CDL Driver Trainee

Trulite; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Benefits starting day one

Quarterly safety bonus opportunities

Mon-Fri schedule

Job summary

Trulite is offering a Driver Trainee Program designed for individuals seeking a stable trucking career with no prior CDL or trucking experience required. You’ll receive classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel training, and progression to driver status, delivering glass products nationwide.

The program emphasizes paid training, a structured apprenticeship, and benefits starting on day one, with a clear pathway to full CDL certification and independent operation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age 21 for interstate routes (18 for intrastate routes).
• Valid driver's license held for at least 3 years with clean record.
• Willingness to sign the Trulite training service agreement.
• Able to pass background check, DOT pre-employment drug screen, and FMCSA Clearinghouse query.

Responsibilities

• Enrolment in Trulite's four-phase driver trainee program.
• Complete CDL training through an approved partner driving school.
• Participate in supervised ride-along and local delivery routes with a mentor.
• Assume independent driving duties and deliver glass products upon full driver status.

Skills

Safe driving history

Clean driving record

Willing to sign training agreement

MVR/background review compliance

DOT drug screen readiness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

This role is not open for submissions from outside staffing agencies

Earn Your CDL — No Experience Necessary

Trulite Driver Trainee Program

• Trulite pays 100% of your CDL training — tuition, testing fees, and required materials — through an approved partner driving school
• Paid training
• Total compensation pay range (post-licensure driver rate) $24/hour
• Quarterly safety bonus opportunities
• Monday - Friday
• Benefits starting DAY ONE
• A clear, structured path from trainee to licensed CDL driver — no prior CDL or trucking experience required

WHO YOU ARE

• Someone looking to start a stable, well-supported career as a professional CDL driver — no CDL or prior trucking experience needed
• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Reliable and safety-minded, with a clean driving history
• Ready to commit to a structured training and apprenticeship program
• Willing to sign a service agreement with Trulite in exchange for fully sponsored CDL training (details provided during the application process)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As a Driver Trainee, you'll move through Trulite's four-phase program:

• Application & Selection: HR screening, MVR/background review, DOT physical, and FMCSA Clearinghouse query
• CDL Training: classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel driving, DOT compliance, glass-specific load securement, and CDL skills testing through an approved partner driving school
• Driver Apprenticeship: supervised ride‑along and local delivery routes with an assigned driver mentor, progressively increasing responsibility, and formal checkpoints at 30 and 60 days
• Full Driver Status: independent route assignment, safely operating a CDL to deliver glass products

SKILLS YOU BRING

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum age 21 for interstate routes (18 permitted for intrastate-only roles, where applicable)
• Valid driver's license held continuously for at least 3 years, with no at‑fault accidents or moving violations in the past 3 years, and no DUI, reckless driving, or license suspension on record
• Able to pass a background check, DOT pre‑employment drug screen, and FMCSA Clearinghouse query
• Willingness to sign the Trulite training service agreement

WHY TRULITE

Trulite offers the most comprehensive benefit coverage in the industry. We give our employees immediate access to health, dental, and life insurance benefits, as well as provide short/long‑term disability coverage to protect you financially if you experience a non‑occupational injury.

Stay with us for a year and your 401k employer match is 100% vested and immediately becomes part of your ever improving financial plan. To assist with your medical expenses, Trulite will fund a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) on your behalf if you elect our HRA health coverage plan which will offset qualified out of pocket medical expenses you may incur.

Trulite bears most of the cost of your benefits. We structured these benefits because we care not only about your physical well‑being but your financial health and welfare too. Let us show you why Trulite values you as an employee and how we will help you achieve financial independence.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.