Driver Truck

Traverse City, MI - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 23 - 25

Posted on: 21-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Truck Driver Gravel Train/Live Bottom/Transfer

Team Elmers seeks to fill an opening for a seasonal Gravel Train Live Bottom or Transfer Truck Driver. This is a CDL A heavy haul driver position that requires a minimum of 3 years experience hauling payloads over 30 tons. This position is based out of Traverse City for local hauling.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical safety and emergency equipment is in good working order.
Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status following applicable state and federal regulations.
Secure cargo for transport using ropes blocks chain binders or covers.
Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
Report vehicle defects accidents traffic violations or damage to the vehicles.
Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required. .
Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons including tractor-trailer combinations to transport and deliver materials and/or equipment.
Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Read tickets to determine assignment details.
Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources verifying instructions and routes.
Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
Operate equipment such as truck cab computers CB radios phones or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases supervisors or other drivers.
Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions using computer equipment global positioning systems (GPS) equipment or other navigation devices to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.
Remove debris from loaded trailers.
Maintain cleanliness of truck inside and out.
Perform pre-trip and post trip inspections.
Provide top notch customer service.
Function at all times with a safety first mentality and role model this to new drivers and the community.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the position.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED preferred
Valid Commercial Drivers License Class A with Doubles/Triples Endorsement
Clean driving record for past 5 years
Minimum of 3 years driving experience
Ability to pass pre-employment DOT physical and drug screen
Previous gravel train experience 3 years
Previous experience in a construction or logging style trucking environment

EEO/AA

Truck Driver Gravel Train/Live Bottom/TransferTeam Elmers seeks to fill an opening for a seasonal Gravel Train Live Bottom or Transfer Truck Driver. This is a CDL A heavy haul driver position that requires a minimum of 3 years experience hauling payloads over 30 tons. This position is based out of T...

Truck Driver Gravel Train/Live Bottom/Transfer

Duties and Responsibilities:

Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical safety and emergency equipment is in good working order.
Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status following applicable state and federal regulations.
Secure cargo for transport using ropes blocks chain binders or covers.
Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
Report vehicle defects accidents traffic violations or damage to the vehicles.
Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required. .
Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons including tractor-trailer combinations to transport and deliver materials and/or equipment.
Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Read tickets to determine assignment details.
Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources verifying instructions and routes.
Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines or manipulating fifth-wheel locks.
Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
Operate equipment such as truck cab computers CB radios phones or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases supervisors or other drivers.
Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions using computer equipment global positioning systems (GPS) equipment or other navigation devices to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or unloading using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary.
Remove debris from loaded trailers.
Maintain cleanliness of truck inside and out.
Perform pre-trip and post trip inspections.
Provide top notch customer service.
Function at all times with a safety first mentality and role model this to new drivers and the community.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the position.

Qualifications: