Driver - Class A - Chicago, IL

Role Summary

Rockwell Transportation seeks a Class-A driver to join our growing fleet. As the private fleet for Rockwell Medical, our transportation team delivers life-sustaining medical products to dialysis clinics and hospitals throughout the country. This role involves a 5-day work week with home on weekends, various route patterns, and potential overnight travel to support our customers.

Responsibilities

• 5-day work week; home on weekends
• Routes are Monday through Friday or Sunday through Thursday; may include 2–4 overnights per week
• OTR or Regional routes with possibility of a daily local route, as needed
• Receive $5,000 sign-on bonus offered in two installments
• Regular communication with Driver Managers for scheduling, issue resolution on the road and at customer sites, and other administrative duties
• Interact with staff at clinics, hospitals, and dialysis centers during product delivery
• Unload product in designated areas at each site and gather used product barrels to return to our facilities

Qualifications

• Required: Must be 21 years of age or older
• Required: High school diploma or equivalent
• Required: Valid Class-A CDL
• Required: Valid DOT Medical Card
• Required: 3 yrs of clean MVR history; No serious/major offenses, no more than 2 major preventable accidents, or no more than 3 minor violations or accidents combined
• Required: Adheres to all safety rules for equipment use and driving outlined by Rockwell Medical and DOT
• Required: Ability to learn and adapt to new technology
• Required: Maintains driver hours of service log using Electronic Logging Device (ELD) or manually, as required
• Required: Must be professional, courteous, and self-motivated
• Required: Ability to maintain scheduling requirements and adjust to business needs as required
• Required: Ability to pass DOT drug test, physical, and background check

Education

Additional Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Repetitive lifting and moving of cases weighing up to 50 pounds
• Physical Requirements: Frequent entering and exiting of vehicle
• Physical Requirements: Frequent bending, crouching, twisting, reaching, grasping, climbing, and balancing
• Physical Requirements: Frequent kneeling, squatting, and wrist turning