Class A CDL OTR Driver - No Touch Freight
POSITION DETAILS
- Average Weekly Pay: $1,202 to $1,512
- Home Time: 2-3 weeks out, 2-3 days home
- Routes: OTR - Nationwide (No Northeast)
- Freight: No Touch - Primarily refrigerated goods with some dry freight
- Equipment: Freightliner Cascadias (3 years old or newer) with automatic transmissions pulling 53' trailers
- Safe & On-Time Bonus available
- Pre-Pass and Easy-Pass equipped for tolls and port of entry bypass
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 3 months Class A Driving Experience
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- No SAP violations in the past 5 years
- Must pass DOT physical and drug test
BENEFITS
- Medical Insurance
- HSA (Health Savings Account)
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) Participation
- Paid Time Off (1 week after first year)
- Safe & On-Time Bonus
Recruiter Job Details
Account: OTR Fleet
Carrier: the carrier
Job ID: 897
Status: ACTIVE
Openings: 5 (Growing fleet by 40 trucks)
COMPENSATION DETAILS:
- CPM: $0.45-$0.555 (based on experience)
- Safe & On-Time Bonus
Pay Scale by Experience:
- 0-5 months: $0.45
- 6-12 months: $0.46
- 13-17 months: $0.50
- 18-24 months: $0.505
- 25-36 months: $0.51
- 37-48 months: $0.515
- 49-60 months: $0.52
- 61-72 months: $0.53
- 73-84 months: $0.535
- 85-96 months: $0.54
- 97-108 months: $0.545
- 109-120 months: $0.55
- 121-300 months: $0.555
Average Pay (1+ year):
- Weekly: $1,202
- Annualized: $62,504
Top 10% Pay (1+ year):
- Weekly: $1,512
- Annualized: $78,624
Note: Freight is up - average pay to driver is $1,500 per week!
HIRING AREAS:
- Arkansas (entire state)
- Colorado (entire state)
- Illinois (entire state)
- Indiana (entire state)
- Iowa (entire state)
- Missouri (entire state)
- Nebraska (entire state)
- Oklahoma (entire state)
- Wisconsin (entire state)
- Arizona (entire state)
- Central California
- Northern California
- Southern California
- Utah (entire state)
- Nevada (No Las Vegas)
- East TX: Within 100 miles of Dallas
- West TX: Within 100 miles of Amarillo
SCHEDULE & HOME TIME:
- Home Time: 2-3 weeks out, 2-3 days home
- Company works diligently to get drivers through home domicile once a week (may be for a day, night, couple of hours, or prior approved day off)
- Policy: 1 week on the road = 1 day off
- If 2+ days requested, 2+ weeks on road required
- Up to 4 days off maximum
- 34-hour resets are not typical downtime and must be approved
- Equipment must be active by the 5th day
- If more than 4 days off requested/approved, arrangements must be made to leave equipment at designated terminal
ROUTES & FREIGHT:
- OTR runs from driver's home area through the country (minus the Northeast)
- Delivery locations and haul lengths vary based on place of residence
- No-touch freight
- Primarily refrigerated goods with some dry freight
EQUIPMENT NOTES:
- Primarily Freightliner Cascadias with automatic transmission
- May be assigned other models: Internationals, Peterbilt, or other as available
- Choice of equipment is not an option
- Brand-new trucks not available to new drivers
- Fleet rotated every 3 years - may be assigned newer tractor
- Pre-Pass and Easy-Pass installed for tolls and port of entry bypass
- Pulling 53' trailers
AFTER HIRE - TRAINING:
- ALL new drivers attend 3-day Advanced Post Hire Education (APHE)
- In-truck and classroom training
- Training includes: Reefer, coupling, pre-trip, trip planning, fueling, backing, and Platform Science
ORIENTATION:
- Length: 4-5 Days (Monday - Thursday/Friday)
- Paid minimum wage for actual orientation (approximately 4-5 hours)
- Remote orientation available for most lanes
Orientation Locations (Experienced Drivers):
- Burns Harbor, IN
- Fontana, CA
- Dallas, TX
- Salt Lake City, UT
Lodging: Dorm style rooms provided
Meals: Driver responsible for meals
Travel: Greyhound Bus or reimbursement up to $100 with receipts
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 3 months Class A Driving Experience
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- NOT SAP Friendly - No SAP violations in the past 5 years
- Must pass DOT physical and drug test
GENERAL the carrier INFO:
Equipment:
- Mainly Freightliner Cascadias and Western Stars
- New Cascadias: 72" raised roof sleeper with Pack Smart HVAC system
- Pack Smart: Up to 10 hours cooling / 34 hours heating
- Best Pass Transponder equipped
- Cameras: Forward and Driver Facing (event only)
- Transmission: Automatics
- Truck speed: 62 mph
- Truck permanently assigned: Yes
Pay Methods: Direct Deposit or Comdata
Policies:
- Pet Policy: No pets on company trucks
- Rider Policy: Depends on account; if approved by driver manager; riders must be 8+ years old; $7/month insurance; available after 30 days safe driving
- 24-hour dispatch: Yes
- Qualcomm: Provided
- Toll cards: Provided
Equipment Return Policy: Any separation of employment will require return of all equipment to designated terminal as directed. Failure to return equipment may result in negative reporting on DAC (Drive-A-Check/HireRight) records.
- Insurance: Starts first of the month following 60 days of employment