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HMD Trucking, Inc Over the Road Driver (OTR Driver) in Gary, Indiana
HMD Trucking, Inc. is looking to fill Over The Road Truck Driver positions in Gary, Indiana. This is for a temporary, full-time peak load position and we are looking to fill 50 job openings for employment from April 1, 2025to December 31, 2025.
Duties:
Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure. Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order. Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles. Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required. Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations. Read bills of lading to determine assignment details. Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles. Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid, performing minor repairs, or washing trucks. Couple or uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks. Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned. Collect delivery instructions, verifying instructions and routes. Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials. Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes. Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage. Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, phones, or global positioning systems (GPS) equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers. Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations. Load/unload trucks using special loading-related equipment/other equipment. Plan or adjust routes based on changing conditions, using computer equipment, global positioning systems (GPS) equipment, or other navigation devices, to minimize fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Perform emergency roadside repairs, such as changing tires or installing light bulbs, tire chains, or spark plugs. Remove debris from loaded trailers. Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers. Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods. Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions. Install/remove special equipment, such as tire chains, grader blades, plow blades, or sanders. Operate idle reduction systems or auxiliary power systems to generate power from alternative sources, such as fuel cells, to reduce idling time, to heat or cool truck cabins, or to provide power for other equipment. Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers. Operate trucks equipped with snowplows or sander attachments to maintain roads in winter weather.
Travel Details: Driving trucks throughout the United States.
Require
ments: Must have
one year of experience as a
Class A or equivalent commercial truck driver
.
Must have
Class A or equivalent commercial
drivers
license
.
Boarding provided in sleeper truck.
Terms and Conditions of employment: $
29.96
/
hr
, at least 40hrs/
wk
,
Mon-Sat, 8:00am to 5:00pm (schedu
l
e varies).
In addition to base wage,
drivers
will
earn 10 cents per mile for all miles exceeding 11,500/month
and a
Netrodyne
safety score of 850 or above
.
Transportation: From the place of which the worker has come to work, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment, if the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work contract or in the event the worker is dismissed earlier, the employer will provide or pay for worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent empl