CDL-A Truck Driver

Come work for the largest equipment dealer in North America! Are you a hardworking individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment and looking to take your career to the next level? If so, then come join our award winning team!

We provide our employees with the following tools and resources to be successful:

• Training
• Outstanding benefits package (Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, plus much more!)
• 401(k) with match
• Competitive wages
• Company laptop
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays

Our Lansing, MI branch is seeking a full-time CDL-A truck driver. This position is first shift, M - F, and paid hourly (no flat rate!) with occasional overtime as needed. You will be home each night. The primary responsibilities of the position consist of, but are not limited to:

• Timely delivery of equipment and basic upkeep of the truck
• Awareness of weight capacities when hauling equipment
• Maintain daily trip logs (electronic logbook & electronic timecard)
• Use company provided cell phone for timecard log
• Accurately complete paperwork
• Providing exceptional customer service
• Work and manage workloads independently
• Proper completion and submission of all required paperwork
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

• A minimum of 2 years of previous CDL-A truck driving experience is desired
  • Heavy Haul experience preferred
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A with a clean driving record
• Detach trailer/hydraulic ramp experience
• Awareness of weight capacities
• Knowledge in chaining/securing equipment
• Ability to operate forklifts and similar equipment
• Ability to hook and unhook trailers
• Must be able to operate manual transmissions
• Computer programs – HYPASS, Hyster TKC training software and Hyster contact management system
• Language Skills – Intermediate:
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Mathematical Skills – Basic:
  Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's, and ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance
• Reasoning Ability – Intermediate:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

• Move and carry chains for securing load
• Climb on/into trucks and trailers
• Physical/Sensory Functions:
  Regularly will stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands;
  Frequently will talk/hear;
  Occasionally will sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Vision:
  No special vision requirements
• Lift and/or Move Functions:
  Regularly will lift up to 10 pounds;
  Frequently will lift 11 to 25 pounds;
  Occasionally will lift from 26 to 100+ pounds
• Work Environment:
  Regularly will work near moving mechanical parts;
  Frequently will be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions;
  Occasionally will work in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), extreme cold and heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, vibration

Culture is Job #1. Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles:
Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team. More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships.

If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we're ready for you. Whether it's selling the world's-best big iron, rolling up your sleeves and servicing our industry-leading construction and material handling product brands or being a difference maker behind the scenes, we can use your skillset.

At Alta Equipment Group, we believe in mutual respect and are committed to diversity while inspiring our employees to reach their maximum potential. Voted a "Top Work Place USA", our employees across North America are committed to excellence. It's the…