CDL-A OTR Reefer Driver — $1,800–$2,300/wk Average, Home 4 Days After 17

Our company is a family-owned reefer carrier (since 1992) based out of Connecticut, looking for a small group of experienced OTR drivers to run Peterbilt 389/589 long-nose trucks on steady, repeat-customer lanes. The owners work in the business daily and know their drivers by name.

Pay

• Average weekly pay of $1,800–$2,300

• 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

• 26% currently works out to roughly $0.73–$0.90 per all miles

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

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

• Paid weekly, with direct deposit; paperwork turned in by Monday midnight is paid out Friday, and you can scan it in through the company's mobile app

Home time

• Typical pattern is about 17 days out followed by 4 full days home, often home Wednesday and back out Monday

• Most driving is done on recap hours, averaging roughly 8 hours and 400 miles a day, with extra weekend miles available if you want them

What you'll haul

• Reefer freight, mostly direct from repeat customers rather than broker loads (about 90% direct customer freight)

• Much of it is one pickup, one drop, no touch

• You'll run about 50 regular lanes, many with customers who've worked with the company for over 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 Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas

• About 70% of freight qualifies for detention pay at $80/hour after the first hour past the scheduled pickup or delivery time

Equipment

• Custom Peterbilt 389 and new Peterbilt 589 long-nose trucks, governed at 75 MPH

• Drivers get input on truck color when a new one is ordered, and trucks are assigned based on fit and availability

• Equipped with PrePass, E-ZPass and Motive E-Logs

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL from your state of residence

• At least 21 years old

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

• Clean driving and safety record

• Comfortable handling temperature-controlled freight and communicating with dispatch

• Must pass a DOT drug test before starting

• No drug- or alcohol-related DUI/DWI in the last 5 years

Benefits

• Health insurance eligible after 90 days

• Dental and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match up to 3%

• One week of paid vacation after a year

• Rider program available for $25/month

• Relocation assistance