CDL-A Trainee Truck Driver - Paid Mentor - 100% No Touch

Red Hawk Trucking; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matched up to 3%

Tuition reimbursement for CDL school

$200 orientation pay

Travel reimbursement up to $800

6 paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Red Hawk Trucking is hiring a CDL-A Trainee Driver in Georgia. You learn on the road with a mentor, then move into your own truck at the full rate.

Solo pay is about $1,300–$1,400 per week with Sundays off. The program includes onboarding with hotel coverage and food stipend, a paid mentor phase, 100% no-touch dry van freight from direct customers, weekly pay, and tuition reimbursement for CDL school.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 21 or older with a Class A CDL.
• Onboard with mentor and complete training prior to solo driving.
• Ability to drive a 100% no-touch dry van freight.
• No DUI/DWI in last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Operate 100% no-touch dry van freight.
• Follow planned routes with direct customer freight.

Job description

CDL-A Trainee Truck Driver - Paid Mentor - 100% No Touch (Full Time) Job Type: Driving

Fresh CDL, no experience, and not sure who will give you a shot? We will. You learn on the road with a mentor, then move into your own truck at the full rate. Solo drivers running 2,600 to 2,800 miles average $1,300 to $1,400 a week, with every Sunday off for your reset.

Your Road to Solo

• Onboarding week: 7 days of orientation, a skills check and extra help where you need it. We pay the hotel and give you $100 for food
• Mentor phase: 10 days or more riding with an experienced driver, putting in at least 5 hours of driving a day, paid $75 a day
• Sign off: a backing evaluation, pre-trip and road test
• Your truck: you move up to first seat with your own assigned truck
• Female trainees are paired with female mentors

What Solo Pays

• $0.50 per mile at 2,000 safe miles, the same for every driver regardless of experience
• 8 to 10 cents per mile weekly incentive for top drivers
• Paycheck every Friday, raise every year
• Extra pay for detention, layovers, breakdowns and extra stops

The Job Itself

• 100% no touch dry van
• Mostly drop and hook, about 70%
• Planned freight from direct customers
• 1 to 2 weeks out, Monday to Saturday

Your Truck

• Automatic sleeper cab, about 1.5 years old
• APU, refrigerator, double bunk, outward facing camera only
• Take it home on your time off
• 401k matched up to 3%
• Tuition reimbursement for CDL school
• $200 orientation pay and travel reimbursement up to $800
• 6 paid holidays and paid vacation

Requirements

• Minimum age 21 with a Class A CDL
• At least 120 hours of training at a verifiable CDL school, completed in the last 12 months
• No trucking employer since school
• No more than 4 moving violations in the last 3 years
• No DUI/DWI in the last 5 years