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Regional CDL-A Truck Driver — $10,000 Sign-On Bonus

Detroit, MI Posted Oct 29, 2026New

  • Intermodal
  • Regional

Pay

$0.64 - $0.69/mi

Location
Detroit, MI
Equipment
Intermodal
Route
Regional · USA only
License
CDL A
Position
Company driver
Experience
1+ year

About this job

This is a full-time regional Class A driving job based in Detroit, MI, hauling containers between the Detroit area and Chicago-area rail yards. You'll be home weekly and get to pick your own start time.

Pay

  • Average annual earnings range from $86,000 to $95,000
  • Mileage rate of $0.64-$0.69 per mile
  • Detention pay: $20-25 per hour
  • Drop and hook pay: $35 per stop
  • Live load/unload pay: $65 per stop
  • Layover pay: $20 per hour
  • Refused delivery pay: $40
  • Chassis flip pay: $20 per hour
  • Yard pay: $20 per hour
  • New hire training pay: $250 per day
  • $10,000 sign-on bonus

Home time

  • Home weekly

What you'll haul

  • Container freight moving between the Detroit market and Chicago rail yards, covering IL, MI, and IN
  • Routes include stops at 13 rail ramps (6 major ramps) in the Chicagoland area
  • About 70% of the work is drop and hook, 30% is live load/unload
  • Loads are preplanned in advance
  • You'll drive mid-roof conventional sleeper tractors (about 1 year 10 months old on average) pulling 53-foot box trailers
  • Freight is no-touch

Requirements

  • Valid Class A CDL
  • At least 3 months of trucking experience

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid online orientation
  • Truck can be taken home or parked at an approved yard

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