Local cdl Jobs in Akron, OH

Orrville Trucking & Grading is hiring Full Time CDL A or B Local Ready-Mix Drivers who live within 25 miles of Orrville / Wooster, OH. Drivers will haul concrete around the Wooster/Orrville, OH area and can expect to work year-round. Drivers will have the opportunity to learn both Class A and Class B commercial trucks, including, but not limited to, mixers (primary), dump trucks, and semi-trucks. Additional opportunities to learn to operate other commercial vehicles are available. Drivers must be able to operate a manual transmission.

At Orrville Trucking & Grading, safety is our priority. 50% of our fleet (and growing!) doesn't have ladders which makes it much safer and less taxing for our drivers. We have invested heavily in technology to make our drivers jobs efficient, such as central mix batch plants, no hoppers on trucks, a truck wash to automatically wash down your truck, and a Drum Blaster to ease end of day wash up.

Compensation:

• Starting hourly pay based on experience: $20 - $22
  • Average hours weekly: 45-55 (+)
  • Overtime pay after 40 hours at time-and-a-half
• 2-3 raises/reviews per year (average raise over the last 5 years has been $1.70)
• Quarterly performance bonuses in Q2, Q3 & Q4 (equivalent to an additional dollar per hour)
• Paid via direct deposit weekly

Benefits & Perks:

• Great company benefits starting on day 90:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available for full-time employees)
    • Free telehealth service included
• FSA & HSA options available
  • Orrville contributes $500 to full-time employees FSA or HSA accounts annually to cover your DOT medical certificate
• Free $15,000 Company Paid Life Insurance after 30 days employed
• Free long & short term disability insurance
• Profit-sharing plan after 1-year of employment and 1,000 hours worked
  • Employees will receive a 5% guarantee annually of your yearly gross earnings & may also contribute their own wages when eligible
• 6 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off – Start accruing time on day 1!
  • Accrue 8 hours of PTO for 400 hours worked, after Jan. 1 of the following year accrue 8 hours of PTO for every 200 hours worked
  • There is no cap to PTO and all PTO rolls over every year
• Paid training and paid orientation:
  • 5-week PAID training for all drivers, including 1:1 time spent with a trainer, 1:1 with each member of the leadership team, classroom experience to review training, and online training
• After 6 months of employment, Class B CDL holders are eligible for a FREE training course and test to upgrade to a Class A CDL
• Perks: Gym membership (will reimburse $15/month), $150 boot voucher, free smoking cessation program, free medical advocacy program, free financial advisor sessions, free financial education classes, all employees receive a 20% discount on the purchase of our concrete / stone

Home Time, Route & Schedule:

• Home Time: Home every night - we guarantee you'll be home for dinner!
• Schedule: Monday - Friday
  • 1 Saturday is required per month in the busy season (May-September)
  • We do not close due to inclement weather, unless weather poses danger to drivers on the road.
• Shift: Start times between 6:30am and 7:30am
• Route: 30 miles around Orrville / Wooster, OH
• Level of Touch: Orrville Trucking & Grading is heavily advanced in technology to ensure drivers have a very limited level of touch and ensures safety is being prioritized:
  • Drivers will be helping to setup concrete chutes at each job
  • Ladders have been removed from 50% of fleet; helps to avoid up & down movement and prevent injury
  • Drivers will never have to manually clean out the inside of their drums
  • Removed charge hoppers
  • Automatic truck washes at both plants
  • Centralized batch plants - All automated

Equipment:

• Newer model Freightliners & Peterbilts
• Automatic & Manual Transmission
  • Must be able to operate a manual transmission
• 100% of the mixer fleet and 70% of the mixer and dump truck fleet, respectively, are automatic
  • All new trucks going forward are automatic
• Inward & outward facing dashcams in all trucks

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have CDL A or B license
• Must be able to operate a manual transmission
• Drivers with previous Ready-Mix experience will be highly considered
• No DUI/DWIs in the last 5 years
• Must meet Department of Transportation (DOT) testing and physical requirements and be knowledgeable of DOT regulations
• Must be able to pass a required pre-employment drug screen
• Hiring Radius: Drivers must live within 25 miles of Wooster or Orrville, OH

For more than 50 years, Orrville Trucking & Grading has served the Wayne, Holmes, Ashland, Stark, and Summit county areas. Our commitment is to deliver the best quality ready-mix and stone products to the job site in a timely manner. We use the latest technologies to improve both our production and delivery times.