CDL-A Solo Driver - OTR Lanes - Drop and Hook

American Driver; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 73,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision after 30+?d

401(k) with up to 5% company match

Paid vacation grows with tenure

Job summary

American Driver in the Carolinas is hiring experienced Class A drivers for a solo company fleet based in Duncan, SC, offering OTR hauling with no trailer unloads and paid orientation.

Typical earnings include top 20% averaging $1,625+ per week, $0.54–$0.60 per mile, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus. Benefits begin after 30 days, with 401(k) matching and paid vacation.

Qualifications

• Class A CDL from one state, age 21 or older.
• At least 3 months of tractor-trailer experience in the last 36 months (CDL school does not count).
• No more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years.
• No preventable major accident in the last 5 years.
• No DUI/DWI in the last 10 years.
• DOT physical and a hair and urine drug screen.

Skills

Class A CDL

Tractor-trailer experience

Job description

Gaston County drivers: here is an OTR seat where the top 20% average $1,625+ a week and nobody asks you to unload a trailer. American Driver is hiring experienced Class A drivers for a solo company fleet based in Duncan, SC, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Earnings

• Top 20% average $1,625+ a week
• High-mile drivers run 2,300 to 3,000+ miles a week
• $0.54–$0.60 per mile based on verifiable experience
• Up to 3 extra cents a mile monthly for safety, mileage and productivity
• Loyalty raises after your first year
• $5,000 sign-on bonus: $2,500 at 6 months, $2,500 at 12 months
• $12.50 an hour detention after 2 hours and $100 a day for layovers or breakdowns
• Paid weekly; per diem program available

A typical trip

You haul no-touch dry van freight across the lower 48, most of it east of I-35, on hauls that average about 400 miles. Half or more of the loads are drop and hook. You are never forced into New York City.

Home time

You decide. The drivers earning the most usually stay out about 12 days and take 2 at home. Need a different rhythm? Tell your planner.

Equipment

A 2023 or newer Freightliner Cascadia or Kenworth, automatic, assigned to you, and you can take it home on your days off.

Orientation

Held in Duncan, SC. Your bus ticket and hotel are covered, and orientation days are paid.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
• 401(k) with up to a 5% company match
• Paid vacation that grows with tenure

What You Need

• Class A CDL from one state, age 21 or older
• At least 3 months of tractor-trailer experience in the last 36 months (CDL school does not count)
• No more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years
• No preventable major accident in the last 5 years
• No DUI/DWI in the last 10 years
• DOT physical and a hair and urine drug screen

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