Qualifications, Employee Benefits, and Job Openings

Experience:

Walpole, Inc. is proud of its team of professional drivers. They are the best in the transportation and trucking industry! Therefore, the following age and experience requirements are the standards that we have in place to hire the best of the best.

• Minimum 23 years of age
• Minimum 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience
• Minimum 1 year of combined tractor-trailer/straight truck experience
• If less than 2 years’ experience, board approval and 100 additional paid training hours with a company representative are required
• 10 Year employment history- with explanations for any gaps

 

General Requirements:

We are a drug-free workplace that ensures the safety of our drivers and others on the road. You need to be drug-free and have a clean driving record to join our professional driving team.

• Must pass DOT physical and drug screen
• No positive drug screens
• No felony convictions involving a commercial vehicle in a lifetime
• No non-CMV felony convictions within the last 5 years
• No DUI/DWI within the previous ten (10) years

Benefits:

Employees become eligible for benefits after 60 days of continuous employment. Coverage will begin on the first day of the third month of employment. Open enrollment for benefits is in January every year.

 

HEALTH (varies by state of residency):

• Florida-based employees are covered under UMR .
• Alabama-based employees are covered under Blue Cross & Blue Shield

DENTAL:

• Dental coverage for all employees is offered through Anchor Benefit Consulting

DISABILITY:

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage is offered through The Hartford

LIFE:

• Voluntary life insurance is offered through Reliance Standard

*** Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR   creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Walpole Inc.

*** To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided:  https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com.

401K PLAN:

 Walpole Inc. wants to help you plan for your future; therefore, we provide one of the most generous 401K matching in the industry. You must be at least 21 years of age to participate. Walpole, Inc provides a 100% match of the first 3% of employee contributions.

• Employee contributions between 3-5% will be matched at 50% by Walpole, Inc.
• Provided through Great West Retirement Services https://www.gwrs.com/login.do
• Eligible after 1 year of employment
• Must be at least 21 years old
• In compliance with the disclosure rules of the IRS, the following 401(k) annual reports are available for you to view

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

• Convenient Onboarding- application and all required paperwork can be completed from a mobile device
• Paid orientation and training
• New drivers assigned to a Driver Trainer for on-the-job training
• Paid vacation, Holiday Pay, and sick days
• Employee and Service Recognition Programs & various bonus opportunities
• Walpole, Inc is family owned and operated-all employees are treated like family!

The Walpole, Inc overriding safety goal is simple one: ZERO crashes. ZERO on-the-job injuries. Meet and exceed regulatory compliance requirements!

 

The personal safety and health of each employee, independent contractor, and the motoring public are of the utmost importance to Walpole, Inc. This is accomplished through:

• Dedication to maintaining safety and health programs that conform to the best practices in the industry.
• Providing and ensuring comprehensive training to all employees on executing their jobs professionally and safely.
• Immediately eliminating any unsafe practices that may be discovered.
• If the unfortunate happens, we conduct thorough investigations of crashes or on-the-job injuries, gaining valuable knowledge on avoiding repeat incidents.
• All employees at all levels work together to promote and foster an incident-free work environment.