CDL A Truck Driver Team States

Now Hiring: CDL A Truck Drivers

Heartland Express is an award-winning industry leader for on‑time service. We hire the best truck drivers in the industry. Our truck drivers are some of the safest, most experienced drivers on the road today. We’re looking for drivers to join our fleet to help us service some of the top shippers in America. Join our team and know you’re amongst the best the industry has to offer!

• Salary: $65,000 - $90,000 per year per driver. Average is $70,000 per year per driver.
• Average Weekly Pay: $1,518 a week per driver. Top Earner made $2,190 per week.
• Average Miles: 4,500+ per week.
• Home expectations - 3 weeks out/3 days home, or 4 weeks out/4 days home.

• Additional $.05 per mile in the Green Zone
• Additional $.01 to $.03 per mile Safety Bonus

• Latest Kenworth, Freightliner and International tractors
  • We buy new and keep it while under warranty to have better uptime for you to keep rolling.
  • We have shops across the country to service your truck
  • Our trucks run 68 MPH
• Scheduled wage increases annually
• All dry van freight
• 48 state operating area
• Drop and hook
• No touch freight
• Paid orientation/training
• Detention pay is $20 per hour
• Breakdown pay
• Newly remodeled coast‑to‑coast terminal facilities
• Clean driver facilities
  • Free showers
  • Free laundry
  • TV, food and much more
• Truck driver appreciation events at all our terminals throughout the year with food, prizes and giveaways, with management and vendors there to get our driver’s feedback and show that our driver are who really make Heartland Express what we are.
• Assigned driver manager who will help you and Heartland be a success

Heartland Express is committed to success for our drivers, employees and customers. We have been around since 1978 as one of the most profitable companies in the industry. We are here for you now and in the future. You will have a place to call home, a family to help you achieve your goals, and a place you can be proud to be a part of.

Apply today to join our team! Pay range: 65,000–97,000 per year. General benefits include full health, dental and vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long‑term and short‑term disability, hospital indemnity and critical illness coverage; care packages with prescription benefits (single, employee and spouse, employee and children, family). Flex spending accounts. 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, driver bonuses – additional $.01 to $.03 per mile safety bonus paid quarterly, paid orientation/training.

• Class A CDL
• 6 months of tractor‑trailer driving experience
• 21 years of age
• Good work history and MVR
• Safety first attitude, with a proven driving record

We’re here to answer any questions you may have and look forward to hearing from you!