Petroleum Transport Driver Des Moines, IA

We are looking for a Petroleum driver within a 50-mile radius of Des Moines, IA to deliver petroleum-based products in bulk, transport them via Semi-Truck and Trailer, and unload products at various customer locations. This is a flexible schedule of Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday to Saturday.

Responsibilities:

• Loading Petroleum products at refineries, ethanol plants, and bulk storage facilities.
• Unloading Petroleum products at numerous customer locations such as gas stations, airports, refineries, and bulk storage facilities.
• Ability to pump on and off petroleum and ethanol products using a Power Take Off.
• Dropping, hooking and connecting trailers to semi-truck. This includes manually raising and lowering dolly legs on the trailer with up to 50 pounds of torque resistance.
• Hooking up hoses and fittings to load and unload these Petroleum products safely and securely.
• Checking customer tank levels prior to unloading to make sure tanks do not fill past 90% ullage.
• Properly using vapor recovery hose at all loading and unloading locations.
• Reaching, pulling and pushing Petroleum hoses weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Climbing up ladder on trailer to check tank and levels and make sure the load is secured.
• The maximum weight the ladder can accommodate is 450 pounds with a 200 pound at the top of the trailer.
• Climbing in and out of Semi-Truck using 3 points of contact.
• Loading exactly what petroleum products, appropriate quantities, and correct suppliers on all loads per dispatch instructions.
• General conversations in English with dispatchers, customers, and loaders to accommodate their needs.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting up to 50 lbs. Stooping, bending, twisting, pulling, grasping
• Climbing, Prolonged sitting

Required Qualifications:

• Valid Class A - CDL driver’s license with tanker and hazmat endorsement.
• Approved medical card via DOT certified doctor, PA, Chiropractor
• DOT 49 CFR 171-180 formerly HM-126 training

• No Slip-seating; assigned equipment
• Late model Peterbilt's with 13 speeds
• Annual Average Salary: 85k – 110k
• Mileage based pay.
• Additional pay for loading/unloading/stops, etc.
• Paid weekly
• Medical In
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Vacation Pay
• Quarterly Safety Bonus