Heavy Truck Driver Wanted in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
A heavy truck driver operates large commercial vehicles to transport construction equipment, machinery, building materials, freight, industrial products, and other heavy cargo throughout Charlotte and surrounding areas.
Current Charlotte-area opportunities include Class A CDL drivers, heavy-haul drivers, regional truck drivers, local drivers, flatbed drivers, intermodal drivers, and specialized equipment-hauling positions.
List of Heavy Truck Driver Vacancies
Heavy Truck Driver
A heavy truck driver operates large commercial trucks to transport heavy or high-volume cargo.
Responsibilities can include inspecting the vehicle, securing loads, following designated routes, completing deliveries, maintaining driving records, and communicating with dispatch.
Heavy Haul CDL Driver
A heavy-haul driver transports oversized construction equipment, machinery, and other heavy loads using specialized trailers.
A current Charlotte position with Hi-Way Paving involves operating a lowboy trailer to transport heavy and oversized equipment between job sites, yards, and batch plants.
Class A Heavy Truck Driver
A Class A driver operates tractor-trailers and combination vehicles for heavy freight transportation.
Responsibilities can include pre-trip inspections, load securement, long-distance driving, delivery documentation, and equipment maintenance.
Local Heavy Truck Driver
A local heavy truck driver transports materials and equipment around Charlotte and nearby communities.
Responsibilities can include making deliveries to construction sites, loading and unloading materials, inspecting the vehicle, and returning to the terminal or yard.
Current Charlotte listings include local Class A positions with home-daily schedules.
Regional Heavy Truck Driver
A regional driver transports freight between Charlotte and other cities throughout North Carolina and neighboring states.
Current Charlotte listings include regional CDL-A routes with weekly home time. J.B. Hunt currently has a regional intermodal position based in Charlotte.
Flatbed Heavy Truck Driver
A flatbed driver transports steel, construction machinery, lumber, building materials, and other oversized cargo.
Responsibilities can include chaining, strapping, tarping, inspecting loads, and ensuring cargo remains properly secured.
Current Charlotte listings include flatbed, step-deck, and Conestoga CDL-A positions.
Construction Equipment Hauler
A construction equipment hauler transports excavators, loaders, paving equipment, cranes, and other heavy machinery.
Responsibilities can include loading equipment onto lowboy or specialized trailers, securing machinery, checking dimensions, and following designated routes.
Dump Truck Driver
A dump-truck driver transports aggregate, soil, asphalt, concrete materials, and other construction products.
Responsibilities can include loading materials, transporting them to construction sites, operating hydraulic dump systems, and performing vehicle inspections.
Heavy Equipment Transport Driver
A heavy-equipment transport driver specializes in moving machinery between construction sites, yards, warehouses, and industrial facilities.
Responsibilities can include equipment loading, tie-down procedures, route planning, inspections, and safe unloading.
Intermodal Truck Driver
An intermodal driver transports containers between rail terminals, distribution centers, ports, and customers.
Current Charlotte listings include CDL-A intermodal positions with local and regional routes.
OTR Heavy Truck Driver
An OTR driver transports heavy freight across multiple states.
Responsibilities can include long-distance driving, load securement, electronic logs, vehicle inspections, route planning, and communication with dispatch.
Owner-Operator Heavy Truck Driver
An owner-operator uses their own commercial truck to transport freight for a carrier or logistics company.
Current Charlotte listings include CDL-A owner-operator opportunities for intermodal and specialized freight.
Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL when required
- Appropriate CDL endorsements when required
- Previous heavy-truck driving experience
- Heavy-haul experience for specialized positions
- Clean or acceptable driving record
- Knowledge of DOT regulations
- Knowledge of hours-of-service requirements
- Ability to perform pre-trip inspections
- Ability to perform post-trip inspections
- Ability to operate tractor-trailers
- Ability to operate lowboy trailers when required
- Ability to operate flatbed trailers
- Ability to secure heavy cargo
- Ability to use chains and straps
- Ability to inspect cargo before transportation
- Ability to understand load dimensions
- Ability to follow designated routes
- Ability to use GPS navigation
- Ability to maintain electronic logs
- Ability to communicate with dispatch
- Ability to complete delivery documentation
- Ability to identify mechanical problems
- Ability to report equipment issues
- Ability to follow safety procedures
- Good driving skills
- Good road awareness
- Good communication skills
- Good time-management skills
- Physical stamina
- Ability to climb onto trailers when required
- Ability to secure heavy equipment
- Ability to load and unload equipment when required
- Ability to work outdoors
- Ability to work in different weather conditions
- Ability to work nights when required
- Ability to work weekends when required
- Ability to travel regionally
- Ability to travel OTR when required
- Ability to pass required screening
- Ability to pass a DOT medical examination
- Ability to follow company safety policies
Benefits
- Opportunity to develop heavy-truck driving experience
- Development of Class A CDL skills
- Experience transporting heavy equipment
- Development of load-securement skills
- Experience with lowboy trailers
- Experience with flatbed trailers
- Development of specialized hauling skills
- Experience with construction equipment
- Development of vehicle-inspection abilities
- Experience with local routes
- Experience with regional routes
- Long-distance driving experience
- Development of route-planning skills
- Experience using electronic logging systems
- Development of DOT compliance knowledge
- Exposure to construction operations
- Development of logistics knowledge
- Improvement of defensive-driving skills
- Development of communication with dispatch
- Experience handling oversized cargo
- Development of professional driving habits
Advantages
- Provides practical heavy-haul experience
- Develops knowledge of specialized transportation
- Strengthens highway-driving abilities
- Develops heavy-load securement techniques
- Provides experience with construction machinery
- Builds experience with lowboy trailers
- Can develop flatbed-driving skills
- Improves vehicle-inspection abilities
- Develops knowledge of transportation regulations
- Strengthens defensive-driving practices
- Develops route-management skills
- Improves communication with dispatch
- Provides exposure to construction and logistics operations
- Develops experience with oversized loads
- Strengthens safety practices
- Builds experience useful for future positions as a heavy truck driver, heavy-haul driver, Class A CDL driver, flatbed driver, equipment hauler, regional driver, OTR driver, or specialized transport driver
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