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Best Drivers Wanted > Driving for Roadway > Career Resources > Job Descriptions > Combination Driver
Combination driver dockworker positions provide a variety of work assignments from moving freight on and off trailers to driving locally and interacting with customers. As a combination driver dockworker you will identify packaged goods, unload or load as required, and transport shipments between a Roadway facility and a customer location and vice versa. Most combination driver dockworkers remain in their local area and are able to return home daily. Sound good? Read on to learn more.
This description represents the most significant skills, responsibilities, requirements, and duties of a driver but does not exclude other occasional assignments not mentioned here.
Basic Requirements to be a Combination Driver/Dock Worker
You must be at least 21 years of age. Roadway prefers you have one or two years driving experience, but if you don't please go to less than one year experience to learn about training options.
You must possess a current valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with current double/triple and hazardous material endorsements. And you must meet all DOT requirements.
You must pass a DOT physical examination and drug screen, pass a physical ability test, and successfully complete a road test operating the type of equipment Roadway uses.
You must have a history of safe driving verified by a current Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) from the State that issued your CDL. You must have no DUI/DWI violations or DOT serious violations within the past five years. Have involvement in no more than one accident within the last three years, no license suspension or revocation of more than 30 days during the previous three years for conviction of a moving violation. No record of citation or conviction for three years prior to applying for refusing to take a test required by implied consent or similar law, violation of an "open container" or similar statute, operating under suspension, revocation or cancelled license, leaving the scene of an accident, speed exhibition or drag race, fleeing or eluding a police officer, etc.
Basic Required Skills and Abilities
Have the ability to frequently move freight weighing up to 100 pounds per piece the length of a trailer (up to 50 feet).
You must have the ability to read, write, and speak in English sufficiently to converse with the general public, respond to official inquirires, and understand and follow both oral or written instruction.
You must be able to interpret highway traffic signs, read road maps, and determine route and direction.
You must have the ability to read a bill of lading, make accurate entries in daily driver logs, and to interact with your customers.
You must have thorough knowledge of hazardous material regulations, have an understanding of DOT Hours of Service Rules and the ability to perform essential duties and responsibilities within those guidelines.
You must have judgment necessary to make quick decisions; the ability to bend and stoop to inspect the underside of equipment for a moderate amount of time; the maniuplative skills and dexterity to control an oversized steering wheel, shift gears using a manual transmission, and maneuver a commercial motor vehicle in crowded areas; and sight and peripheral vision necessary to monitor complex driving situations.
Have the ability to climb ladders on the tractor and/or trailer(s) and to frequently enter and exit the tractor cab, as well as to sit for long periods of time.Be able to couple and uncouple combination vehicles which requires the ability to repeatedly turn a crank and operate a release lever.
Have the ability to frequently move freight weighing up to 100 pounds per piece the length of a trailer (up to 50 feet).
Environmental Working Conditions
The environment will vary by geographic location and weather conditions. A driver may encounter vibration, noise, odors, and extremes in temperature and wind as well as exposure to varied weather, varied work surfaces, varied lighting, and confinded and/or congested areas. A driver may occasionally be exposed to petroleum-based products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, oil, and grease.
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