Dedicated Team Driver - Home Weekly at XPO in La Salle, IL

What you’ll need to succeed as a Team Driver at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

• Be a member of an existing team. We are only recruiting existing teams, and both team members must apply to this position
• Able to partner with another driver in a sleeper tractor on extended runs
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Have a valid Class A commercial driver’s license
• Have a working knowledge of vehicle safety and control systems
• Safe driving record and history
• Hold a valid DOT Medical Certification Card or pass a company-paid DOT physical
• Available to work away from home in a five-day work week
• Possess hazardous materials, tank vehicle and doubles/triples endorsements

Preferred qualifications:

• Team driving or over-the-road experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective coordination with dispatchers and team members
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, demonstrating strong teamwork and cooperation

About the Team Driver job

Pay, benefits and more:

• Weekly pay
• Mileage pay will be paid at the designated rate of $0.974 per mile, split between each driver ($0.487 per mile) for all tasks related to the completion of the load
• Hourly pay of $35.42 will be provided for en route waiting times of more than an hour due to traffic, construction or weather-related delays
• Reimbursement for on-the-road showers
• Typical schedule is 5 days on, 2 days off
• Full health insurance benefits available on day one
• Hourly pay for 6 holidays
• PTO offered
• 401k with company match
• No touch and in-house freight
• Shops and fueling stations across the network to reduce delays
• 2023 Freightliner and Kenworth automatic trucks
• Microwaves and refrigerators in sleeper cabs
• Tool and repair kit in tractors

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Run loads between XPO facilities for pickup and drop off and work with fellow XPO employees
• Navigate various routes, maintain CMV safety, and ensure compliance with transportation regulations
• Operate various tractor-trailer combinations over long distances in a typical 5-day work week away from home
• Operate the vehicle safely within DOT regulations
• Operate all internal freight transportation work tools and required systems

Team Drivers are required to:

• Lift objects of various shapes, sizes, and weights (frequently up to 50 lbs. and occasionally greater than 75 lbs.)
• Safely climb in/out of tractor cab/trailer
• Sit for extended periods in a truck tractor
• Reach (including above your head), bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat and kneel
• Operate a tractor-trailer combination for up to 11 consecutive hours; in all types of weather, while safely transporting all freight types
• Properly operate a handheld device

Pursuant to U.S. Department of Labor requirements, the worker must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and record.

About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

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