Take your truck home on the weekend, get a $10,000 sign-on bonus, and never touch the freight. This regional intermodal job runs out of the Kansas City area, and drivers average $1,500 a week.
Why Drivers Choose This Job
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus: first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
$1,500 Weekly Average: about $78,000 a year
Truck Goes Home With You: keep your tractor at home or a secure spot on your days off, or park at one of our terminals in Edgerton, Kansas City, St. Louis, Lowell or Cedar Rapids
All No Touch: 75% drop and hook, 25% live load or unload by the customer
Pick Your Start Time: several shifts available, you choose
Your Own Manager: an on-site transportation manager handles your dispatch, payroll and questions, with the operation staffed 24/7
Pay Breakdown
Mileage: $0.56 per mile to start, plus 1 cent every year up to $0.61, on about 2,000 miles per week
Drop and Hook: $25
Live Load or Unload: $40
Extra Stops: $15
Crosstown and Shuttle Moves: $15
Hazmat Loads: $30 each
Detention: $20 per hour after 1.5 hours on live loads, after 1 hour on drop and hook
Training: $225 per day for 3 to 5 days in Kansas City
Extra Days: a 6th day is available when freight allows
Schedule and Home Time
Tuesday to Saturday: out 5 days, home 2
Region: containers to and from rail yards in Kansas City and St. Louis and customers within 300 miles, including Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois
Equipment
100% automatic sleepers, mostly Freightliner
1500 watt inverter in every truck
Company owned tractors, containers and chassis
3 uniform shirts at orientation plus $150 a year for uniforms
Benefits
PTO starts accruing on day one
Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
401(k) with company match
Parental leave, adoption assistance and family planning benefits
Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage
6 paid holidays at $200 per day after your first year
Paid online orientation
Requirements
At least 21 years old with a valid Class A CDL
3 months verifiable tractor-trailer experience in the last 6 months with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the last 5 years
Hazmat endorsement within 90 days of hire (cost reimbursed)
Able to keep the tractor at home or at a safe, secure location on days off
No more than 2 moving violations and no careless or reckless driving in the last 3 years
No DUI/DWI in the last 5 years and no major preventable accidents in the last 3 years
Must pass hair and urine drug testing, with no failed drug or alcohol test in the last 5 years
No riders or pets are allowed on this account. If that works for you, apply today and our recruiting team will help you pick a start time that fits your life.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Kansas City, Kansas
Skills
Cargo/Freightunmatched
Class A Licenseunmatched
Hazardous Materials/Substancesunmatched
Loading/Unloadingunmatched
Truck Driverunmatched
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