CDL-A Driver Trainee

Most first jobs out of CDL school keep you gone for weeks. This one is built around home. Loads go out from Ohio and come back to Ohio, so you are never far from the house, and drivers take their reset at home. The fleet hires only new drivers, and it hires from Butler, Cranberry and the Pittsburgh area. You train at $850 a week, then run solo with your own dedicated planner.

What you earn

• Training: $850 a week
• Solo mileage pay starts at $0.56 per mile
• Solo average: $1,200 to $1,400 a week
• About 1,800 miles a week
• $40 extra on every load under 100 miles
• $15 per extra stop and a performance bonus
• $1,000 weekly guarantee for your first 3 months solo

Where you run

Ohio, western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky, with regular runs between Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Erie, Louisville and Indianapolis. Freight is plentiful, and short hauls pay extra. Winter brings cold-weather driving, and your planner plans with it in mind.

How you learn

You train 3 to 5 weeks, about 200 to 250 hours, with an experienced mentor. You learn on the same kind of freight you will run alone: drop and hook, preloaded trailers and live loads. When your mentor signs you off, you get your own truck.

Day one

Orientation lasts two days or less and pays $300 once you are hired. If you travel by bus, your one-way ticket is reimbursed with a receipt.

Truck life

• Late-model tractors, about 1.5 years old on average
• Automatic and 10-speed transmissions
• One approved dog up to 40 pounds once training is finished
• 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 insurance, and a tuition-free online degree for you and one dependent.

Who we hire

• New drivers with a valid Class A CDL, 21 or older
• Completed CDL-A truck driving school of at least 120 hours
• No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years
• No DUI or DWI in 10 years
• DOT physical and hair and urine drug test

Apply now. A recruiter will call you about the next training class.

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