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Best Drivers Wanted > Driving for Roadway > Career Resources > Job Descriptions > Pickup & Delivery, Local, City Driver
As a pickup and delivery (P&D Local City) driver you will transport freight between a Roadway facility and a customer location, load and unload freight from the truck and interact with your customers to identify opportunities to exceed their expectations. Many P&D drivers work in a 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.
Basic Requirements to be a Roadway Driver
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 licenses suspension or revocation for 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 or 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
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 oral or written instructions.
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. Load, unload or otherwise move freight in a variety of packaging and weights.
Environmental Working Conditions
The environment varies 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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