Job Description
Job Description
This role is for a CDL Class A Dump Truck Driver for a concrete/asphalt company.
Most paving contractors treat their dump truck driver like a delivery service. Driveway Design treats them like a crew member.
There's a difference. One of them is still scrambling for drivers every spring. The other has people who came back for their fifth season.
ABOUT DRIVEWAY DESIGN
Driveway Design has been in the Twin Cities market for over 50 years. Four recessions. None of them put us under. Randy doesn't bid jobs cheaply and hope for the best — he asks questions until he understands what the property actually needs, then builds it that way. The drainage gets fixed. The grade gets corrected. The job holds up.
We're not competing for the low-bid work. We do asphalt and concrete that most contractors in this market won't touch — textured asphalt, commercial lots where the previous contractor left problems behind, drainage work that requires someone who actually thinks. Customers call us when they already have a cheaper quote on the table. That's been true for 50 years.
We're looking to grow considerably in the next year. The crew is getting built out — drivers, operators, and a foreman who runs the day without Randy in every truck. The people who come in now and perform are part of that build.
WHAT THE WORK ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
You'll operate a tri-axle dump truck and trailer — aggregate, hot mix asphalt, sometimes concrete. You'll coordinate with the paver operator to dump into the machine without losing flow. Get the timing wrong, and the whole crew is standing around. Get it right, and you're the reason the day runs clean.
You'll also do the groundwork. Plate compactor, roller, skid loader, concrete saw, raking. This is not a sit-in-the-cab-and-wait job. When the truck is empty, and the crew needs hands, you're the hands.
Days run 8–10 hours. Some start at 5 am — the asphalt plant sets the window, not you. Standing near a paver in a Minnesota July is what it is. The schedule changes. Some weeks are back-to-back residential jobs; others are three weeks on the same commercial lot. You find out when the schedule drops.
If that sounds like too many variables, stop here. If you've worked construction and know that's just how job sites run — keep reading.
WHO BELONGS HERE
- You find a way. Dave worked here for 25 years. When a Saturday job came up, and nobody wanted it, he changed his plans. When the paver operator spot needed filling, Jarred stepped up from the concrete crew and learned it. That's the expectation — not the exception.
- You know what you're doing. Running a loaded tri-axle through a residential neighborhood at 6 am and dumping into a paver without losing the crew's flow takes real experience. We're not training someone from scratch.
- Work hard, go home. Nobody here milks the clock. The goal is to do the job right and get off the site — not stretch an 8-hour job into 10 because the crew was moving slowly.
- You treat equipment like it's yours. Pre-trip and post-trip every time. If something sounds different from what it did yesterday, you say so before it becomes a breakdown on a job site.
WHAT YOU NEED
- Class A CDL, valid, clean record
- Verifiable experience operating a dump truck — 1+ year preferred
- Ability to operate a plate compactor, roller, skid loader (or willing to learn on the job)
- Can lift 75 lbs and do physical labor throughout the shift
- U.S. work authorization
- Reliable transportation to Plymouth, MN
You do NOT need:
- NO asphalt paving experience required — we'll teach you our methods
- No commercial construction background required — field construction, ag equipment, and municipal fleet drivers have made this transition successfully
PAY AND PATH
$35–$38/hr. Paid from Day 1. No training rate. No probationary discount.
Drivers who learn the paver-dump coordination and can run ground equipment are more useful than those who can only haul. That skill gets recognized. When work slowed down in past seasons, Randy and Lanet found hours for the crew instead of cutting them loose. Dave stayed for 25 years. That's the kind of company this is.
WHY DRIVEWAY DESIGN
- Paid from Day 1 — $35–$38/hr, no training discount, no probationary games
- Company-provided truck, equipment, and workwear
- Health insurance available
- A crew that's been together a long time — Dave for 25 years, Vern for multiple seasons, Harlan stepping into foreman. This isn't a revolving door.
- 50+ years of reputation in this market — you're not explaining who you work for to customers
- Harlan is moving into the foreman seat. The driver behind him who performs is next in line.
THE HIRING PROCESS
- Apply. Five minutes.
- If the initial screening looks good, we'll call for a 15-minute conversation.
- A few written questions about your background and how you work.
- Face-to-face interview with Randy or Harlan. About 45 minutes.
- A ride-along day so you can see the job firsthand, and we can see how you move on a site.
- Decision.
If you've read this far, you already know more about what we're looking for than 90% of the people who are going to click apply.
Compensation:
$35 - $38 hourly
Responsibilities:
- Operate tri-axle dump truck and trailer to transport materials (aggregate, hot mix asphalt, concrete) to job sites on schedule.
- Dump into the asphalt paver during paving operations — coordination with the paver operator to maintain flow without interruption.
- Operate ground equipment: plate compactor, roller, skid loader, and concrete saw.
- Perform physical labor as needed: raking, hand-finishing, and cleanup throughout the shift.
- Complete daily pre-trip and post-trip truck inspections; report maintenance needs immediately.
- Track and document daily activity accurately; communicate issues to Randy or Harlan in real time.
- Represent Driveway Design professionally on every job site.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Valid CDL Class A license with a clean driving record.
- Ability to pass a background check and DOT drug screening.
- Physically capable of lifting 75 lbs and performing manual labor throughout the shift.
- U.S. work authorization.
- Reliable transportation to Plymouth, MN.
You do NOT need:
- No asphalt paving experience required — methods are teachable.
- No commercial construction background required — construction, ag equipment, or municipal fleet drivers transition well.
About Company
Driveway Design has operated in the Twin Cities metro for over 50 years. We do asphalt and concrete work that most contractors in this market won't take on — custom drainage, textured asphalt, commercial lots where the grade is wrong and the previous contractor didn't fix it. Four recessions. Still here. The work holds up because the materials go in right and the problems get actually fixed, not paved over.
Dave stayed 25 years. Vern kept coming back. That's not luck — Randy and Lanet keep people whole when things slow down. When there isn't enough work to fill the week, they find the hours. If you do the work and show up, you're part of that build.