Trucker
AmeriGas Propane / PTI
This is a Full-time position in Zachary, LA posted September 14, 2021.
– $6,000 Sign-On Bonus –
CDL-A Company Hazmat Drivers
Are you looking for more home time? Generous Pay with Bonuses?
Assigned Equipment with no slip-seating?
If so, PTI (Propane Transport International) is looking for you!
PTI, the Supply and Logistics division of AmeriGas, is now hiring a safety-minded
Regional Class A Tanker Truck and Trailer Combo Driver.
Apply online or call today:
(855) 371-8510
Opportunity Overview:
The Transport Driver operates a tractor with a tanker trailer (11,000-gallon capacity) to pick up products at the supply point (e.g. refinery, pipeline terminal, storage facility) and delivers it to AmeriGas facilities. The driver will make daily pick-ups and deliveries, safely and efficiently transferring product between transport and bulk storage. PTI Regional Drivers are out overnight 2-3 days per week.
During the months of November through February, the driver can conduct up to five deliveries a day. PTI s average run is around 100 miles per load; and working to the Hours of Service limitations. During Spring and Summer, PTI Drivers haul alternative products such as Asphalt, Emulsions, Butane, Y-Grade, and other chemical products. PTI Regional Drivers average 350-500 miles daily and are home 2-3 nights per week PLUS their 34-hour reset time.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Safely drive and deliver products for AmeriGas PTI.
- Load and Unload at pickup and delivery points. Average time to load and unload is 45 minutes, but wait times at the rack can increase these times based on the industry demand.
- Attach terminal hoses to the truck connections to pump propane into the tanker.
- Use permanent hoses attached to the filling ports or the hoses stored in the truck to unload the tanker. The hoses stored on the truck come in two sizes: 20 feet long, three inches in diameter; and 19 feet long, 1 inches in diameter.
- Perform twice daily truck inspections: Pre-Trip and Post-Trip inspections.
- May climb ladders at some AmeriGas facilities to check gauges at the top of the bulk tanks.
PTI Offers Our Drivers:
- Excellent Competitive Pay – PTI TT Drivers earn over $3,500 bi-weekly!
- Drivers are paid by the mile and hourly for all on-duty non-driving time
- Quarterly Safety and Performance Bonus
- Referral Bonus Program
- Load and unloading pay
- Stop Off, Detention and Layover Pay
- Home Time: On average, our Drivers are home 2-3 nights per week plus their 34-hour reset time
PTI Drivers Also Enjoy:
- Annual Pay Increase – all rates reviewed annually for increases
- EZ Pass provided
- Late Model Tractors equipped with sleeper-cabs
- No Slip Seating – We Assign Equipment!
- PTI provides both Company Drivers and Owner Operators with Rand McNally for ELD.
- Company Trucks are equipped with Lytx Drive-Cams.
Benefits/Incentives:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance
- 401K with Company Match
- Holiday and Vacation Pay
- Paid Biweekly – Direct Deposit
Qualifications:
- (3) years tractor trailer experience with a minimum of 200,000 miles
- Preferred: 1 Year Tanker Experience within the last 3 years (not required)
- Must hold a Class A CDL with Hazmat and Tanker Endorsement
- Eligible for a Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC)
- Flexibility to work weekends if needed and have available hours of service
- Must be able to operate manual transmission
- Good MVR
Call us today:
(855) 371-8510
Or apply online below.PTI, the bulk transportation group for AmeriGas Propane LP, specializes in transporting a variety of commodities across the United States. PTI is the largest LPG carrier in the nation. PTI has a World Class Safety attitude focusing on stringent guidelines for equipment, vehicle maintenance, and driver training in order to provide safe delivery of products to our customers.
- Preferred: 1 Year Tanker Experience within the last 3 years (not required)
- 401K with Company Match
- EZ Pass provided
- Drivers are paid by the mile and hourly for all on-duty non-driving time
- Load and Unload at pickup and delivery points. Average time to load and unload is 45 minutes, but wait times at the rack can increase these times based on the industry demand.
