05/03/2021
Take and comprehend orders for delivering shipments within city/state and/or in other cities/states.
Ascertain that all paperwork, including documents and bills are available with each shipment.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections on assigned vehicles to ensure that they are in good working order.
Map appropriate routes (safe and most efficient) on either conventional maps or GPS and follow mapped route to reach destinations.
Drive assigned vehicles over mapped routes while abiding by all driving regulations (i.e. speed limit, etc.)
Ascertain that alternate routes are taken in cases of road blocks or other emergencies. Relay change in route to appropriate supervisor/dispatcher once safe to do so.
Reach destinations within assigned timelines and verify recipient information according to company protocols.
Assist in unloading shipments by using equipment such as hoist, pallet mover, dollies and or by hand.
Obtain customers’/recipients’ signatures on receipts and communicate each delivery to the supervisor or dispatcher.
Perform regular and preventative maintenance on assigned vehicles and report any problems or repair issues to the supervisor.
Maintain logs in accordance with designated company protocols and procedures.
Secondary responsibility = Warehouse associate
