Entry Level Diesel Mechanic
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Diesel Mechanic, Automotive Technician
Overview
Cox Fleet keeps your fleet moving. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Cox Fleet has grown to become one of the largest fleet maintenance companies in the country. Cox Fleet is the leading provider of on-site mobile maintenance and repair services nationwide, offering mobile on-site fleet service for light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks and trailers. We service customers using our 20+ nationwide service centers, each offering accident repair, painting, refurbishment, and heavy mechanical repair.
We are supported by a 24/7 in-house call center and provide scheduled maintenance services and unscheduled services to fleets anywhere, anytime.
Flee Tec Academy is a paid educational program that leads to becoming one of our full-time Diesel & Trailer Technicians. It was established to help people enter the Diesel & Trailer Maintenance field who otherwise might not be able to afford the time and cost of a traditional technical school. We pay you to go through our program, provide free education on fundamentals of Diesel Engines and how to fix trucks, plus a toolbox with tools to get you started.
Participants must be willing to study hard for four (4) weeks of full-time schooling at our Academy Campus. Travel expenses, hotel accommodation, meals stipend, and a weekly paycheck are provided. Upon completion of the initial classroom phase, you will be paired with a Lead Technician for hands-on training and offered an actual full-time job with us. Periodic classroom refreshers may occur to continue skill development.
After completing the full multi-year program, you will be able to call yourself a Diesel Technician. Tools are retained by you.
To summarize:
- 4 weeks paid classroom training; all travel expenses paid.
- Free Technical Education
- Further hands-on training and a full-time job as a Mobile Diesel Mechanic in your market.
- Assigned a state-of-the-art vehicle to perform preventative maintenance and general repairs at customer locations onsite.
- Real pay rates with a defined pathway for raises.
Pay Details:
- $13.36/h (or state minimum wage, whichever is greater) + $250/wk stipend (taxed)
- $19/h after that for 6 weeks
- Then 2nd class for 4 weeks at Indy at $19/h + $250/wk (taxed)
- Then +$1/h upon graduation
- Desire to start a career as a Diesel & Trailer Technician and become a Mobile Mechanic
- Willingness and ability to study hard
- Dedicate four (4) weeks away from home to be with us
- Maturity to focus on tasks; this is the start of a career, not a summer camp
- Technical aptitude and a passion for fixing vehicles
- Ability to operate iPad
- Must be 21 to drive one of our trucks
- High-School Diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required
- Background checks, driving records checks, pre-employment drug testing, and physical
- If you have just separated from active military duty, we want to hear from you
- Health, dental, vision insurance starts DAY ONE of employment
- 401(k) matching starts after 90 days; 100% match up to 6% plus 2% discretionary contribution
- Accrue up to 200 hours (5 weeks) of Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement
- Adoption/Surrogacy assistance
- Pet Insurance
- Multiple ERG/diversity groups and company-paid volunteer hours
- Employee discounts on new vehicle purchases, cellphone plans, ride sharing, insurance, wellness incentives, and more
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