appropriately for all weather conditions
- Adapt to changes in work assignments daily, if necessary, including short notice when changes in times
- Ability to maintain the truck in good, safe working conditions, notifying your supervisor when maintenance needs to be performed or inspections or licenses are getting ready to expire
- Flexible lunch times, as schedules vary
- Required to clock in/out via company-assigned mobile app to confirm time spent
- Required to assist Field crew members on job sites as needed