DriverRoll

CDL-A Truck Driver Trainer — Avg. $2,000/Week

Kansas City, KS Posted Oct 28, 2026

  • OTR

Pay

$0.45 - $0.63/mi

Location
Kansas City, KS
Route
OTR · USA only
License
CDL A
Position
Company driver
Experience
1+ year

About this job

Our company is looking for experienced CDL-A drivers ready to mentor new drivers as a Truck Driver Trainer. You'll run OTR routes with a student on board and get paid extra for the work.

Pay

  • Mileage pay ranges from $0.45 to $0.63 per mile
  • You earn pay for both your miles and your student's miles while training
  • An extra $200 per week is added whenever a student rides with you
  • Top trainers average about $107,800 a year, or roughly $2,000 a week
  • You also get a bonus that matches any production or safety bonus your graduated trainees earn in their first 12 months

Requirements

  • Valid Class A license, minimum age 21
  • At least 6 months of Class A experience in the last year, or 1 year within the last 5 years
  • No more than 1 preventable accident in the past 2 years, and no major accident in the last 5
  • No more than 2 moving violations in the past 2 years
  • Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screening
  • At least 30 days working for Knight already
  • A minimum of 60,000 solo miles and one winter season of OTR driving
  • Willing to be out on the road for at least 2 weeks at a stretch
  • No more than 1 moving violation in the past year, and no more than 1 preventable incident

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage for you and your family
  • 401k with company match and a stock purchase plan
  • Short and long term disability coverage
  • Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
  • Flexible spending and health reimbursement accounts
  • Paid time off starting after 90 days
  • Access to an employee assistance program
  • Extras include monthly safety and production bonuses, automatic pay raises, late-model trucks, a rider and pet policy, in-cab inverters, and CDL school tuition reimbursement

The hiring carrier's name is shared with you once you apply through the DriverRoll app, where you can message them directly.

Similar jobs

More like this

CDL-A Truck Driver Trainer — Avg. $2,000/Week

$0.45 - $0.63/mi