CDL-A Driver

Western New York has plenty of CDL graduates and not many carriers that will train them close to home. This regional dry van fleet hires drivers from Batavia, Le Roy, Oakfield and across Genesee County. New drivers earn $850 a week while they train with a mentor. Experienced drivers start solo. Both run eastern freight and come home every two weeks.

For brand-new drivers

You need a Class A CDL and a completed truck driving school of at least 120 hours. Training lasts 3 to 5 weeks, about 200 to 250 hours, with an experienced mentor beside you. You are paid $850 every week of it. When your mentor signs you off, you take your own truck, and your first three months solo carry a $1,000 weekly pay guarantee.

For experienced drivers

Six months or more of recent tractor-trailer time lets you skip training. After orientation you run solo at a rate set by your verifiable experience.

What solo drivers earn

• $0.55 to $0.65 per mile based on verifiable experience
• About 2,500 miles a week
• Average weekly pay: $1,200 to $1,400
• Performance bonus plan
• $15 per extra stop

Where the freight goes

Up and down the eastern seaboard, from New England and New York to the Carolinas, Georgia and the Midwest. Loads stay east of the Mississippi. Freight is drop and hook, preloaded and some live loads. Home time is every two weeks, with weekend options on some lanes.

Orientation

Two days or less, and $300 paid once you are hired. Bus travel to orientation is reimbursed with a receipt.

Truck, dog, rider

• Late-model tractor, around 1.5 years old on average
• Automatic or 10-speed
• One approved dog up to 40 pounds after training
• Adult rider program for solo drivers

Benefits after 30 days

Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans. A 401(k), employee stock purchase, life and disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and a tuition-free online degree for you and one dependent.

What you need

• Valid Class A CDL, 21 or older
• No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years
• No DUI or DWI in 10 years
• DOT physical and hair and urine drug screen

Apply now. A recruiter will call you about training dates and lanes.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.