CDL-A Dedicated Grocery Driver — Home Weekly — Trainees Welcome

Run dedicated, no-touch grocery freight out of the Springfield, MO area and get home every week for your 34-hour reset. New CDL-A grads are welcome and get paid while they train.

Pay

• Training pay is $650 a week

• Once on your own, expect $1,100 to $1,200 a week

• Mileage pay starts at $0.49 a mile, rising to $0.54 at 1 year and $0.60 at 3 years

• You'll run 1,600 to 1,800 miles a week

• Stop pay: $10 for the first stop, $15 for each one after that

• Paid weekly by direct deposit

Home time

This is a six-day-a-week night shift with a guaranteed 34-hour reset at home every week.

What you'll haul

Dedicated grocery runs using a mix of drop-and-hook and live unloads. No touch freight involved.

Getting started

• A recruiter will call to go over your CDL and driving history with you

• Orientation runs up to 2 days; your hotel is covered, your one-way bus fare is reimbursed, and you get $300 once hired

• You'll spend 4 to 6 weeks riding with a mentor learning backing, trip planning, logging and fueling, paid at $650 a week

• You'll then get your own truck, averaging about 1.5 years old, in either automatic or 10-speed

Common questions from new drivers

• You'll be home weekly for your 34-hour reset

• Orientation costs you nothing: hotel paid, bus fare reimbursed, plus $300 after you're hired

• CDL school counts toward the experience requirement if it was 120 hours or more

• Routes are planned in advance, and your driver leader is available if something comes up on the road

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old with a Class A CDL

• New drivers need 120+ hours of CDL school, or 6 months of recent driving experience if not

• Up to 2 moving violations in the last 2 years are acceptable; no DUI/DWI within the past 10 years

• Must pass a DOT physical along with a hair and urine drug screen

Benefits

After 30 days, you get full medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, a 401(k), an employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, annual raises, and a free online degree program for you and a family member. Pets and riders are welcome, and trainees can bring a dog once training wraps up.

Open to drivers based in Springfield, Nixa, Ozark and Republic.

This employer considers all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or veteran status.