Description

Commercial Class A Driver — Local Work, Home Every Night

Lawson Drayage

Looking for a Class A driving career without long-haul routes or extended travel? Join Lawson Drayage and enjoy local work that allows you to return home every night.

No long haul. No overnight routes. No extended travel.

Lawson Drayage is seeking a dependable Commercial Class A Driver to assist with loading, transporting, and delivering customers’ products safely and on time. This is a hands-on position in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Experience with forklifts, load securement, and transporting materials of various sizes and weights is preferred but not required. We provide on-the-job training and certification in all aspects of the position. You’ll have opportunities to expand your skills while working with our fleet of late-model trucks and equipment.

What We Offer

• Local driving with no long-haul routes
• Home every night
• No extended or overnight travel
• On-the-job training and certification
• Late-model trucks and equipment
• Opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills
• A team-oriented work environment

Essential Responsibilities

• Communicate with dispatch regarding job requirements and daily assignments
• Provide dispatch with status updates throughout each job
• Inspect and prepare loads for safe transportation
• Determine the proper lifting method and equipment for each project
• Load and unload semi-trucks safely
• CDL must not have an automatic-transmission-only restriction (E restriction)
• Properly strap, tie down, and secure loads
• Determine load weights and identify centers of gravity
• Move equipment and materials to and from work areas
• Operate forklifts and other equipment as trained and authorized
• Maintain clean work areas and return tools to their proper locations
• Communicate professionally with customers and rigging, construction, engineering, and other on-site teams
• Follow all company, state, and federal safety requirements
• Complete and maintain required safety training
• Arrive on time and clock in and out correctly for every scheduled shift
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Valid Commercial Class A driver’s license
• General understanding of transporting materials of varying sizes and weights
• Experience with forklifts or similar equipment
• Familiarity with proper tie-down and load-securement procedures
• Ability to work safely in a hands-on, team-oriented environment
• Strong communication, dependability, and professionalism

Prior experience is helpful, but it is not required. At Lawson Drayage, we believe hands-on training is one of the most effective ways to learn our trade.

Build your career with Lawson Drayage—without sacrificing your evenings at home. Apply today.

CDL must not have an automatic-transmission-only restriction (E restriction)