
Utah Express Trucking
CDL-A Touch Freight Driver - $1,900 Weekly Average
Utah Express Trucking
Job Summary
$1,900 /Weekly (EST)
Morehead, KY
CDL A
Regional
0+ Months of CDL Experience
sign on bonus
bonus
paid vacation
Job Details
Equipment
Tractor Trailer
Handling Type
Touch Freight (Heavy Touch, Live unloading, Tarping)
Transmission Type
Automatic
Job Requirements
CDL Class
CDL A
CDL Experience
0+ (includes CDL students)
Full Description
CDL-A Regional Touch Freight Driver | FAMILY DOLLAR - Morehead, KY
Earn an average of $1,900 per week delivering dedicated store freight from the Morehead, KY area. This regional driving position offers weekly home time, a $2,500 sign-on bonus, paid ride-along training, and additional pay for trailer unloads, stops, and backhauls.
Pay Details & Schedule
Earn an average of $1,900 per week delivering dedicated store freight from the Morehead, KY area. This regional driving position offers weekly home time, a $2,500 sign-on bonus, paid ride-along training, and additional pay for trailer unloads, stops, and backhauls.
Pay Details & Schedule
- Average Weekly Pay: $1,900
- Annual Earnings: $88,000-$98,000+
- Base Mileage Pay: 0-11 months: $0.81; 12-23 months: $0.82; 24-35 months: $0.83; 36+ months: $0.84 per mile
- Additional Pay: $335 per full-trailer unload, $25 per stop, and $50 per backhaul
- All-In Pay: Up to $1.35 per mile, including base mileage pay and eligible additional earnings divided by miles
- Sign-On Bonus: $2,500 total, paid as follows: $500 on the first load, $500 at 30 days, $250 at 60 days, $250 at 90 days, $250 at 120 days, $250 at 150 days, and $500 at 180 days
- Home Time: Weekly for a 34-hour reset
- Schedule: Early-morning starts, with deliveries throughout the day; nights, weekends, and holidays may be required
- Training: One-week ride-along with a current driver at $150 per day
- Dedicated regional store-delivery account
- Approximately 1,200-1,500 miles per week
- Routes across AL, GA, IN, IL, KY, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, and WV
- 100% touch freight: Live unloading at stores using rollers
- Typically 3-7 stops per load, averaging 3 loads per week
- International, Freightliner, and Kenworth tractors
- On-site support available 24/7
- Paid vacation: 1 week after 1 year, 2 weeks after 2 years, 3 weeks after 7 years, and 4 weeks after 10 years
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 months of tractor-trailer experience within the last 36 months
- Clean driving record
- Valid DOT Medical Card
- No SAP drivers
- Patience and strong customer-service skills
- Must be physically able to complete live unloads and handle touch freight
- Must be available for early starts, nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled
- Bring two weeks' worth of supplies to orientation
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