CDL-A Driver - Long Runs With Few Stops - $1,400 to $1,600 Weekly

NIS EXPRESS•Elizabethtown, KY

11h•$1,400 - $1,600

About The Position

The CDL-A Driver operates refrigerated freight routes, primarily on long, mostly 500-mile-or-more loads with few stops. Loads are 99% no-touch, and roughly two out of three are drop-and-hook. Most freight moves east of I-35. Drivers earn $0.70 per mile, with average weekly gross earnings of $1,400 to $1,600, plus $30 per extra stop, paid detention and layover, and monthly bonuses of up to $300 for safe driving, on-time service, and MPG. Pay is weekly with per diem. The schedule is three weeks on the road followed by five days at home. The assigned truck may be taken home. Equipment is a Peterbilt 579 Ultraloft with a 12-speed automatic transmission and Cummins, Detroit, or MX engine options, plus an APU, fridge, and 2000-watt inverter. The truck has a forward-facing camera only. Dispatch is available 24 hours a day. The package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; company-paid life insurance and disability options; paid holidays; and vacation time of one week in year one and two weeks in year two. Riders aged six and older and dogs up to 60 pounds are allowed. Orientation is paid at $125 per day, with travel and hotel covered by the company.

Requirements

Hold a Class A CDL.
Be at least 23 years old.
Have at least 2 years of tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years.
Have no more than 2 moving violations in the last 12 months and no serious violations in the last 3 years.
Have no preventable accidents in the last 3 years.
Have no DUI/DWI in the last 5 years.
Have no more than 3 jobs in the last year.
Pass a urine drug test.

Responsibilities

Drive refrigerated freight routes, primarily long-distance loads with few stops.
Transport freight, with most routes operating east of I-35.
Complete drop-and-hook and no-touch loads.