CDL-A Eastern Regional Driver - Paid Training - Home Every 2 Weeks

American Driver•East Ridge, TN

12d•$1,200 - $1,400

About The Position

Drive an eastern regional dry van fleet based in the Chattanooga area. Routes stay east of the Mississippi River and run between hubs from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Drivers are home every two weeks and run about 2,000 miles per week. Pay is $0.55–$0.65 per mile based on verifiable experience, with typical weekly earnings of about $1,200–$1,400 and a $1,000 weekly minimum for the first three months solo. Drivers also earn $15 per stop. Training pays $650 per week, and pay is issued weekly by direct deposit. Work includes drop-and-hook, preloads, live loads, and live unloads, with day and night dispatch. Weekends are worked, as are some holidays when freight requires it. Drivers operate an assigned late-model automatic or 10-speed truck, averaging about 1.5 years old. New CDL holders train with a paid mentor for three to five weeks, approximately 200–250 hours. Drivers with at least six months of recent OTR experience start solo after orientation. Orientation takes up to two days; the hotel is covered, the bus ticket is reimbursed, and $300 is paid once hired. Benefits become available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; a 401(k); an employee stock purchase plan; paid time off; and a free online degree for the driver and one family member. Approved riders and one dog under 40 pounds are allowed after training.

Requirements

Hold a Class A CDL issued by the driver's state of residence.
Be at least 21 years old.
Have completed CDL-A training at a truck driving school with at least 120 hours, or have six months of OTR experience in the last 12 months.
Have no more than two moving violations in the last two years.
Have no DUI/DWI in the last 10 years.
Pass a DOT physical and hair and urine drug screens.

Responsibilities

Drive an eastern regional dry van fleet, with routes staying east of the Mississippi River.
Transport freight between eastern hubs, from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.
Complete drop-and-hook, preload, live-load, and live-unload work.
Operate an assigned late-model automatic or 10-speed truck.
Work day or night dispatch, weekends, and some holidays as freight needs require.