🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Eugene, OR
- Route type: Local yard / distribution shuttle
- Freight: Grocery, retail, general DC freight
- Schedule: Shift-based yard rotation, 8–12 hour cycles
📋 Job Description
- Move trailers between dock doors and staging lanes inside facility yard
- Spot inbound and outbound trailers for warehouse loading teams
- Keep trailer flow moving during peak freight arrival windows
- Perform basic walk-around trailer checks before dock placement
- Coordinate with dispatch and warehouse loaders on yard positioning
- Maintain safe spacing and organized yard lanes during high turnover
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
6+ months experience preferred
Age
Minimum 21 years old
MVR
Clean driving record, no major violations
Physical
light unloading when needed
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: assigned yard tractors (terminal rotation basis)
- Fleet average age: newer Cascadia units mixed with mid-cycle Volvo VNL yard-support tractors
- Features: tight-radius yard tractors, inverter-equipped units, partial assigned-truck rotation
🏠 Home Time
- Home every shift, return to yard after clock-out
- Schedules rotate between day and night yard operations
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- I-5 corridor: Springfield DC → Salem freight staging → Portland distribution hubs
- I-5 South flow: Eugene yard → Roseburg transfer points → Medford regional terminals
- I-105 / I-5 connectors: Eugene metro yards → Springfield dock network → regional consolidation points
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
💰 Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Am I ever leaving the yard or going on highway runs?
No highway work here. Everything stays inside the Springfield–Eugene facility network.
How steady is the daily yard flow?
It stays active most shifts, especially when inbound trailers stack up during peak hours.
Do I keep the same yard tractor or does it rotate?
Usually assigned, but units can rotate if a truck goes into shop or maintenance cycle.
What kind of freight is moving through the docks?
Mainly grocery and retail trailers cycling through distribution staging and outbound dispatch.
How strict is the schedule in practice?
It’s structured, but timing shifts a bit depending on dock congestion and trailer arrival waves.
Is this physically demanding work?
Mostly driving and positioning trailers, with occasional checks or light touch handling at docks.
📊 Local Market Insights
In the Eugene–Springfield corridor, yard movement stays tied to the I-5 freight spine running north toward Salem and Portland and south toward Medford. Most trailer flow cycles through warehouse clusters where inbound loads stack up and get redistributed through tight dock schedules. Yard jockey work stays active because trailers don’t sit long—once they hit staging lanes, they’re pushed back into outbound rotation quickly. The pace can tighten when regional grocery freight peaks hit during coordinated distribution windows.
🔗 CDL-A Yard Jockey – Eugene, OR
Eugene yard operations run inside a closed distribution system where trailers cycle continuously between dock doors, staging lanes, and outbound dispatch points. Most of the movement stays tied to the Springfield facility network feeding into the I-5 corridor, connecting Salem, Portland, and southern Oregon freight points. Drivers stay inside yard limits all shift, handling repetitive spotting work as warehouse teams load and unload trailers on tight schedules. The workload is steady, especially during peak grocery and retail waves when trailer turnover speeds up and dock coordination becomes constant throughout the shift.
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