CDL A Drivers Driving Western Region, Weekends

Pay & Experience

• Salary:
  Top 50% average $84,685 per year
• CPM:
  Starting pay $0.57 to $0.60 per mile
• Experience:
  
  One-year verifiable tractor‑trailer experience with a Class A CDL

Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking pay drivers based on practical miles, enabling 3‑5 percent more total miles per year than companies that pay based on short route miles. Practical miles roll in faster due to the recently raised governed truck speed to 68

MPH on cruise and 65

MPH on pedal.

The most productive 50% of our OTR drivers average more than $101,176 annually ($1,945 weekly), with $0.64 to $0.67 CPM.

Top 50% of Hunt Transportation drivers average $93,347 annually ($1,795 per week), with starting pay ranging from $0.65 to $0.68 per mile.

We offer comprehensive and affordable health insurance, matching 401(k), and a profit‑sharing plan that contributed $11.5million for 2025 and over $103million to employee retirement accounts since 2018.

Over the past 50years, Crete Carrier has grown to one of the nation’s largest privately owned trucking companies. With sister company Shaffer Trucking and wholly‑owned subsidiary Hunt Transportation, Crete Carrier Corporation operates as a truckload and flatbed carrier for virtually any commodity. Our drivers exceed the CSA score standards required by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Drivers typically stay with us three times longer than the competition.

Some area restrictions apply.

• Health insurance from BCBS of Nebraska, dental, vision, life
• 401(k) matching
• Profit‑sharing program
• Industry leading pay and extras to improve quality of life