Home Daily + Local Flatbed + $76k/Yr + Weekends Off! (IL)

Herman N Logistics•Bettendorf, IA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Local CDL-A Flatbed Driver based at the Chicago Tube & Iron terminal in Romeoville, Illinois. The role delivers raw steel tubing and conduit across Iowa and Illinois using Conestoga or pup trailers. Loads are nearly 100% preloaded, with approximately 10% drop-and-hook and 90% live unloads; drivers do not unload freight. The route averages 170 miles and six stops per day. Drivers work Monday through Friday, start around 5:00 a.m. with a two-hour flexibility window, and have an eight-hour daily minimum. The position provides daily home resets and weekends off. Equipment includes manual day-cab trucks and 48-foot split-axle flatbeds, Conestogas, or pups. Manual-transmission experience is required, and slip-seating is not used. Company-provided flatbed training is required. Drivers strap all cargo, which can be up to 12 feet 6 inches high, and frequently climb trailers. They manually tarp approximately one load per week, with tarps weighing up to 50 pounds. Uniforms are provided. Average earnings are stated as $76,200 per year ($1,465 weekly). Compensation includes a $0.55-per-mile base rate, a $200 weekly attendance bonus, and $20–$22 stop pay, with additional pay for detention, breakdowns or weather, hourly work, holidays, training, safety training, off-account runs, and trainer duties.

Requirements

CDL-A qualification, as indicated by the job title.
Manual-transmission restriction is required.
Ability to secure cargo with straps and frequently climb trailers.
Ability to manually handle tarps weighing up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Deliver raw steel tubing and conduit on regional routes across Iowa and Illinois.
Complete an average of six stops and 170 miles per day.
Secure cargo with straps, including loads up to 12 feet 6 inches high.
Manually tarp approximately one load per week.
Attend company-provided flatbed training.