Company Driver Minimum Qualifications
All driver candidates for Fort Transfer must meet the following minimum qualifications to be accepted for a driving position:
- At least 23 years of age
- A valid Class “A” CDL with Tank and HAZMAT endorsements and TWIC Card
- 1 year minimum of verifiable Liquid Bulk Tanker
- No DUI/DWI on record for the previous 5 years
- Stable work history, with no more than 3 employers within the last year
- No more than 1 preventable DOT Recordable incident within the previous 3 years
- No “Serious Moving Violations” in the last 12 months
- No more than 2 moving violations in the last 3 years
- Successful completion of a pre-employment DOT Physical and Drug Screen, and Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Successful Completion of a road test
- Meet all minimum qualifications as per Section 391 of FMCSR
All driver candidates will be required to successfully complete the Fort Transfer orientation program.
All driver candidates with liquid bulk tanker experience other than General Chemical or Herbicide will be required to successfully complete additional focused training with a Driver Trainer. The additional training is typically one week, but may be extended based on the opinion of the driver trainer and/or the safety department.
Fort Transfer Company management reserves the right to disqualify a driver applicant based on the totality of the background investigation.
Independent Contractor Minimum Qualifications
All driver candidates for Fort Transfer must meet the following minimum qualifications to be accepted for a driving position:
- At least 23 years of age
- A valid Class “A” CDL with Tank and HAZMAT endorsements and TWIC Card
- 1 year minimum of verifiable Liquid Bulk Tanker
- No DUI/DWI on record for the previous 5 years
- Stable work history, with no more than 3 employers within the last year
- No more than 1 preventable DOT Recordable incident within the previous 3 years
- No “Serious Moving Violations” in the last 12 months
- No more than 2 moving violations in the last 3 years
- Successful completion of a pre-employment DOT Physical and Drug Screen, and Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Successful Completion of a road test
- Meet all minimum qualifications as per Section 391 of FMCSR
All driver candidates will be required to successfully complete the Fort Transfer orientation program.
All driver candidates with liquid bulk tanker experience other than General Chemical or Herbicide will be required to successfully complete additional focused training with a Driver Trainer. The additional training is typically one week, but may be extended based on the opinion of the driver trainer and/or the safety department.
Fort Transfer Company management reserves the right to disqualify a driver applicant based on the totality of the background investigation.
Independent Contractor Tractor Requirements
- 10 years of age or less (Unless OK’d by Director of Safety and Director of Maintenance.)
- 5th wheel height of at least 48” (ground to top of head)
- Exterior must be in quality condition. (Must have current picture of tractor)
- Exhaust must conform to DOT and EPPA regulations.
- No obtrusive or offensive images/ paint colors- email pictures to Safety if in doubt or second opinion is required.
- Ability to air & pump off loads – must have external compressor
- Have In-transit Heat installed on tractor.
- Pass the Fort Transfer Lease inspection
- Must weigh no more than 21,000 pounds with everything
Required Inspections-
- Monthly Worksheet- a log of any maintenance performed on the vehicle for each month will be maintained by the owner of the vehicle. A copy of the log will be sent no later than the 15th. Can limit dispatch to that vehicle until the report is received.
- 90 Day Vehicle Inspection Form; every privately owned vehicle under current lease to Fort Transfer is required to submit to a FHWA inspection. The Tractor/ Straight Truck inspection FHWA inspection form is to be used. This can be performed at either a company service location of at a Maintenance Department approved inspection facility. A copy of the inspection will need to be scanned to Fort Transfer where the form is electronically stored.
Independent Contractor Trailer Requirements
- DOT 407(MC 307 may be acceptable)
- Stainless steel
- Insulated
- Rear unloader (preferable with rear to center option)
- Intransit heat/steam coils
- 2 washout caps in either the crash box or one on each end (front and back)
- Pressure relief value (307 trailers have the old “Christmas Tree” pressure relief values)
- Vapor recovery, ground level (preferred but not necessary)
