Local CDL-A Truck Driver — US Mail Route, Home Daily, Up to $33.44/hr

Our company is hiring a local CDL-A driver out of Knoxville, TN to run a daily route hauling USPS mail and general freight in a 53-foot tractor-trailer. You'll be home every night, driving an automatic-transmission day cab equipped with current safety tech and a straightforward electronic logging system.

Pay

• Base rate of $27.89 per trip hour

• Plus an extra $5.55 per trip hour in fringe benefits pay, capped at 86.67 hours per semi-monthly pay period

• Combined, that's $33.44 per trip hour

• Paid twice a month by direct deposit, on the 10th and 25th

Home time and schedule

• You return home after every shift

• Runs Monday through Friday, roughly 10 to 12 hours a day

• Mail pickup starts at 8:00 AM, followed by a general freight pickup

• Because the route supports USPS operations, timing can shift based on postal needs

What you'll haul

• A 53-foot tractor-trailer carrying US Mail and general freight on local Knoxville-area routes

Requirements

• At least 21 years old with a current DOT physical

• Valid Class A CDL held for at least 2 consecutive years

• Clean Clearinghouse status, with no more than 2 tickets or accidents combined over the past 2 years

• Either 12 months of tractor-trailer experience in the last 3 years, or 2 years of it in the last 5 years

• Must pass a road test, drug screen, and background check

• Comfortable following written and spoken instructions and committed to DOT safety rules

• On the job, you'll need to bend, kneel, crouch, and climb steps into cabs and buildings, push wheeled mail equipment up to 800 pounds, open trailer doors weighing 50 to 100 pounds, work in trailers that can hit around 110°F, walk 1 to 2 miles a day around postal facilities, move up to 20 rolling carts or two 42-letter carts, and operate a 15 to 20 pound dock plate pole

What the job involves

• Running your tractor-trailer safely and within DOT, state, and federal rules

• Spotting and reporting safety issues before they become problems

• Keeping accurate logs through the Samsara ELD system

• Treating customers professionally at every stop

Benefits

• Paid vacation: 40 hours after 1 year, 80 hours after 2 years, with more added as you stay longer

• All 11 federal holidays paid at 8 hours each; working a holiday means holiday pay on top of your regular wages

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, critical illness, and cancer coverage, plus a retirement plan

• Supervisors available around the clock

About FSR

Our company has operated since 1974 and works closely with the USPS to keep mail moving, with a focus on safety and dependable local routes.

Equal opportunity

Our company is a drug-free, equal opportunity employer.