Most regional jobs hand you a schedule. This one lets you pick your 2 days off in a row and your start time, then keeps them the same every week. Regional intermodal work out of our Chicago terminal, a $10,000 sign-on bonus and a $1,654 weekly average.
What Makes This Different
Your Days Off, Your Choice: any 2 consecutive days except Saturday and Sunday, every week
Your Start Time: you pick it, and it stays consistent week to week
Weekend Bonus: $150 every week, because weekends are part of the job
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus: first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
Newer Trucks: automatic Freightliner and International mid roof tractors, averaging 2.5 years old
Mostly No Touch: about 75% drop and hook
The Pay
Weekly Average: $1,654, about $86,000 a year
Mileage: $0.64 per mile to start, paid on Rand McNally miles, about 2,200 miles per week
Live Load or Unload: $65
Drop and Hook: $35
Detention: $20 to $25 per hour after the first hour
Hazmat Loads: $25, Reefer Loads: $30
Layover and Breakdowns: $20 per hour, up to 5 hours
Training: $250 per day, 1 to 2 weeks with a hotel stay
The Work
Intermodal containers across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky
1,800 miles per week minimum, with strong drivers running up to 2,800
48 hours home every week on your chosen days
Drivers living within 50 miles of the Chicago terminal park the truck at the terminal
Benefits
PTO from day one, growing to 10 days after 1 year, 15 after 6 and 20 after 14
Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
401(k) with company match
Life, disability and mental health coverage
6 paid holidays at $190 after your first year, and you are never required to work them
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
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
Weekends are worked here, but your days off are yours to choose and they do not move. Apply today and our recruiting team will walk you through the schedule.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Cicero, Illinois
Salary
$20–$25 Per Hour
Skills
Class A Licenseunmatched
Hazardous Materials/Substancesunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Loading/Unloadingunmatched
Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
Truck Driverunmatched
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