CDL-A Regional Driver | Flexible Home Time | Trainees OK

American Driver LLC; Elgin (IL); Hybrid; USD 2,366,000 - 4,004,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid mentor

Weekly pay

Job summary

American Driver LLC in Elgin, IL is seeking drivers for eastern regional freight. You choose how often you are home, with options for weekly home time or longer runs with more miles.

New CDL grads receive a paid mentor and a clear path from orientation to solo, with guaranteed weekly pay during training and solid weekly earnings once solo. Loads are planned, and direct deposit is weekly.

Qualifications

• You must be 21 or older with a Class A CDL.
• New drivers need at least 120 hours from a CDL school; otherwise, 6 months of recent experience.
• No DUI/DWI in the last 10 years; up to 2 moving violations in the last 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Eastern regional lanes, drop and hook, live loads and preloads.
• Loads planned for you with a driver leader.
• You decide home time: weekly, weekends, or every two weeks.

Skills

Safety mindset

Team player

Education

CDL Class A certification

Job description

Elgin-area drivers: eastern regional freight, and you pick how often you are home.

Lots of freight runs between Chicago and the Northeast. You can be home weekly, or stay out longer and stack miles. New CDL grads start with a paid mentor.

What you earn

• Paid every week during training
• $1,000 a week guaranteed for your first 3 months solo
• $1,100 to $1,700 a week once solo
• 1,700 to 2,400 miles a week
• $15 per stop except the first and last
• Weekly direct deposit

Your week

Eastern regional lanes, drop and hook, live loads and preloads. Home weekly, on weekends, or every two weeks. You and your planner decide.

New CDL? Here is the path

• Call: we check your license and record with you first. No surprises later.
• Orientation: up to 2 days, hotel covered, bus fare reimbursed, $300 once hired.
• Training: 4 to 6 weeks one-on-one with a mentor, paid every week.
• Solo: your own assigned truck, fleet average about 1.5 years old. For your first 3 months solo, your pay will not drop below $1,000 a week.

Nervous about your first driving job? Fair.

• "How often will I see home?" Your choice: weekly, weekends, or every two weeks.
• "Does my CDL school count?" If it was 120 hours or more, yes.
• "Will one ticket disqualify me?" Not by itself. Up to 2 moving violations in the past 2 years is accepted.
• "What if I have a problem on the road?" Loads are planned for you, and your driver leader picks up the phone.
• "What if my first solo weeks are slow?" You still get at least $1,000 a week for your first 3 months solo.

To qualify

You must be 21 or older with a Class A CDL. New drivers need at least 120 hours from a CDL school; otherwise, 6 months of recent experience. We accept up to 2 moving violations in the last 2 years and no DUI/DWI in the last 10. You will also pass a DOT physical and a hair and urine drug test.

Once you pass 30 days

Full medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, a 401(k), an employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, yearly raises, and a free online degree for you and one family member. Pets and riders are allowed; trainees can bring a dog once training is finished.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.