CDL-A OTR Reefer Driver — $1,800-$2,300/Week, Peterbilt 389/589

Our company is a family-owned reefer carrier (since 1992) based out of New Jersey, looking for experienced OTR CDL-A drivers who want to settle in for the long haul. The owners run the company hands-on and work to keep their driver group small and known by name.

Pay

• Average weekly pay of $1,800-$2,300, with average annual earnings of $85,000-$110,000 depending on home time and weekend running

• $1,250 sign-on bonus

• Linehaul percentage pay: 26% to start, 27% after 6 months, 28% after 2 years - currently averaging roughly $0.73-$0.90 per all miles

• $1,050 guaranteed weekly minimum, paid even on home weeks

• Monthly performance bonus for following protocols and on-time delivery

• Detention pay of $80/hour after the first hour, on about 70% of loads

• Paperwork turned in by Monday midnight gets paid out in full that Friday; scan documents through the company's mobile app

Home time

• Typical cycle is about 17 days out followed by 4 full days home

• Most drivers are home Wednesday and head back out Monday

• Driving is mostly on recap hours, averaging about 8 hours and 400 miles a day, with extra weekend miles available if you want them

What you'll haul

• Custom Peterbilt 389 and new Peterbilt 589 long-nose trucks, governed at 75 MPH, with drivers getting input on color and style when new trucks are ordered

• Trucks come equipped with PrePass, E-ZPass and Motive E-Logs

• About 90% of freight comes straight from direct customers rather than brokers, much of it one-pick, one-drop, no-touch temperature-controlled loads

• Roughly 50 recurring lanes run weekly, with several customer relationships going back 20+ years

• Operations are mainly east of the Mississippi - PA, OH, MI, IL, IN, NY, CT, MD, KY, NC, SC, GA, WI and nearby states - with occasional longer runs to OK, MO, AR and TX

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL issued by your home state

• At least 21 years old

• Minimum 2 years of verifiable OTR tractor-trailer experience in the last 5 years

• Clean driving and safety record, no drug- or alcohol-related DUI/DWI in the past 5 years

• Must pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen

• Comfortable handling temperature-sensitive reefer freight and communicating with dispatch

• Must be willing to run the 17-days-out/4-days-home schedule

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance, eligible after 90 days

• 401(k) with company match up to 3%

• One week of paid vacation after a year on the job

• Weekly pay with direct deposit option

• Rider program available for $25/month

• Relocation assistance