CDL-A Truck Driver Paid Training for Entry Level - Home Weekly
About The Position
Entry-level CDL-A truck driving position serving a food customer, with preloaded trailers and recurring lanes primarily through Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa. Drivers typically travel about 2,200 miles per week, are paid per mile with additional pay for extra stops, and return home weekly for a 34-hour reset. Some loads travel to Georgia and back, and routes may change. The role includes both day and night dispatches and driving in cold weather. The hiring process begins with a recruiter phone call to review the applicant’s license and driving record. Orientation takes place in Columbus and lasts up to two days; it pays $300 once hired. Drivers then complete four to six weeks of paid, on-the-road training alongside a trainer, learning backing, trip planning, logs, and fueling. Training pay is $850 per week. Trailers are preloaded, and most deliveries use drop-and-hook. The company covers the orientation hotel and reimburses the one-way bus ticket. Average weekly pay is $1,400. Starting mileage pay is $0.60 per mile and can rise to $0.70 with experience; extra stops pay $25 each. After passing 30 days, benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, a 401(k), an employee stock plan, paid time off, and access to a tuition-free online degree for the driver and one family member. Applicants must live within 80 miles of Fremont.
Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL and age 21 or older.
- Either a new driver with 120 hours of CDL school or at least six months of recent driving experience.
- No more than two moving violations in the past two years.
- No DUI/DWI in the past 10 years.
- Pass a DOT physical and hair and urine drug screening.
- Live within 80 miles of Fremont.
Responsibilities
- Drive assigned routes, primarily in Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa, with some loads to Georgia and back.
- Transport food-customer freight using preloaded trailers and drop-and-hook procedures at most deliveries.
- Complete four to six weeks of on-the-road training, learning backing, trip planning, logs, and fueling.
- Drive in cold weather and adapt to changing routes and day or night dispatches.
Benefits
- Orientation hotel covered and one-way bus ticket reimbursed.
- $300 pay for orientation once hired.
- $850 per week during training.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage after passing 30 days.
- 401(k) and employee stock plan after passing 30 days.
- Paid time off after passing 30 days.
- Tuition-free online degree for the driver and one family member after passing 30 days.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
