CDL-A Flatbed Driver — $80,000–$95,000 First-Year Pay

Our company, an open deck carrier out of Kaukauna, WI, needs a CDL-A flatbed driver to run customer-direct freight through the lower 48, into Canada, and occasionally up to Alaska. You'll be behind the wheel of a well-kept Kenworth T680 with steady home time built into the schedule.

Pay

• First-year pay typically lands between $80,000 and $95,000

• You're paid weekly

• Plan on roughly 55 hours a week on average, with extra hours up for grabs if you want them

Home time

• Drivers running in-state come home weekly

• Drivers running out-of-state come home every other week

• Weather, traffic, and delays can shift the schedule, so stay flexible

What you'll haul

• Loads include machinery, steel plate, steel bar, lumber, and building materials

• You'll work with flatbeds, stepdecks, Conestogas, double drops, extendables, and other specialty trailers

• Most freight comes straight from customers, with brokered loads used mainly to get you back home

Equipment

• Well-maintained Kenworth T680 trucks

• Custom headache racks included

• Cabs come with a built-in fridge and TV

What the job involves

• Securing and hauling open deck loads safely

• Running pre-trip and post-trip inspections on your rig

• Keeping your loads safe and compliant the whole way

Benefits

• Two weeks of paid time off that you accrue

• Six paid major holidays plus a paid day off on your birthday

• 401(k) with a full company match up to 3%

• Medical, dental, vision, and HSA plans, with QuiCK kicking in $10 per dependent for up to 4 dependents

• Life insurance and long-term disability covered by the company

• Optional short-term disability coverage

• Weekly premiums: $36 single, $120 employee plus spouse, $120 employee plus child, or $180 for the whole family