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

Job Description - 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

Step Two: Your Own Truck

  • 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

What It Pays

  • $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

Benefits

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

What You Need

  • 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

This time someone calls back. Apply on Indeed and hear from a recruiter the same business day.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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