As a dedicated driver, you'll experience the perks of working with consistent customers, giving you a predictable schedule and pay. Unlike other driving positions, this role ensures you have a clear idea of your weekly miles and hours, so you can easily anticipate your earnings. With familiar customers and their typical freight loads, you'll never face unexpected challenges or delays on the road.
Why Join Our Dedicated Trucking Team?
Competitive Pay:
Average Pay: $1,572 per week / $81,744 per year
Starting Pay: $0.54 cpm
Average Miles: 2,800 miles per week
Stop Pay: $25 per stop (average 3-5 stops per week)
Additional Pay: Detention, layover, and breakdown pay available
Per Diem Program: Company-sponsored for extra benefits
Consistent Schedule:
Home Weekly: Get time off every week, with some mid-week home time available (50%)
Consistent Time Off: Average 38-40 hours at home each week
Run Schedule: Sunday-Friday or Monday-Saturday
Varied Routes: Weekly runs may vary, but will try to be consistent
Freight & Operations:
No-Touch Freight: Primarily a drop-and-hook operation - no loading/unloading
Heavy Drop & Hook: High-volume drop-and-hook freight for quicker turnarounds
Customer Locations: Deliveries to the Southeast, Midwest, South, West, and some Northeast areas (PA, CT)
Occasional Trailer Moves: Moving trailers from dock doors as needed for customer
CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver Benefits:
Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
Health Insurance: Medical, dental, vision and hearing coverage starting as low as $38.25/week (individual) and $101.10/week (family) after 30 days
Rider policy for legally married spouses
Profit Sharing: Monthly direct deposits into your retirement account
Referral rewards: Cash bonuses for referrals
Career Growth: Opportunities for local, regional, and leadership roles within Averitt
Ready to make a change? APPLY NOW to be an Averitt CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver!
Averitt Express is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Requirements
Must live within a 100-mile radius
Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
Must be 21 years of age or older
Must have Class A CDL
No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5 years
No convictions for DUI within the past 5 years
No suspensions or revocations within the last 5 years
No serious violations within the previous 12 months (15 mph or greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offense committed in a CMV in connection with fatality)
No more than 3 moving violations within the past 3 years
No preventable DOT recordable accidents within the past 3 years
Essential functions:
Open/Close Trailer Doors - force requirement: 46 lbs
Count freight
Complete fuel tickets
Obtain sales leads
Hook/Unhook trailer - force requirement: 90 lbs (Class A Only)
Perform pre-trip inspections
Drive
Regular predictable attendance
Enter/Exit a Commercial Motor Vehicle
Enter/Exit the rear of a trailer from ground level