CDL-A Automotive JIT Shuttle Driver – Home Daily | Birmingham, AL

Production-critical automotive parts move on tight Just-in-Time windows between suppliers, staging yards and assembly operations rather than open-market truckload schedules.

• Completes accurate pre-trip and post-trip inspections on tractor and trailer.
• Verifies trailer numbers, shipping paperwork and load information before departure.
• Communicates gate, dock, traffic and HOS delays to local dispatch.
• Documents detention, trailer exchanges, empty returns and delivery completion.
• Backs trailers into industrial docks and maneuvers tighter supplier yards.
• Handles reusable racks and empty returns per customer procedures.

Hourly pay with a qualifying production premium is used instead of CPM because the work centers on availability and production timing rather than long mileage.

Local maintenance handles the fleet; roadside issues are coordinated through dispatch rather than left to the driver.

Stamped metal components, interior parts, assemblies, racks and palletized non-hazardous production materials move between suppliers, consolidation points and plants.

• Birmingham, AL → McCalla, AL
• McCalla, AL → Vance, AL
• Bessemer, AL → Vance, AL
• Bessemer, AL → McCalla, AL
• Birmingham, AL → Lincoln, AL
• Lincoln, AL → Birmingham, AL
• Primary access via I-20/I-59, I-459 and I-65
• Typical shift includes three to six short trailer movements with 55–65% drop-and-hook or trailer exchange

• Valid Class A CDL
• At least 6 months recent CDL-A experience preferred; recent accredited graduates considered with strong safety record
• Acceptable MVR and employment history
• Pass DOT physical and drug screening
• Ability to repeatedly back into industrial docks and maneuver supplier yards
• Professional communication with dispatch, plant personnel and gate staff
• Ability to work occasional early morning, afternoon or evening production shifts
• Preferred: previous automotive or JIT experience, drop-and-hook work, or familiarity with Birmingham industrial corridors

• Plant appointment windows and supplier readiness changes
• Gate congestion and temporary trailer shortages in yards
• Peak traffic and construction on I-20/I-59, I-65 and I-459
• Spring and summer thunderstorms affecting short-haul timing
• Receiving holds of 45–120 minutes when production areas are full

Birmingham offers a deep CDL-A market that includes LTL, food and beverage distribution, dry van, manufacturing support, intermodal, construction, steel and regional truckload work. Regional carriers, private fleets and industrial contractors compete with national operators for experienced local drivers who understand industrial traffic and customer schedules. Hourly home-daily roles set competitive compensation benchmarks, especially for drivers with prior industrial or drop-and-hook experience. Dedicated manufacturing and automotive-support positions remain a steady segment because supplier density and nearby assembly operations generate ongoing short-haul demand across Jefferson County and surrounding corridors.

Central Alabama’s freight network is anchored by the interstate junctions of I-20/I-59, I-65, I-22 and I-459, linking Birmingham with Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis and Gulf Coast markets. Automotive production and supplier activity across the Birmingham–Vance–Tuscaloosa corridor creates recurring demand for timed component moves between suppliers, consolidation points and plants. Jefferson County hosts established automotive suppliers, while the McCalla/Bessemer industrial area sits near key interchanges and supports short-haul shuttle patterns. Intermodal and industrial activity along the same corridors concentrates freight volume; weekday peak congestion and occasional weather events remain the main variables affecting transit reliability on these primary routes.