Class A CDL OTR Driver

Overview

Class A CDL OTR Driver - No Touch Freight

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• Average Weekly Pay: $1,202 to $1,512
• Home Time: 2-3 weeks out, 2-3 days home
• Routes: OTR - Nationwide (No Northeast)
• Freight:
  No Touch - Primarily refrigerated goods with some dry freight
• Equipment:
  Freightliner Cascadias (3 years old or newer) with automatic transmissions pulling 53' trailers
• Safe & On-Time Bonus available
• Pre-Pass and Easy-Pass equipped for tolls and port of entry bypass

• Minimum 3 months Class A Driving Experience
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• No SAP violations in the past 5 years
• Must pass DOT physical and drug test

• Medical Insurance
• HSA (Health Savings Account)
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Participation
• Paid Time Off (1 week after first year)
• Safe & On-Time Bonus

Account: OTR Fleet

Carrier: the carrier

Job

Status: ACTIVE

Openings: 5 (Growing fleet by 40 trucks)

• CPM: $0.45-$0.555 (based on experience)
• Safe & On-Time Bonus

• Weekly: $1,202
• Annualized: $62,504

• Weekly: $1,512
• Annualized: $78,624

Note:

Freight is up - average pay to driver is $1,500 per week!

• Arkansas (entire state)
• Colorado (entire state)
• Illinois (entire state)
• Indiana (entire state)
• Iowa (entire state)
• Missouri (entire state)
• Nebraska (entire state)
• Oklahoma (entire state)
• Wisconsin (entire state)
• Arizona (entire state)
• Central California
• Northern California
• Southern California
• Utah (entire state)
• Nevada (No Las Vegas)
• East TX:
  Within 100 miles of Dallas
• West TX:
  Within 100 miles of Amarillo

• Home Time: 2-3 weeks out, 2-3 days home
• Company works diligently to get drivers through home domicile once a week (may be for a day, night, couple of hours, or prior approved day off)
• Policy: 1 week on the road = 1 day off
• If 2+ days requested, 2+ weeks on road required
• Up to 4 days off maximum
• 34-hour resets are not typical downtime and must be approved
• Equipment must be active by the 5th day
• If more than 4 days off requested/approved, arrangements must be made to leave equipment at designated terminal

• OTR runs from driver's home area through the country (minus the Northeast)
• Delivery locations and haul lengths vary based on place of residence
• No-touch freight
• Primarily refrigerated goods with some dry freight

• Primarily Freightliner Cascadias with automatic transmission
• May be assigned other models:
  Internationals, Peterbilt, or other as available
• Choice of equipment is not an option
• Brand-new trucks not available to new drivers
• Fleet rotated every 3 years - may be assigned newer tractor
• Pre-Pass and Easy-Pass installed for tolls and port of entry bypass
• Pulling 53' trailers

• ALL new drivers attend 3-day Advanced Post Hire Education (APHE)
• In-truck and classroom training
• Training includes:
  Reefer, coupling, pre-trip, trip planning, fueling, backing, and Platform Science

• Length: 4-5 Days (Monday - Thursday/Friday)
• Paid minimum wage for actual orientation (approximately 4-5 hours)
• Remote orientation available for most lanes

• Burns Harbor, IN
• Fontana, CA
• Dallas, TX
• Salt Lake City, UT

Lodging: Dorm style rooms provided

Meals: Driver responsible for meals

Travel: Greyhound Bus or reimbursement up to $100 with receipts

• Minimum 3 months Class A Driving Experience
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• No SAP violations in the past 5 years
• Must pass DOT physical and drug test

• Mainly Freightliner Cascadias and Western Stars
• New Cascadias: 72" raised roof sleeper with Pack Smart HVAC system
• Pack Smart:
  Up to 10 hours cooling / 34 hours heating
• Best Pass Transponder equipped
• Cameras:
  Forward and Driver Facing (event only)
• Transmission:
  Automatics
• Truck speed: 62 mph
• Truck permanently assigned:
  Yes

Pay Methods: Direct Deposit or Comdata

• Pet Policy:
  No pets on company trucks
• Rider Policy:
  Depends on account; if approved by driver manager; riders must be 8+ years old; $7/month insurance; available after 30 days safe driving
• 24-hour dispatch:
  Yes
• Qualcomm:
  Provided
• Toll cards:
  Provided

Equipment Return Policy:
Any separation of employment will require return of all equipment to designated terminal as directed. Failure to return equipment may result in negative reporting on DAC (Drive-A-Check/Hire Right) records.

• Insurance:
  Starts first of the month following 60 days of employment