CDL-A Truck Driver

CDL-A Regional Truck Driver | Joliet, IL | $1,000 Sign-On Bonus | Home Weekly

Location: Joliet, IL
Home Time: Weekly (34-hour reset)
Hiring Area: IL, WI, IN, and MI
Freight Type: 100% Touch Freight 
Experience Level: CDL-A with 3+ months preferred

Pay & Bonus

• Mileage Pay (Experience-Based):

  • 0-11 months: $0.82 CPM

  • 12-23 months: $0.83 CPM

  • 24-35 months: $0.84 CPM

  • 36+ months: $0.85 CPM

• Unload Pay: $245 per trailer

• Backhaul Pay: $70 per backhaul

• Stop Pay: $25 per stop

• Average Weekly Gross Pay: $1,500-$1,700 (based on 800-1,000 miles and 3 loads/week)

• Sign-On Bonus: $1,000 total

  • $500 after first load

  • $500 after 30 days (must be active & seated at payout)

• Training Pay: 2 training days at $150/day (shadow runs following trainers truck)

Job Highlights

• Dedicated account running out of Joliet, IL

• 100% touch freight live unloads at retail stores

• Regional coverage area: IL, WI, IN, and MI

• 3 loads per week on average, 16 stops per trailer

• Home weekly for 34-hour reset (weekends not guaranteed)

• Local-based drivers must park at Markham Terminal or Dollar Tree Joliet DC (no at-home parking)

• Assigned Internationals and Freightliners great maneuverability for tight store deliveries

• Physically active job with safety-first unloading process

• Tenured support staff available 24/7