CDL-A Driver - First Job After CDL School - Home Every Two Weeks

American Driver; Mountain Home (ID); On-site; USD 30,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental and vis​

401(k) and stock purchase plan

Life and disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Tuition covered for online college

Job summary

American Driver LLC in Mountain Home, Idaho, offers a first-year trucking program where new CDL graduates are mentored and paid while they learn. You’ll start with orientation and mentor-led training, then haul real freight across states west of the Mississippi and return home every two weeks.

Training lasts 3–5 weeks (200–250 hours) with weekly pay of $650 during training, and a weekly guarantee of $1,000 for the first 3 months solo.

Qualifications

• New drivers must complete CDL-A school of at least 120 hours.
• Valid Class A CDL, 21 or older.
• No DUI or DWI in the last 10 years.
• No more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years.
• DOT physical and drug test required.

Responsibilities

• Complete orientation and training with a mentor.
• Haul real freight and learn trip planning.
• Learn hours of service and backing at docks.
• Progress to solo driving after mentor signs off.

Skills

Trip planning

Hours of service

Backing

Education

CDL-A school training (120 hours)

Job description

The first year after CDL school decides whether you stay in trucking. A good first carrier pays you while you learn, puts a patient mentor beside you, and does not bury you with miles you are not ready for. This fleet hires from Mountain Home, Boise and the Treasure Valley, runs the states west of the Mississippi, and brings drivers home every two weeks. Experienced drivers are welcome too.

Key numbers

• Solo average: about $1,400 a week
• Weekly miles: around 1,900
• Training pay: $650 a week
• Training: 3 to 5 weeks (200 to 250 hours)
• First 3 months solo: $1,000 weekly guarantee
• Bonus: up to six cents a mile on top of mileage

How your first month goes

Orientation takes two days or less and pays $300 once you are hired. Bus travel to orientation is reimbursed with a receipt. Then you ride with a mentor and haul real freight. You learn trip planning, hours of service and backing at real docks. Your training check arrives every week. When your mentor signs off, you take your own truck.

Experienced drivers

With 6 months or more of recent experience, you skip training and start solo. Your mileage rate follows your verifiable experience. Same lanes, same home time.

The lanes

Dry van freight across all states west of the Mississippi. Mostly drop and hook and preloaded trailers, with some live loads. Northern winters mean real snow driving, and the fleet plans around it. Stops pay $15, and any unload that is required is paid.

Living on the road

• Late-model tractors, about 1.5 years old on average
• Automatic and 10-speed options
• One approved dog up to 40 pounds once training is done
• Adult rider program for solo drivers

Benefits after 30 days

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• A 401(k), stock purchase plan, life and disability insurance, and an employee assistance program.
• Full-time drivers and one dependent can earn an online college degree with tuition covered.

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL, 21 or older
• New drivers: completed CDL-A school of at least 120 hours
• No more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years
• No DUI or DWI in the last 10 years
• DOT physical and hair and urine drug test

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.