Semi-Truck Drivers
Rouge River Farms, Inc. - FL
About this opportunity
This job requires a minimum of 12 months of experience operating and driving semi-trucks preferably for a farming operation. Will handle mechanized tasks including driving/servicing vehicles, such as semi-trucks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. As a truck driver your primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, following direction given by the supervisors and the transportation coordinator.
- Dates
- Oct 27, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027
- Duration
- ~6 months
- Experience
- 12 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 12 month(s)
- Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid pre-employment and post-hire drug testing required. Clean driving record required.
- Must have or be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days of hire.
- Must have and maintain a valid CDL with air brake and double/triple endorsements to permit driving of trucks.
- Crops/Commodities:
- Green beans and Sweet corn.
- Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
- Drive semi tractor-trailer truck to/from delivery or pickup destinations. Regularly climb into and out of trucks and trailers. Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order. Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure. Secure cargo for transport using ropes, blocks, chains, binders, or covers. Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy. Maneuver trucks into and out of loading and unloading positions. Load-unload trailers and cargo. Handle equipment and cargo carefully to prevent damage. Drive tucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes in compliance with state regulations. Interact with roadway officials. Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks and trailers. Clean/maintain lights, windows, and mirrors, and vehicle exterior. Add engine oil and fuel as needed. Perform preventative maintenance.
- Must be able to drive in rain, snow, and other hazardous conditions as needed. Drive in both on-road (paved) and off-road conditions. May drive other vehicle types. Use GPS and/or maps to navigate to destinations. Read/comprehend traffic signage and directions.
- Workers must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
- Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.
- Employer-paid pre-employment, as well as post-employment random, upon suspicion and post-accident drug testing required. Drug testing conducted uniformly for all employees, both foreign and domestic. Tests are conducted in accordance with USDOT standards after the initial employment offer has been extended and accepted. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision. Any worker who fails a mandatory drug test and is unable to obtain the required licensing as a result will be terminated.
- Clean driving record required.
- Must have a driver's license.
- Must have and maintain a valid U.S. commercial driver's license (CDL) or Licencia Federal de Conductor with air brake and double/triple endorsements to permit driving of trucks.
- Must have clean driving record.
- Must comply with all applicable requirements of the USDOT regulations.
- Must have no disqualifying factors under applicable law or employer's motor vehicle insurance policy. Disqualifying factors include but are not limited to: conviction for driving under the influence, driving while impaired or the occurrence of a serious at-fault accident. A uniformly conducted motor vehicle records check will assess whether applicant has a clean driving record and is legally entitled to operate commercial motor vehicles in the United States.
- Drivers will transport crops from the field to the packing house. Drivers will ensure that the tractor and trailer is cleaned and maintained in a safe working condition. This includes identifying all needed maintenance on tractor or tailer. Accurately perform the pre-trip inspection that includes tires, fuel, oil, etc.
- Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Housing provided only to non-local workers residing outside normal commute distance. Separate bed / bathroom facilities provided for each gender. Workers must vacate unit promptly at the completion of tenancy (i.e. contract end date). A worker separating from employment prior to the end date must vacate no later than the end of the most current pay period, and employer may deduct prorated, fair market rent for any occupancy between the day following separation and the date worker vacates.
- Transportation
- Employer provides incidental transportation between worksites at no cost to workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free daily transportation to and from the worksite, and weekly transportation to closest town/city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Exact transportation schedule varies depending on work location, work/weather conditions, and other factors, but shall occur within a reasonable time before/after workday begins/ends.
How to apply
E-mail: hrrougeriverfarms@gmail.com; Tel: N/A; URL: www.rougeriverfarms.com
- Phone
- +18639832695
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26240-201112
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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