CDL-A Steel Coil Driver Home Daily

Safeload Trucking; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 57,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeload Trucking is hiring a CDL-A Steel Coil Driver for a dedicated construction-freight route hauling steel coils in a dry van, with consistent Monday–Friday work and daily home time.

The position covers a West Hartford, CT to Philadelphia, PA round trip (~2,300 miles per week) with live loading in Philly, and a mix of mileage, hourly and stop-pay, plus a $500 new-hire bonus and guaranteed 8-hour minimum if loads are canceled.

Qualifications

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 6 months tractor-trailer experience
• Must live within 30 miles of Hartford, CT
• Able to work an afternoon/night schedule
• Secure loads using wood and nails

Responsibilities

• Haul steel coils on a dedicated round-trip route
• Secure freight using wood and nails
• Perform live loading in Philadelphia
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Follow DOT, safety, and load-securement requirements

Job description

CDL-A Steel Coil Driver | Home Daily
Job Type: Driver

We are hiring a CDL-A Steel Coil Driver for a dedicated construction-freight route hauling steel coils in a dry van. This is a consistent Monday - Friday position with daily home time, weekends off, a 2022 Kenworth T680, and strong mileage, hourly, overtime, and stop pay.

Drivers run a set round-trip route from West Hartford, CT to Philadelphia, PA and back to West Hartford, CT, with approximately 2,300 miles per week. Drivers must secure steel coils by nailing wood into the trailer floor; aside from load securement, the freight is no-touch.

Pay and bonus

First year mileage pay: $0.52 per mile

Starting hourly pay: $23.00 per hour

Overtime pay: $34.50 per hour

Pay after 12 months: $24.00 per hour, with $36.00 per hour overtime

Average weekly pay, first year: $1250 - $1350

Stop pay: $17 per stop, approximately 10 stops weekly

New hire bonus: $500 one time bonus paid on the second paycheck

Guaranteed 8-hour minimum if loads are canceled by the customer

Schedule and home time

Monday through Friday

Must be able to work an afternoon/night schedule

Operating area

CT, PA - West Hartford, CT to Philadelphia, PA round trip

What you will do

Haul steel coils primarily for construction customers

Transport freight in a dry van on a dedicated round-trip route

Secure steel coils by nailing wood into the trailer floor

Complete approximately 10 stops per week

Perform live loading in Philadelphia

Complete pre trip and post trip inspections

Follow DOT, safety, and load-securement requirements

Freight and equipment

Freight: steel coils on wooden pallets

Trailer: dry van

Load securement: driver secures freight by nailing wood into the trailer floor

Touch freight: required for load securement; otherwise no touch

Truck: 2022 Kenworth T680 with automatic transmission

Driver requirements

Valid Class A CDL

Minimum 6 months of recent tractor-trailer experience

Must live within 30 miles of Hartford, CT

Able to work an afternoon/night schedule

Comfortable securing loads using wood and nails

Comfortable with live loading in Philadelphia

Able to meet load securement and safety requirements