CDL-A Driver Wanted – Driver-Unload Route, Home Weekly

Velocity TruckingPros LLC; Mount Vernon (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Home weekly

Ride-along training

Job summary

Velocity TruckingPros LLC is seeking Class A CDL drivers for a driver-unload route based out of Maquoketa, IA. Early morning deliveries and nights are required; routes involve multiple stops and long-haul segments with a weekly home reset.

New drivers join a paid ride-along week at $150/day, with a generous $2,500 sign-on bonus paid through milestones and ongoing support from 24/7 staff. Route covers multiple states with steady freight and predictable schedules.

Qualifications

• Solid customer service skills and patience.
• Physically able to handle live unloads.
• Able to work in hot or cold weather.
• Willing to work nights, weekends and holidays as schedules permit.
• Secure parking required for home time, gated property or security.

Responsibilities

• Drive a driver-unload route based out of Maquoketa.
• Deliver freight across IA, OK, MO, WI, AR, IL, KS, MN, NE, SD, ND, CO.
• Average ~1,500 miles weekly with 2 loads per week and 3–5 stops per route.
• Home weekly for a 34-hour reset; early AM deliveries required.
• New drivers participate in a paid ride-along week after orientation at $150/day.
• Sign-on bonus distributed over several milestones: $2,500 total.

Skills

Customer service

Physical strength

Ability to work in heat/cold

Night shifts / weekends / holidays

Parking security awareness

Orientation preparedness

Job description

Class A CDL Driver – Maquoketa

$2,500 Sign-On Bonus

We\'re bringing on Class A CDL drivers for a driver-unload route based out of Maquoketa. This one\'s 100% hands-on, freight comes off box-by-box via rollers, so you\'ll want to be comfortable with physical work and different weather conditions on the dock.

Route basics:

• Delivers to IA, OK, MO, WI, AR, IL, KS, MN, NE, SD, ND, and CO
• About 2 loads a week, 3–5 stops per route
• Roughly 1,500 miles weekly
• Home weekly for your 34-hour reset
• Early AM deliveries mean night driving is part of the routine, along with your required 10-hour break before unload
• Weekend and holiday runs come up occasionally

New drivers go through a paid ride-along week after orientation, riding with an experienced driver at $150/day.

Pay breakdown:

• Flat $0.75 CPM, no experience tiers
• $1.18/mile all-in once accessorial and stop pay are factored in
• $285 per full trailer unload, $20 per stop, $50 per backhaul
• Drivers average $1,825/week, about $95k a year

What we\'re looking for:

• Solid customer service skills and patience, you\'ll be interfacing with people regularly
• Physically able to handle live unloads
• Fine working in hot or cold extremes
• Open to nights, weekends, and holidays as they land in your schedule
• Secure parking available for home-time, gated property, camera, or guard coverage. Retail lots or other unsecured spots won\'t work
• Come to orientation with two weeks\' worth of supplies packed

Sign-on bonus – $2,500 total:
1st load $500, 30 days $500, 60 days $250, 90 days $250, 120 days $250, 150 days $250, 180 days $500. You\'ll need to be actively driving with us on each payout date to collect.

On top of that: 24/7 support staff, plus paid vacation that builds from 1 week after year one up to 4 weeks by year ten.

Solid pay, steady freight, and a route that keeps you home weekly, and let\'s get you rolling.