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Local CDL-A Intermodal Driver Chicago Rail Yard Routes
Job in
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, 60208, USA
Listed on 2026-09-20
Listing for:
Salt City Trucking
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-20
Job specializations:
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Transportation
Freight, CDL, Truck Driver, Transportation & Logistics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + $10K Bonus
Earn approximately $75,000 per year hauling no-touch intermodal freight to Chicago-area rail yards. This local Monday–Friday position offers daily home time, paid training, additional load pay, and a $10,000 bonus.
Pay Details- Average Weekly Pay:
Approximately $1,442 - Bonus: $10,000
- New drivers start at $0.48 CPM, with a $0.01 annual increase up to $0.55 CPM.
- All hub miles paid, including loaded and empty miles.
- Customer live load: $65 — approximately 20% of freight
- Customer drop-and-hook: $40 — approximately 80% of freight
- Hazmat load: +$25
- Refrigerated load: +$30
- Empty move: $15
- Crosstown drop: $23–$55, based on ramp distance
- Rail delay pay: $20/hour after the first hour
- Additional waiting-time pay may apply based on the applicable delay policy.
- Ramp training: $250 per day for at least 5 full days
- 100% no-touch freight
- Drivers travel to Chicago rail yards daily.
- Approximately 1,500 miles per week
- Hazmat endorsement required within 90 days of hire.
- Hazmat costs may be reimbursed after obtaining the endorsement with required paperwork.
- Potential opportunity to transfer to a preferred shift after 6 months.
- Monday–Friday schedule
- 11:00 PM start time
- Home daily
- Thanksgiving and Christmas time off is not guaranteed, although most drivers may be off.
- Holiday pay is available after 90 days on the account.
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 months of verifiable Class A CDL experience
- DOT Medical Card
- Clean driving record
- No SAP drivers
- Hazmat endorsement within 90 days of hire
- Ability to operate in Chicago-area rail yards
- Willingness to work overnight shifts
- No smoking inside the truck
- Intermodal container and chassis equipment
- Slip-seat operation
- Tractors remain at the yard during time off
- Trucks cannot be taken home
- PTO accrual begins on the first day of employment
- 18 paid days off initially: 12 PTO days + 6 holidays
- After 1–5 years: 22 paid days off
- 6–13 years: 27 paid days off
- 14–18 years: 30 paid days off
- 19+ years: 32 paid days off
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