Job Description
As a dedicated driver, you'll enjoy the benefits of consistent customers and predictable routes. With a clear understanding of your weekly miles and hours, you'll always know what to expect in your paycheck. Plus, since you'll be familiar with your customers and their typical freight loads, you can rest assured there won't be any surprises or delays.
Competitive Pay
- Average $1,475 per week / $76,700 per year
- Starting pay: $0.60 cpm
- Average miles: 1,800 miles
- Stop pay: $25 per stop (average 8 stops per week, with each stop averaging 30 minutes)
- Additional pay: Detention & breakdown pay available
- Annual pay increase on your contract anniversary
Great Schedule - NO WEEKENDS!
- Monday to Friday schedule, with 2-3 nights out per week on average
- Enjoy your weekends off!
Frequent & Predictable Routes
- Deliver within a 300-mile radius from Greensboro, NC
- Primarily deliver building materials such as dry wall, lumber, etc. to retail and non-retail locations
- Some deliveries will be palletized
Work Efficiency
- Pre-loaded trailers: Start your day with trailers ready to go
- No touch freight: only live unloads
- Strapping required for each load (straps provided)
- Tarping in inclement weather only (additional $10 per stop if required)
Equipment & Safety
- Sleeper tractors for overnight stays
- Hard hats and vests provided (must always be worn when out of the truck on property)
- Steel toe shoes required (driver must purchase)
CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver Benefits:
- Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, vision and hearing coverage starting as low as $40.20/week (individual) and $105.90/week (family) after 30 days
- Rider policy for legally married spouses
- Profit Sharing: Monthly direct deposits into your retirement account
- Referral rewards: Cash bonuses for referrals
- Career Growth: Opportunities for local, regional, and leadership roles within Averitt
Ready to make a change? APPLY NOW to be an Averitt CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver!
Averitt Express is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Requirements
- Must live within a 100-mile radius
- Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
- Drivers must have a Class A CDL
- Must be 21 years of age
- No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5 years
- No convictions for DUI or DWI within the past 5 years
- No suspensions or revocations for a moving violation within the past 5 years
- No serious violations within the previous 12 months (15 mph or greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offense committed in a CMV in connection with a fatality)
- No more than 3 moving violations within the past 3 years
- No preventable DOT recordable accidents within the past 3 years
Essential functions:
- Load freight -lift requirement: 80 lbs
- Unload freight - lift requirement: 80 lbs
- Move freight - force requirement: 54 lbs
- Lift and move side kits -lift requirements: 46 lbs
- Lift tarp - lift requirement: 110 lbs
- Apply and remove tarp(s) on load
- Secure load with chains and hardware - lift requirements: 80 lbs
- Climb onto and off of the flatbed trailer/load
- Count freight
- Complete fuel tickets
- Complete delivery receipt
- Hook/Unhook trailer - force requirement: 90 lbs
- Perform pre-trip inspections
- Drive
- Extensive travel - ability to sit upright for extended periods of time
- Regular predictable attendance