CDL-A Trainee Driver - Dedicated Account - Home Weekly - Paid Training

About the job CDL-A Trainee Driver - Dedicated Account - Home Weekly - Paid Training

Just got your CDL in Bridgeview or the southwest suburbs and wondering what actually happens after you apply? Here is the whole road, step by step, from your first call to your first solo load, on a dedicated account that gets you home every week.

Step 1: You Apply, We Call

• A recruiter calls you the same business day
• We go over the job, your CDL school and your driving record
• We help you get your documents and Clearinghouse consent ready so nothing slows you down

• $300 orientation pay
• Hotel provided and bus travel reimbursed
• Drug test, road test and paperwork, then classroom time at the terminal

• $685 a week in paid training
• You ride with an experienced trainer on real dedicated freight
• You learn trip planning, backing into tight docks, logbook rules, fuel stops and how to work with customers
• Your trainer is there for every question, every load, every mile

• Full solo pay as soon as your trainer signs you off
• Around $1,400 average weekly gross
• Same dedicated customers and lanes you trained on, no guessing where you are headed
• Home every week with a 34 hour reset
• Late model Freightliners, automatic and manual

• Health, dental and vision after 30 days
• 401k with company match
• Paid time off
• Riders and pets allowed once training is complete

• At least 21 with a valid Class A CDL
• Graduated from a verifiable CDL school with 120+ hours
• Experienced drivers: 6 months OTR in the last 12 months, or 12+ months in the past 5 years
• No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years, no major preventable accidents in 5 years
• No DUI/DWI in the past 5 to 10 years
• Pass hair and urine drug testing