Class A CDL Driver

Purpose:

To keep accurate records of all long haul and short haul over the road trips including logs, mileage, and fuel purchases for fuel tax purposes.  Assists Cyclone Trucking Manager with administrative tasks, safety, issues, communications with truck drivers, and coordinates some return trip dispatching responsibilities.  Accuracy on the data entry for the trip data and log information is paramount.

Education:

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
Less than a High School Diploma
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)

Skills:

Basic Skills

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Speaking- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem Solving Skills

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills

• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Technology Design - Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Resource Management Skills

• Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Work Context

Body Positioning

• Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
• Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
• Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
• Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
• Spend Time Standing
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
• Spend Time Walking and Running

Communication

• Contact With Others
• Face-to-Face Discussions

Competition

• Level of Competition

Conflictual Contact

• Deal With Physically Aggressive People
• Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
• Frequency of Conflict Situations

Environmental Conditions

• Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
• Exposed to Contaminants
• Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
• Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
• Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

Impact of Decisions

• Frequency of Decision Making
• Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

Job Hazards

• Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
• Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
• Exposed to High Places
• Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

Routine versus Challenging Work

• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
• Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
• Structured versus Unstructured Work

Pace and Scheduling

• Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
• Time Pressure

Responsibility for Others

• Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
• Responsible for Others' Health and Safety

Role Relationships

• Coordinate or Lead Others
• Work With Work Group or Team

Work Attire

• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
• Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

Work Setting

• In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
• Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
• Physical Proximity

Tasks

• Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
• Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
• Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
• Mark or tag identification on parts.
• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
• Clean and lubricate equipment.

Activities

Handling and Moving Objects

• Load or unload material or work piece into machinery
• Mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
• Package goods for shipment or storage
• Perform repetitive tasks in assembly setting
• Wrap products

Performing General Physical Activities

• Clean rooms or work areas
• Load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
• Move or fit heavy objects

Controlling Machines and Processes

• Operate food processing production equipment/machinery
• Operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
• Operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery
• Operate ore refining/foundry equipment/machinery
• Operate packaging or banding machine or equipment
• Operate pulp or paper making equipment
• Operate textile production equipment/machinery
• Operate woodworking equipment/machinery

Getting Information

• Read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

• Sort manufacturing materials or products

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

• Examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
• Perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

• Monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

• Signal directions or warnings to coworkers

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Training and Teaching Others

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Tools and Technology

Tools

Adjustable wrenches

• Adjustable wrenches

Box end wrenches

• Ratcheting box wrenches

Files

• Hand files

Jacks

• Hand jacks
• Pipe jacks

Screwdrivers

• Phillips head screwdrivers
• Straight screwdrivers

Technology

Data base user interface and query software

• Data entry software

Spreadsheet software

• Microsoft Excel

Word processing software

• Microsoft Word