CDL A OTR Truck Driver

DSL Express and partners are hiring CDL A OTR Truck Driver for solo and team drivers to run our newly updated and modernized fleet. Company drivers with 2+ years of experience and a decent MVR/PSP score are sought. We are hiring right away. Drivers from Georgia and the Marietta, GA area, as well as other states, are welcomed. Nationwide OTR routes are available and location is flexible.

Pay is respectable; even the lowest percentage of our full‑time drivers make at least $104,000 annually, and pay rises with stronger effort.

• 30% Line Haul + Bonuses (most popular for solos)
• $1,900–$2,400 Weekly Average + Bonuses
• Switch anytime to miles pay
• Up to 60 cents per mile (automatic drivers)
• Up to 65 cents per mile (manual drivers)
• Well over $104k+ per year on percentage (up to $145k top end)
• No Forced Dispatch

Average: $1,900 – $2,400 per week (with peaks reaching $2,700+ on legal hours). Pay is performance based and we offer percentage pay at 30% of the gross and option to switch to miles pay anytime. Slow season typically $1,900–$2,100, peak $2,100–$2,400; rare dips to $1,500 or peaks to $2,700+. Peaks are more common; Q1 slow, Q2 peak, Q3 mediocre, Q4 peak.

• 87% of drivers chose percentage pay in 2025.
• Top year around runners hit $145,000 last year in 2025.
• Most top runners were around $125,000 in 2025.
• Average drivers good at what they do but not top tier still made the $115,000 range last year.
• In 2025, nobody made less than $104,000 when running full time here ($104,130 to be exact).
• Seasonal or high home‑time drivers were considered outliers and not included.

• We are paying up to 30% line haul plus bonuses.
• Average pay in the dead season is $1,900–$2,100 with some rare best weeks of about $2,400+ and a rare slow week of about $1,500.
• Average pay in the peak season is $2,100–$2,400 with some rare best weeks of about $2,700+ and a rare slow week of about $1,900.
• Average miles on percentage pay is reduced on purpose. We save fuel and make more by the mile. Usually 2,000–2,500 miles in slow season and up to around 3,000 in busy. You don’t have to chase the dragon’s tail with miles or get burnt out to make more.

• Every driver can switch anytime to up to 60 cents per mile plus bonuses depending on EXP and MVR (up to 65 for manual drivers).
• Average miles when doing miles pay is between 2,500 and 3,600 per week.
• The average gross income is roughly $1,600 to $2,400 legal per week per driver.

• Team drivers are provided if you have a team member.
• Up to 75 cents per mile plus bonuses depending on EXP and MVR.
• Average miles when doing miles pay is 5,500–7,000 per week.
• The average gross income is $4,100 and $5,200 per week total split, roughly $2,000 to $2,600 per week per team driver.
• Currently this is not a team market; solos on percentage generally do better.

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We get lots of applicants – some days, too many. We need “A” stringers! Division 1 players. If you need a decent job, we can help but we don’t want unsafe drivers or lazy drivers. If you are motivated, can run, and are honest, hard‑working, honorable, we have a place for you and you will make good money with us. Otherwise, consider the Schneider’s of the world.

Nothing is for free. We treat our people like family but you get what you put in. We take this business seriously and want serious drivers who will do the job to the best of their ability. What you make is directly related to your performance; it's entirely up to you how well you do. We want the best!

Sound harsh? Good! The truth is a hard pill to swallow. The old timers who threw in the towel when the ELD mandate took effect in 2019 are sorely missed. Props to all of you still trucking on!

• We are not a mega‑carrier; we’re not tiny either.
• We welcome veterans and encourage applications; fair chance employment.
• We have been in business 25 years (since…