CDL Driver

🏢 Via · 📍 Sioux Falls, SD 💰 $45,000 - $45,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Sioux Area Metro is South Dakota’s largest transportation provider. Our mission is to have a positive social and economic impact on the community by providing a safe and reliable transportation option for all who live, work, or play in Sioux Falls.

As a CDL Driver at SAM by Via, you will drive buses and provide outstanding customer service to riders in the immediate Sioux Falls area.

What You’ll Do:

Drive buses in heavy or light city and highway traffic, in all conditions, and following all rules and regulations in a productive and timely manner
Safely and courteously, operate lift-equipped vehicles to transport elderly and/or disabled persons
Learn the fundamentals of SAM by Via operations and related safety procedures
Perform the routine operation of agency vehicles

Who You Are:

Possess good knowledge of the city
Able to follow written and verbal instruction
Able to operate a bus within standard safety guidelines to ensure public safety
Able to deal effectively and courteously with all customers and the public
Hold a valid SD driver’s license; Class B CDL with passenger and air brake endorsement is a plus. We can train you to obtain one.
Able to pass a pre-employment physical
Pass a drug screening and background check: no felonies, clean MVR, no DUI/DWI or reckless driving convictions, and no more than 2 speeding tickets
At least 25 years old
Able to apply in person at the Sioux Area Metro office

Compensation and Benefits

Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills.
Salary Range: Starting at $22.50/hour during training/probation with increases up to $25.00
Benefits include health, dental, and life insurance, 401K with up to 6% company match, holiday pay, vacation, and bonus days

Founded in 2012, Via pioneered the TransitTech category by using new technologies to develop public mobility systems — optimizing networks of buses, shuttles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and electric vehicles around the globe.

Building the world's most efficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation network for all passengers — including those with limited mobility, those wi

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3. Dismissive attitude toward the operational realities of public transit and municipal clients

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