CDL-A OTR Truck Driver

Job Type: Driving

18 Wheels USA is hiring experienced solo CDL-A drivers for our 21-day OTR fleet: run 21 days, then go home for 7 days plus 2 travel days. Start at 65 to 70 cents a mile, about $1,700 to $2,000 a week, hauling no-touch dry van freight.

Good to know up front: the truck stays at our Pennsylvania or Ohio terminal, so you fly home and back every rotation (we pay for it). About 40% of loads run overnight, between 10 pm and 5 am.

• 65 to 70 cents a mile to start, about $1,700 to $2,000 a week
• Paid on all miles, loaded and empty, weekly on Fridays
• Stop pay $75 per stop after the first pickup and delivery
• Detention $15 an hour after 1 hour; layover $140 after 34 hours; breakdown $100 the first day and $160 each day after
• Hazmat is not required; hazmat loads pay 3 cents a mile more (loaded miles)
• CSA safety bonus of $700 every 90 days plus 1 PTO day, and an on-road safety bonus of $650 every 90 days

• Out 21 days, then home 7 days plus 2 travel days
• We fly you from the closest major airport to the truck and back
• Now hiring in Florida (Florida drivers run the 21/7 schedule) and in IA, AZ, NM, CO, NE, OK, ND, SD, WY, MT, UT, , KS and MO

• Assigned truck, no slip seating; comes with CB, bedding and utensils
• Mostly  Freightliner Cascadia automatics (automatic restriction OK)
• 1500-watt inverter, fridge, TV, microwave and bunk heater
• 53-foot dry vans; trucks set at 65 mph (68 mph for 1 hour a day)
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match and paid time off
• Health benefits start the 1st of the month after 60 days
• Riders 10 years and older, one at a time
• No forced dispatch

• Orientation starts Mondays in Columbus, OH, York, PA or Charlotte, NC and lasts 4-5 days
• $300 orientation pay; travel and a private hotel room are covered

• Valid Class A CDL
• At least 9 months of recent OTR tractor-trailer experience within the last 2 years, including 2 months of winter OTR driving (December to February)
• We cannot hire drivers who hold a Texas CDL
• Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen