CDL-A Driver Entry Level

North Country drivers: dedicated paper mill freight, Monday to Friday, and your weekends at home.

No experience yet? That works here. New CDL holders are trained for this route.

Money and miles

• $1,300 average weekly gross
• $0.69 per mile
• $150 a day on call pay if no load is ready
• $50 backhaul pay when available
• $15 stop pay, $35 on short runs
• $850 a week while you train
• About 1,800 miles a week

On the road

Loads pick up at a paper mill in Glens Falls. About 70% deliver to New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mix of live unloads and preloaded trailers. Day shift, and you are off on the 6 company holidays. In winter you may need to chain up, and you will be shown how.

What new drivers ask most

• “Will I really be home every weekend?” Yes. You run Monday to Friday. Weekend work is voluntary.
• “What if there is no load for me?” You are paid $150 for that day.
• “My backing is rough.” That is normal. You practice for weeks with a mentor beside you first.

New CDL? Here is what happens

• You apply, a recruiter calls and reviews your license and record with you.
• Orientation, up to 2 days. Hotel provided, bus ticket reimbursed, $300 once hired.
• 4 to 6 weeks with a mentor, paid while you learn.
• Then you go solo in your own assigned truck.

You will need

• Class A CDL, 21 or older
• 120 hours from a CDL school, or 6 months of recent experience
• Up to 2 moving violations in the last 2 years, no DUI/DWI in the last 10
• DOT physical and a hair and urine drug test

After 30 days: medical, dental, vision, prescriptions, 401(k) plus stock purchase plan, paid vacation, and a free online degree for you and one family member.

Live within 100 miles of Glens Falls? Apply now.

Equal Opportunity Employer.