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Tractor Trailer Driver

WM
Burnsville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Oct 2025

About the role

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The value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It’s a way to create opportunities for you and your family.

We Are Stable: Our WM team is home every day, and our team members perform essential and meaningful work.

We Are Committed to Growth: Annual Education Assistance Benefit available for team members.

We Are Investing in You: Amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, dependent day care, and more!

Who are we? #WeAreWM

Ready to roll with us?  Click Apply to join the WM team today (formerly Waste Management) 

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

  • Be home every night and weekend
  • Industry-leading health insurance
  • 3 Weeks Paid Time Off
  • 401k + Company Match
  • Discounted Stock Options
  • Yearly boot allowance, uniforms, safety vests and protective eye wear
  • An opportunity to work with an empowering workforce and career advancement 

Shift Schedule: 1st Shift Full-Time 5:00 am start time (10 to 12-hour days)

Experience Level: All levels of experience

I. Job Summary

Safely operates a tractor-trailer or a straight truck with a pup trailer (or other vehicle requiring a class A CDL) to perform assigned duties on designated routes.


II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 

  • Operates vehicle in accordance with Occupational and Safety Health Act (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements as well as all local, state and federal requirements and Company expectations for the Fleet; maintains a clean and safe vehicle.
  • Performs pre- and post-trip inspections of assigned vehicle using standard eDVIR (electronic Driver Vehicle Inspection Report); notes all issues on eDVIR form for corrective review/repair.
  • Immediately reports any unsafe situations or unscheduled service calls to Operations Manager and Dispatch before attempting service.
  • Participates and cooperates in all scheduled training, briefings, and meetings as required by Operations Manager.
  • Works closely with Operations Managers and Dispatch to improve route efficiencies and identify problem or unsafe accounts.
  • Performs all duties as scheduled by Operations Manager and Dispatch, assisting other company drivers as directed.
  • Notifies Operations Manager of any incidents, accidents, injures, or property damage.
  • Notifies Operations Manager and Dispatch of issues as prescribed by Service Machine protocol, including blocked containers, services that cannot be completed, or problems that arise on the route.
  • Communicates customer requests, issues, or service changes to Operations Manager and Dispatch.
  • Completely dumps all containers and leaves the customer’s location clean and free of debris.
  • Positions containers on the customer’s property in a manner that ensures containers do not block driveway entrances or traffic.
  • Follows route assignments throughout the day and completes all documentation when checking-in at the end of the route.

III. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

  • Education: None required.
  • Experience: 1 year operating a vehicle requiring a CDL or 1 year equivalent military driving within the last 7 years required.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

  • Commercial Driver License (CDL) Class A upon hire required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Legally eligible to work in the United States.
  • Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
  • Successfully complete pre-employment DOT drug screen and DOT physical.

IV. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding the physical requirements, and work environment of the job. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.
  • Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than _ pounds frequently.  
  • Requires pushing, pulling, bending, twisting and lifting up to _ lbs.
  • Normal setting for this job is outdoors and/or driving a video/GPS monitored vehicle.
  • Will be exposed to

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