About the Role
Operate a company vehicle safely to pick up and deliver vehicles from auctions or private parties. This role involves loading, verifying, and securing vehicles, managing paperwork, and ensuring compliance with transportation regulations.
Responsibilities
- Operate a company vehicle in a safe manner to pick up vehicles from auto auctions or private parties.
- Load vehicles and verify loaded vehicles.
- Collect paperwork, pay for cars with a company check, and obtain signatures from pick-up locations.
- Deliver vehicles to the plant and any items pertaining to the load.
- Drive a company vehicle in a safe, courteous, and responsible manner, avoiding traffic violations and accidents.
- Follow DOT procedures.
- Pick up vehicles at auction or private party and load onto the company truck.
- Secure vehicles and verify the condition of the truck and the load, and gather paperwork associated with the vehicle.
- Leave the plant with orders on the vehicle pick up location, drive to the pick up destination, and verify vehicles.
- Obtain a signature at the pickup location, confirm the accuracy of the vehicles shown on the order and received, and sign off verifying the integrity of the load at the location.
- Make proper notations on the vehicles.
- Work carefully to prevent injury or damage to vehicles.
- Comply with established company policies and procedures.
- Complete annual training as assigned.
- Operate in compliance with applicable rules and regulations set forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
- Assume other duties as assigned.
- Walk the yard and place debris in the cars being removed from the yard.
Requirements
- Possess a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record.
- Must qualify for corporate insurance programs, including vehicle insurance.
- Must meet Department of Transportation (DOT) testing and physical requirements and be knowledgeable of DOT regulations.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must comply with state and local mandated requirements as well as Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) regulations.
Skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc.
- Basic messages communicated orally.
- May write brief messages and keep simple records.
- Mobile app and mobile device knowledge.
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Daily travel
- Overnight travel
Experience Level
- 1+ years of related experience
- Six months of warehouse operations experience
- One year of commercial driving experience or a certificate from an accredited commercial driving school
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
