Job Description
CAST Transportation is looking to add drivers to our specialty WIPP drivers. CAST Specialty was established in 2003, as a dedicated fleet to the Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). CAST Specialty has completed its fifth (5th) consecutive five-year contract and has recently been awarded its unprecedented sixth (6th). We have just begun our 26th year! REQUIREMENTS: Must be an American Citizen. Must be a Haz-mat driver willing to run Teams. The CAST driver qualification plan is intended to meet or exceed the requirements concerning transportation safety, including 49 CFR, Parts 171-177, 382, 383, 390-399. Drivers shall meet or exceed licensing, training and physical qualification requirements as set forth in 49 CFR, Part 172.700, “Training” 49 CFR Parts 382, 383, 390-397 and the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, and amendments. Drivers must be at least 25 years of age. Driver has logged a minimum of 100,000 miles per year in two of the last five years in a commercial semi-tractor trailer combination over-the-road operation or has logged a minimum of 325,000 miles in five years. (A DOE waiver may apply for Drivers already on, or previously on, the DOE WIPP qualified drivers list) The driver has not received a chargeable incident or been convicted of a moving violation in a commercial vehicle within the last five years. Driver's driving history for the past five years in a private vehicle has been reviewed and documented. Driver does not have repeated chargeable incidents, repeated moving violation convictions or a single DWI or DUI in a private or commercial motor vehicle in the last 10 years. The driver has not been convicted of a felony, as verified by the state of residence. Drivers must live within a reasonable distance (preferably within 200 miles) from the Carlsbad terminal in order to meet the Contract requirement of accommodating delivery of one or more tractor(s) and driving team(s) within a 4-hour notice as scheduled by DOE. About CAST Transportation: A family-owned business since 1948, we at CAST Transportation treat our drivers like just another family member. Our team is ranked in the top 5% (of like sized carriers) in the Nation for safety!