Description:
Key Responsibilities
- Operate double-bin roll-off trailers, vacuum trailers, and equipment transport trailers safely and competently.
- Transport roll-off bins, solid and liquid bulk waste, equipment, debris, and wreckage to and from incident sites, customer locations, and approved facilities.
- Deliver, position, exchange, and retrieve roll-off bins and containers as required.
- Assist with loading and unloading; ensure loads are properly secured and covered before transport.
- Verify load weights and distribution to prevent overloading and maintain safe vehicle operation.
- Inspect containers for damage, leaks, and secure closures before transport.
- Complete manifests, weight tickets, delivery receipts, disposal records, driver logs, mileage records, and other required transportation documentation accurately.
- Coordinate with dispatch, field crews, customers, and receiving facilities; provide timely status updates and accurate estimated arrival times.
- Conduct daily pre-shift inspections of trucks, equipment, tools, and inventory; immediately report defects, damaged or missing items, spills, leaks, load shifts, and unsafe conditions.
- Keep trucks clean and organized; maintain fuel tanks at least half full and fluid levels per manufacturer specifications, documenting fluids added on pre-shift inspection sheets.
- Follow applicable traffic laws and company safety procedures, including defensive driving, seat belt use, a four-second following distance, and minimizing backing and left turns.
- Assist environmental response crews with equipment transport and removal of debris and wreckage during spill cleanups and emergency operations.
- Observe site-specific safety rules, wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and use designated loading and unloading areas.
- Transport regulated materials only when authorized and appropriately trained, endorsed, permitted, and documented.
- Maintain required state licenses and support safe operations in inclement weather and varying field conditions.
Requirements:
Job Requirements and Qualifications
- Reside near the assigned service area to meet customer response-time requirements.
- Possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with hazardous materials and tanker endorsements, a clean driving record, and no automatic-transmission restriction; ability to operate manual-transmission trucks is required.
- Maintain required state licenses and successfully meet DOT medical qualification requirements.
- Be willing to undergo required drug testing and background screening, consistent with applicable law.
- Be able to bend, stoop, walk, and stand for extended periods in varying weather conditions.
- Demonstrate safe driving judgment and the ability to operate in inclement weather.
- Be available for on-call emergency response assignments, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as required.
