CDL-A Dry Van Driver - Paid Training - East Coast Lanes

NIS EXPRESS; Palatka (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical after 30 days

Dental after 30 days

Vision after 30 days

401k with match

Paid time off

Orientation pay $300

Riders allowed

Pets allowed after training

Job summary

NIS Express in Palatka, FL, is hiring drivers for a dry van fleet along the eastern seaboard. You’ll train on a pay scale that starts with $650 per week, then earn a $1,000 per week solo guarantee for the first three months after your first solo dispatch.

Mileage starts at $0.55 per mile with a $0.01 raise every year (to $0.65). Expect weekly gross earnings around $1,200–$1,500 over about 2,500 miles, home every two weeks, day or night dispatch, and benefits after 30 days, plus a 401k with match

Qualifications

• Must hold a Class A CDL and be 21 years or older.
• Graduated from verifiable CDL school with 120+ hours of training.
• Experienced drivers welcome.
• No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years; no major preventable accidents in 5 years; no DUI/DWI in 5–10 years.
• Pass hair and urine drug testing.

Responsibilities

• Operate dry van freight along the eastern seaboard.
• Home every 2 weeks.
• Day or night dispatch with live loads and preloads.

Skills

CDL basics

Safety-conscious

Drug testing compliance

Education

CDL School graduate (120+ hours)

Class A CDL

Job description

Drivers in Palatka who want to stay on the East Coast can start with NIS Express on a dry van fleet running up and down the eastern seaboard, with paid training and a $1,000 weekly guarantee for your first three months solo.

Compensation and training

• Training pay: $650 per week with an experienced trainer
• Solo guarantee: $1,000 per week for 3 months after first solo dispatch
• Mileage pay: $0.55 per mile to start, plus $0.01 for every 12 months of experience up to $0.65
• Weekly average: $1,200 to $1,500 gross on about 2,500 miles
• Extras: $15 stop pay, performance bonus

Program highlights

• East Coast freight: Loads stay along the eastern seaboard and don't run far west
• Home every 2 weeks
• Day or night dispatch, drop and hook, live loads and preloads

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
• 401k with match and paid time off
• $300 orientation pay, travel covered
• Riders and pets after training

Minimum qualifications

• Class A CDL, 21 years or older
• Graduated from a verifiable CDL school with 120+ hours of training
• Experienced drivers also welcome
• Max 2 moving violations in 2 years, no major preventable accidents in 5 years, no DUI/DWI in 5 to 10 years
• Pass hair and urine drug testing

Equal Opportunity Employer.