Regional CDL-A Flatbed Driver - Steel and Coil Loads - Home Weekly

Red Hawk Trucking; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$1,500 sign on bonus on your first pay

$3,500 more paid in milestones

$300 weekly per diem

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Company matched 401k + life insurance

Paid vacation: 1 week after 1 year, 2:

3 day orientation, travel, lodging and

Job summary

Red Hawk Trucking is seeking a Regional CDL-A Flatbed Driver for steel and coil loads with home weekly schedules. Drivers earn a weekly gross around $1,400–$1,600, with a $1,500 sign-on bonus and milestones totaling $3,500. Expect a $300 weekly per diem, and pay is on a percentage of the load.

Most runs are regional within about five states; you’ll be home every weekend, with a 34-hour minimum reset. If you stay out longer, your earnings rise accordingly.

Qualifications

• CDL-A with flatbed experience and clean driving record.
• 1 year of OTR experience, including at least 6 months flatbed in the past 5 years.
• Able to pass a DOT drug/alcohol test and an agility test.

Skills

CDL-A

Flatbed

OTR experience

Load securement (tarps, straps, chains

Job description

Regional CDL-A Flatbed Driver - Steel and Coil Loads - Home Weekly (Full Time)

Job Type: Driving

Steel and coil haulers are not easy to find, and we pay like we know it. Drivers here average $1,400 to $1,600 a week, most of them run a regional loop, and they are home every weekend.

Freight and Schedule

• Most drivers run regional within about 5 states and are home weekends
• Out Monday through Friday or Saturday, then a 34 hour reset at minimum
• Stay out longer, earn more: extra days on the road mean more loads and a bigger check
• Mostly pipe and steel, and about half of the loads need a tarp

What Makes This Job Different

• $1,500 sign on bonus on your first paycheck, plus $3,500 more paid in milestones
• Paid on a percentage of the load, so better freight means a bigger check
• $300 weekly per diem, not taxed, so more of every check stays with you
• Flexible dispatch and a 24/7 team behind you

What You Earn

• Average $1,400 to $1,600 weekly gross for drivers working a full week
• $16 an hour detention once you pass 2 hours
• Layover pays $50 a day, breakdowns $100 a day
• Direct deposit every Friday, and we never hold your pay

The Truck You Drive

• Automatic Cascadias and T680s, 3 years old or newer
• The truck is yours, and it can come home with you
• Bring your pet at no cost, and riders 18 and older are welcome free

Benefits and Support

• Medical, dental and vision starting the first of the month after 30 days
• Company matched 401k, plus free $10,000 life coverage
• Paid vacation: 1 week after 1 year, 2 weeks after 3 years
• 3 day orientation, travel, lodging and meals covered

What You Need

• Minimum age 22 with a Class A CDL
• 1 year of OTR experience, including at least 6 months of flatbed in the past 5 years
• You have hauled pipe and steel and know straps, tarps, chains and binders
• 3 or fewer moving violations in 3 years and no DUI/DWI in 5 years
• Never failed a DOT drug or alcohol test, and able to pass an agility test