Pay
$1,320 - $2,000/wk
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Equipment
- Dry Van
- Route
- OTR · USA only
- License
- CDL A
- Position
- Company driver
- Experience
- 1+ year
About this job
Our company is hiring OTR and regional CDL-A drivers nationwide, with paths for experienced drivers, in-cab instructors and recent CDL graduates. Pay is weekly, most freight is no-touch, and you get an assigned tractor.
Pay
- Experienced OTR drivers: $1,485 to $1,920 a week, about $77,000 to $100,000 a year.
- Home weekly drivers: $1,320 to $1,680 a week, about $68,000 to $87,000 a year.
- Qualified drivers with 6 months of experience get $1,200 a week guaranteed for the first 8 weeks after orientation.
- In-cab instructors: $1,750 to $2,000 a week, $500 more for each student who succeeds, plus a $3,500 sign-on bonus.
- Recent grads: $750 a week guaranteed while actively working, and mileage pay details come from a recruiter.
- Refer a driver and earn $2,500, with no cap on referrals.
Home time
- OTR: out 2 to 3 weeks, running solid miles (2,700 to 3,000).
- Home weekly: at least a 34-hour reset at home.
- New grads: home 2 to 3 days every 2 to 3 weeks.
- Options vary by location.
Instructor role
- Train new CDL-A drivers with under six months of experience, plus refresher and remedial training.
- You share the truck with your trainee and drive new 2026 Freightliner equipment.
- Hiring near Amherst WI, Auburn ME, Sumter SC, Des Moines IA and Kutztown PA.
New grad program
- 3 days of orientation and 5 days of classroom time at the terminal.
- Up to 6 weeks of paid in-cab training with an experienced driver, or a fast-track 2 weeks based on evaluation.
- Afterward you get your own truck.
- Tuition reimbursement is available.
Requirements
- Active Class A CDL and age 21 or older.
- No recent safety terminations.
- Experienced drivers: 6 months of experience within the last 12 months.
- Instructors: 3 years of verifiable, accident-free Class A experience in interstate commerce.
- New grads: finished CDL school within the last 90 days.
Benefits
- Paid orientation, lodging and travel.
- 401K, medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans after 30 days.
- Pets and riders welcome.
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