CDL-A Driver - $1,400 to $1,600 Weekly - Assigned Truck With APU
About The Position
CDL-A drivers based in Grand Prairie haul long-distance refrigerated freight, earning $0.70 per mile and averaging $1,400 to $1,600 in weekly gross pay. Drivers are typically out for three weeks and then home for five days, and may take their assigned truck home on days off. Compensation includes $30 for each additional stop, detention and layover pay, and potential monthly bonuses of up to $300 for MPG, safety, and service. Pay is weekly, with per diem available. Drivers receive an assigned Peterbilt 579 Ultraloft with a 12-speed automatic transmission, APU, refrigerator, 2000-watt inverter, and double-bunk sleeper. Wi-Fi and satellite radio are available, and the truck has a road-facing camera only. Freight is 99% no-touch refrigerated freight, with about 65% drop-and-hook loads. Routes are mostly 500 miles or longer, have few stops, and run east of I-35. The position offers medical, dental, and vision coverage, including HSA-qualified plans; free life insurance; optional disability, accident, and critical illness coverage; paid holidays and vacation; paid orientation at $125 per day with travel and hotel covered; and permission to bring dogs up to 60 pounds and riders age six or older. Vacation is two weeks by the second year.
Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL.
- At least 23 years old.
- Two years of tractor-trailer experience in the last three years.
- Two or fewer moving violations in the past 12 months and no serious violations in the past three years.
- No preventable accidents in the past three years.
- No DUI or DWI in the past five years.
- No more than three jobs in the past 12 months.
- Must complete a urine drug test.
Responsibilities
- Haul long-distance refrigerated freight, primarily on loads of 500 miles or more east of I-35.
- Operate an assigned Peterbilt 579 Ultraloft tractor.
- Complete routes with few stops; freight is 99% no-touch and about 65% drop-and-hook.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including HSA-qualified plans.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Free life insurance.
- Optional disability, accident, and critical illness coverage.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid vacation, reaching two weeks by the second year.
- Paid orientation at $125 per day, with travel and hotel covered.
- Per diem available.
- Potential monthly bonus of up to $300 for MPG, safety, and service.
- Dogs up to 60 pounds and riders age six or older permitted.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
