Chemical Tank Truck Driver

Sprint Transport provides hazardous and non-hazardous bulk liquid transportation to the petrochemical industry. With a fleet of new model tractors and extensive inventory of chemical trailers, both insulated and non-insulated trailers, the company handles long haul and local movements from a terminal centrally located in the Golden Triangle and its critical industries.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• The safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and equipment
• Driving commercial motor vehicles pulling equipment ranging in length from forty-five (45) to fifty-three (53) feet in length, for several consecutive hours (usually no more than five) with occasional stops to load or unload and perform routine service tasks associated with the job
• Inspecting trucks before and after trips and submitting reports as required
• Maintaining Driver Daily Logs in accordance with FMCSR 395
• Maintaining other paperwork and systems as required by Sprint or its customers
• Communicating with Sprint fleet management, staff, and customers; in person and by phone

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to regularly climb up into and down out of tractors/containers/tanks/flatbeds, etc.
• Must be able to raise and lower trailer landing gear by operating hand crank mechanisms in all types of weather conditions; fastening chains or binders to secure loads on trailers during transit
• Must be able to walk, bend, reach, push, pull, stoop and squat as well as grip, and lift seventy-five (75) lbs. to the waist and forty-two (42) lbs. overhead if necessary, during the loading or unloading process
• Must be able to walk, bend, reach push, pull and climb, as necessary, to perform vehicle inspections required by FMCSR Section 396.13

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Three years commercial driving experience, two years chemical tanker experience, and at least one year hazmat.
• Have a Class A CDL, X endorsement, TWIC card
• Be able to pass a road test, drug screen, physical, background check
• No more than two moving violations in the past two years
• Other disqualifications may apply