Local City Driver - $1000 Sign On Bonus!!!! at Saia, Inc., Broussard, LA
When it began in 1924 years ago, Saia covered a two-state area: Louisiana and Texas. Today, Saia is one of the most successful LTL carriers in the United States, ranking in the top ten of carriers in the LTL sector. Much of Saia's growth has been accomplished through mergers and acquisitions.
Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) is a less-than-truckload provider of regional, interregional and guaranteed services covering 34 states. Saia is home to the industry-leading Xtreme Guarantee product, which guarantees total customer satisfaction from pick-up through invoicing. Saia offers complete North American coverage through partner agreements. With headquarters in Johns Creek, Ga., and a network of 147 terminals, we employ 7,400 people. For more information on Saia, visit the Saia Website at http://www.saia.com/ .
$1000 Sign On Bonus!!!!
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Local City Drivers operate various tractor-trailer combinations between company terminals and customer facilities or work sites within the terminal's geographic service area. They sort, handle, load, and/or unload freight at various companies and customer locations. May work terminal dock as needed.
The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:
- Possess class A CDL with doubles/triples and either hazmat or tankers endorsements
- Minimum 12 months of tractor trailer driving experience
- Must have recent tractor trailer driving experience within the past 24 months
- Multi-stop, local pick-up and delivery experience
- Good safety record
- Knowledge of local geographical delivery area
- Experience backing and manuevering tractor-trailers safely into tight areas
- Experience with hooking/unhooking trailers from tractor itself and the pushing, pulling, placing, lifting and attaching or detaching of various types of converter gear when necessary
- Knowledge of safe lifiting technique to load and unload cargo, including heavy, bulky and or cumbersome freight
- Ability to secure or re-secure cargo by blocking, bracing, using dunnage and other methods
- Experience operating forklifts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, to move, load, arrange, rearrange and unload freight
- Ability to understand and carry out instructions given orally or in writing, including those on manifests and other shipping documents
- Ability to perform work required in a timely manner and maintain adequate production in order to meet service schedules and customer commitments
- Ability to handle the customers’ freight safely and efficiently, and communicating tactfully and diplomatically with those individuals with whom the employee will be in contact as a company representative
- Knowledge of DOT rules and regulations
- Computer literate (Word, Excel, Email)
- Possess excellent customer service relations
Saia offers Local City Drivers:
Normally scheduled to work Monday to Friday
Paid New Hire Training: new drivers attend orientation and 5 days of training with a Driver Trainer
Hazmat handling and forklift training
Smith System training
Saia offers an excellent benefits package that you can afford!
Employees with 10 or more years of service do not pay Employee Contributions!!
Other great benefits include:
- Optional Dental Insurance
- Free Health Insurance after 10 years of service (no employee contributions)!!
- Free Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Free Short-term disability
- Optional Long-term disability coverage
- Other optional benefits such as supplemental life insurance, supplemental accidental death & dismemberment, critical illness insurance
- 401(k) plan with 25% match and immediate vesting
- Paid Vacation days, holidays and Personal/Sick Day
- Direct Payroll Deposit
- Paid weekly
- Employee Stock Purchase plan
- Credit Union
- Scholarship program
- Employee recognition programs
- Safety Awards program
Pay: $18.07 - 20.50 per PLUS $1000 Sign On Bonus!!!
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