CDL-A Semi-Local Truck Driver – Good Pay | Home Most Days

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Salt City Trucking

CDL-A Semi-Local Truck Driver – Good Pay | Home Most Days

Waukegan, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    CDL-A Semi-Local Building Products Driver – $92K/Year

    Earn approximately $92,000 per year on a dedicated semi-local building products account with home most days. Drivers average approximately 1,000 miles per week , make 5-10 deliveries per day , and may earn additional pay for driver-unload deliveries.

    Pay Details

    $92,000 per year

    • Average Weekly Pay: $1,769
    • $50 per driver-unload delivery
    • Average of approximately 30 driver-unload deliveries per week
    • PTO available immediately:
      • 1.5 hours per week initially
      • 2.3 hours per week after 6 years
      • 3 hours per week after 19 years

    Job Details

    • Dedicated building products account
    • Approximately 1,000 miles per week
    • Pick up trailers from Racine, WI
    • Deliver to customer locations throughout WI, IL, and MI
    • Average 5-10 stops per day
    • Delivery locations include jobsites, construction sites, and small businesses
    • Tailgate product at deliveries
    • Slide product to the end of the trailer for the customer to remove
    • Products can range from 5 lbs to 250+ lbs
    • May occasionally assist with manual unloading
    • Reposition load securement bars after each stop
    • Scan products with a customer-provided scanner to verify deliveries
    • Update ETAs and communicate delivery delays to customers and management
    • Strong customer service and relationship-building skills are important
    • Must follow customer procedures for loaded-trailer check-in and trailer placement
    • Must be comfortable navigating and backing in tight spaces
    • Automatic Freightliner and International trucks
    • Trucks remain at the terminal
    • No passengers or pets

    Shift Details

    • Monday-Friday
    • Start times: 4:00 AM-6:00 AM
    • 10-12 hour shifts
    • Potential to be home 1-2 nights per week when routes, weather, and traffic allow
    • Drivers are home most days

    Job Requirements

    • Valid Class A CDL
    • Minimum 6 months of verifiable Class A CDL experience
    • Clean driving record
    • Valid DOT Medical Card
    • No SAP drivers
    • Ability to safely handle and assist with unloading building products
    • Comfortable backing and maneuvering in tight spaces
    • Strong customer-service and communication skills