🗺 Location & Routes
- Base: Jacksonville, Florida
- Route type: Regional chemical tanker network
- Freight: Industrial chemicals, resins, treatment agents
- Schedule: Appointment-based plant dispatch cycles
📋 Job Description
Dispatcher profile: procedural, time-window strict, reacts to plant delays and loading queues.
- Pickup and delivery of bulk chemical tank loads between industrial facilities
- DOT inspections before and after each haul
- Accurate ELD logbook compliance during all dispatch cycles
- Load securement verification including seals and compatibility checks
- Controlled loading and unloading at chemical terminals and plants
- Hazmat compliance handling with required documentation and procedures
✅ Requirements
CDL-A
Valid Class A license required
Experience
Tank/Hazmat preferred, not mandatory
Age
21+ minimum
MVR
Clean record preferred
Physical
Terminal yard activity + hose connections
Endorsements
Tanker + Hazmat required or obtainable
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: semi-fixed rotation pool with periodic reassignment
- Fleet average age: 3–7 years mixed units
- Features: stainless steel tanks, vapor recovery, automatic transmissions, Omnitracs ELD
🏠 Home Time
- Weekly reset pattern with occasional mid-cycle returns depending on plant volume
- 2–4 day regional loops depending on chemical demand flow
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- Jacksonville chemical plants → Savannah industrial corridor (I-95 chemical belt staging)
- Jacksonville → Mobile Gulf Coast terminals via I-10 refinery distribution network
- Jacksonville → Tampa Bay manufacturing zones with controlled plant delivery windows
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
💼 Career Opportunities
Chemical freight demand across the Southeast remains stable due to continuous production cycles in paper processing, water treatment, and industrial manufacturing. Drivers entering this tanker division typically stay within structured regional loops before transitioning into higher-skill hazmat or dedicated plant accounts. Internal progression includes trainer positions for new hazmat drivers, safety compliance roles tied to terminal operations, and expanded regional lanes covering multi-state chemical corridors. Some drivers move into specialized ISO tank logistics or long-haul chemical redistribution routes. Fleet coordination emphasizes reliability under controlled loading environments rather than high-mile variability. Over time, experienced drivers are often assigned priority access to higher-paying chemical contracts with tighter appointment structures and reduced wait exposure.
🔗 CDL-A Chemical Tanker Driver – Jacksonville, FL
Chemical tanker operations in Jacksonville focus on structured plant-to-plant movement across industrial corridors serving manufacturing and processing facilities. Drivers operate under appointment-controlled schedules where loading windows depend on production cycles and terminal readiness. Freight flow is concentrated along Gulf Coast and Southeast distribution lanes, requiring consistent adherence to hazmat procedures and controlled unloading environments. Yard delays can occur during peak chemical output periods, especially at large multi-tenant industrial sites. Weekly pay ranges reflect both mileage-based movement and controlled dwell time between loading events, with earnings influenced by detention accumulation and dispatch spacing. This role maintains steady demand due to ongoing chemical supply requirements across regional infrastructure networks and port-adjacent industrial zones.
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