CDL A Regional Container Driver - Home Weekly

American Driver LLC; Taylor (MI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical after 30 days

Dental after 30 days

Vision after 30 days

PTO up to 20 days

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Mental health coverage

Paid holidays

Job summary

American Driver LLC is seeking CDL truck drivers for intermodal hauls across the Midwest in automatic tractors. You’ll typically do drop and hook with two days off back‑to‑back of your choice, and weekends are part of the job, with a $150 weekly bonus.

Expect weekly pay around $1,654 with a $10,000 sign-on bonus. Typical mileage is 1,800–2,800 per week, with detention pay and hazmat opportunities as described in the offer.

Qualifications

• 21 or older with a valid Class A CDL
• Hazmat within 90 days of hire
• No careless or reckless driving and no more than 2 moving violations in 3 years
• No major preventable accidents in 3 years and no DUI/DWI in 5 years
• Must pass hair and urine drug testing, with no failed drug or alcohol test in the last 5 years

Responsibilities

• Drive intermodal containers across the Midwest in automatic trucks, with mostly drop and hook.
• Average 1,800–2,800 miles per week (most around 2,200).
• 2 consecutive days off, weekends included, with a $150 weekly bonus for weekends.

Job description

Your week starts at the same time every week, because you chose it. You run intermodal containers across the Midwest in a newer automatic truck, mostly drop and hook. Then come your 2 days off in a row, on the days you picked. Drivers in the Detroit area average $1,654 a week doing it, with a $10,000 sign-on bonus to start.

How the Week Goes

• Start: the same start time every week, set by you
• On the Road: containers across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kentucky
• At the Customer: about 75% drop and hook
• The Miles: 1,800 to 2,800 per week, with most drivers around 2,200
• Days Off: 2 in a row, your choice, except Saturday and Sunday together
• Weekends: part of the job, with a $150 weekly bonus for it

What It Pays

• $1,654 weekly average, about $86,000 a year
• $10,000 sign-on bonus, first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
• $0.64 per mile to start, on Rand McNally miles
• $65 per live load or unload, $35 per drop and hook
• $20 to $25 per hour detention after the first hour
• $25 per hazmat load, $30 per reefer load
• $250 per day during 1 to 2 weeks of training, with a hotel stay

Equipment

• Automatic mid roof Freightliners and Internationals, averaging 2.5 years old

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
• PTO from day one, growing with tenure up to 20 days
• 401(k) with company match
• Life, disability and mental health coverage
• 6 paid holidays at $190 after year one, never required to work them

Requirements

• 21 or older with a valid Class A CDL
• Verifiable tractor-trailer experience: 3 months in the last 6 with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12, or 12 months in the last 5 years
• Hazmat within 90 days of hire
• No careless or reckless driving and no more than 2 moving violations in 3 years
• No major preventable accidents in 3 years and no DUI/DWI in 5 years
• Must pass hair and urine drug testing, with no failed drug or alcohol test in the last 5 years

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.