Join our dedicated local driving team, where you'll enjoy the benefits of consistent customers and routes. With set miles and hours each week, you'll know exactly what to expect in your paycheck. Plus, by building relationships with your customers and their typical freight, you won't face unexpected shipments or delays.
Why Choose Us?
Home Daily: Enjoy a consistent night shift schedule and be home every day
Work-Life Balance: Work 5 days a week with 2 days off (not back-to-back)
Route Consistency: Get clear direction and route information from Site Leadership, so you always know what to expect
Competitive Pay:
Selected routes average between $1,193 - $1,693 per week / $62,000 - $88,000 per year
Starting Pay: 60.5 cpm
Mileage: Average 2,000 miles per week
Stop Pay: $20.50 per stop (average 5-8 stops per week, depending on the route)
Additional Pay: Detention and breakdown pay available
Freight & Equipment:
No Touch Freight: Focus on driving while they handle the loading and unloading
Freight Type: A mix of reefer and dry van loads including food products, miscellaneous goods, and furniture to locations in AL, GA, and Ridgeland, MS
Reefer Experience Not Required: Training is provided for those new to reefers
Opportunity For Growth:
Drivers bid on routes twice a year based on seniority
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 $40.20/week (individual) and $105.90/week (family) after 30 days
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 Local 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
Drivers must live within a 75-mile radius
Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
Drivers must have Class A CDL
Must be 21 years of age or older
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