New CDL Holders - Entry Level CDL-A Driver - East Coast Freight

About the job New CDL Holders - Entry Level CDL-A Driver - East Coast Freight

Sending out applications and hearing nothing back is the worst part of being a new driver. Here a recruiter calls you back, a trainer gets you road ready with pay, and you finish your first year on East Coast freight.

Step One: Training

• On the road with an experienced driver trainer, 4 to 6 weeks
• $850 a week during training
• Your own truck once you are signed off
• $1,000 a week guaranteed for 3 months after your first solo dispatch

• Dry van loads along the eastern seaboard
• Nothing west of the Mississippi
• Home every two weeks
• Around 2,500 miles a week, drop and hook on most loads

• $1,200 to $1,500 average weekly gross
• $0.55 per mile starting rate, up 1 cent each year to $0.65
• $15 stop pay plus performance bonus

• Health, dental and vision insurance after 30 days
• 401k with company match
• Paid time off
• $300 orientation pay and orientation travel covered

• Class A CDL and at least 21 years old
• New drivers: 120+ hours at an accredited CDL school
• Experienced drivers: 6 months OTR in the last 12 months, or 12+ months in the last 5 years
• Clean record: max 2 moving violations in 2 years, no major preventable accidents in 5 years
• Pass hair and urine drug testing