🗺 Location Routes
- Base city: Stockton, CA
- Route type: Local home daily
- Freight: Roll-off containers and waste bins (construction debris, commercial waste, recyclables)
- Schedule: Early starts 4-6 AM, 8-11 hour shifts with daily yard returns
📋 Shift Operations From The Yard
Drivers report to the Stockton terminal yard for pre-trip, container staging, and dispatch. Typical day starts with pulling empty 20-40 yard roll-offs to construction sites, industrial facilities, or commercial accounts across San Joaquin County. Once filled, containers are hauled to landfills or recycling centers. Multiple short swaps are common on active construction days, while other shifts focus on longer disposal runs with variable wait times at scales and queues. Dispatch adjusts throughout the day based on site readiness, overfilled containers, or landfill backlog. Expect repetitive container handling using hydraulic systems in industrial and landfill environments.
🚛 Trucks Roll-Off Setup You'll Run
- Freightliner M2 and Cascadia chassis (4–10 years old average)
- Hydraulic roll-off systems with standard container sizes
- ELD equipped with basic tracking
- Yard support trucks for peak turnover periods
- Maintenance through local terminal and contractor partners
✅ Driver Qualifications Snapshot
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A with clean MVR required
Experience
Minimum 6 months CDL-A preferred; roll-off or similar hydraulic experience helpful
Medical Screening
Current DOT medical card; must pass drug screen and FMCSA Clearinghouse
Physical Demands
Comfort operating heavy equipment and working in industrial/landfill conditions
⏰ Daily Flow & Timing Variables
- Early AM alignment with construction openings and landfill hours
- Multiple yard returns for new empties or reassignment
- Landfill queues and weigh station delays common during peak periods
- Reactive dispatch based on container availability and site conditions
- Weekend work often required for construction debris and overflow
🎁 What The Position Includes
❓ Questions Drivers Commonly Ask
How consistent are the hours?
Shifts run 8–11 hours on average but vary with container cycles and disposal delays. Early finishes happen on slow days; longer days during high construction activity.
Is this all highway or mostly yard/site work?
Primarily local roads and industrial corridors with low daily mileage (80–180 miles) but heavy emphasis on roll-off handling and site access.
What if I don't have roll-off experience?
Training is provided for hydraulic systems. General CDL-A experience and mechanical comfort are the baseline.
Are weekends mandatory?
Saturday work is frequent for construction cleanup; Sundays lighter but possible for commercial or emergency needs.
🔗 CDL-A Local Waste Recycling Roll-Off Driver – Stockton, CA
Stockton area roll-off and waste hauling remains one of the steadier local CDL segments due to ongoing construction projects, industrial activity, and municipal contracts throughout San Joaquin County. This position centers on delivering and retrieving roll-off containers from job sites, warehouses, and commercial locations, then transporting loaded waste to approved landfills or recycling facilities. Routes stay regional within the county with frequent yard returns for staging new empties. Daily mileage stays moderate, but the real workload comes from container swaps, hydraulic operations, and managing wait times at disposal sites where queues build quickly during peak morning inbound traffic or after heavy rain delays. Drivers need to be comfortable in dusty industrial zones and landfill environments where equipment sees constant use. Pay combines hourly base with overtime after 8 hours plus per-container incentives on busy days and standby coverage for dispatch gaps. Home time is daily though arrival times shift with landfill processing and site readiness. The fleet consists of work-ready Freightliner roll-offs maintained through the Stockton terminal. This is solid local work for drivers who prefer repetitive cycles over long highway runs and can handle the physical side of waste operations without strict fixed end times.
🚀 Apply for This CDL-A Position
Complete the form below to apply for CDL-A Local Waste Recycling Roll-Off Driver in Stockton, CA.