Recent Graduates - CDL A Truck Driving Positions - Experience Drivers Welcome with $3,000 sign-on bonus!
About The Position
This position is for recent CDL A graduates, including drivers with no experience, as well as experienced drivers. New drivers complete typically four weeks of training with a qualified trainer. Training pay is $100 per day, up to $700 per week, while the student is on the truck with a qualified trainer; days at home are unpaid. After graduation, student pay is $0.54 per mile. Drivers with at least six months of experience are paid $0.60 per mile, and experienced drivers are offered a $3,000 sign-on bonus. The account is over-the-road (OTR), with drivers typically out for three to four weeks and receiving one day off for every six days out, up to a maximum of four days per month. The account averages 2,600–2,800 miles per week and a 750-mile haul length. Freight includes refrigerated, no-touch freight, with drop-and-hook on 50% of loads. Drivers may take their assigned truck home during time off. Equipment includes 2019–2021 Kenworth T-680 trucks with automatic and manual transmissions, APU, 65 MPH speed, and front-facing event-only cameras; trucks are permanently assigned with no slip seating.
Requirements
- Hold a valid Class A CDL.
- Be at least 21 years of age.
- Trainees must hold a CDL and have completed at least 120 hours of school within the past six months.
- Be ready to complete typically four weeks of training.
- Read and speak English fluently enough to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
- Not be under contract with another carrier.
- Pass a urine drug screen.
Nice To Haves
- At least six months of driving experience for the $0.60-per-mile rate.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the safe and timely transportation of all loads.
- Comply with all safety regulations and company policies.
- Remain available for work when hours are available under the tuition-reimbursement program, and do not turn down a load or have service failures or crashes.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Rider policy after 90 days
- Five days of paid vacation after one year of service
- 401(k) with company match after one year of service
- Tuition reimbursement of $50 per week for up to 52 weeks, subject to the stated eligibility conditions
- $3,000 sign-on bonus for experienced drivers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
