CDL-A Regional Driver - Paid Training - $1,200 to $1,700 Weekly

About the job CDL-A Regional Driver - Paid Training - $1,200 to $1,700 Weekly

Stop guessing what your first year on the road will pay. Here is the full breakdown for new and experienced Class A drivers running regional dry van freight east of the Mississippi.

Pay and Mileage Breakdown

• Average Weekly Pay: $1,200 to $1,700
• Mileage Rate: $0.55 per mile to start, plus $0.01 for every additional 12 months of experience, up to $0.65
• Weekly Miles: 1,900 to 2,300 on average
• Stop Pay: $15 per stop
• Performance Bonus: Monthly bonus plan for safe, productive drivers
• Guaranteed Pay: $1,000 per week guaranteed for your first 3 months after your first solo dispatch

• Training Pay: $850 per week while you ride with an experienced trainer
• Real Freight: Learn on actual loads and routes, not in a classroom
• Straight to Solo Pay: Move to full mileage pay as soon as you finish training

• Home Time: Every 2 weeks
• Territory: Eastern planning zones, loads typically stay east of the Mississippi River
• Freight: Dry van, mix of drop and hook, live load and live unload
• Hiring Area: Must live within 200 miles of the Richmond, VA area

• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days
• Retirement: 401k with company match
• Time Off: Paid time off
• Orientation: $300 orientation pay on your first paycheck, travel to orientation covered
• Riders and Pets: Welcome from day one for experienced drivers, and after training for new drivers

• Must be at least 21 years old
• Valid Class A CDL. New CDL-A holders welcome with 120+ hours of CDL training from an accredited school
• Experienced drivers: 6 months OTR experience in the last 12 months, or 12+ months in the past 5 years
• Clean driving record: no more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years, no major preventable accidents in the last 5 years
• No DUI/DWI in the past 5 to 10 years depending on when CDL was obtained
• Must pass DOT physical plus hair and urine drug testing