Class A CDL Regional Truck Driver

Position Description

Ryder is hiring a Class A CDL Truck Driver in Worcester, MA— offering weekly pay, excellent benefits, and a driving career you can feel good about.

Pay: $2000 or more per week. Includes:

• $29.00 per hour
• 40+ hours per week
• Earn extra $1/hour for every 3 endorsements/certifications
• Overtime pay after 40 hours
• $50 per diem per night
• Monday–Friday schedule (home time stability)
• $1,000 Annual Tenure Bonus

Routes and Equipment:

• Regional solo routes:
  New England States and East Coast
• Paid travel + hotel or sleeper provided for overnights
• Tractor type:
  Day cabs and sleepers—possibility of 26' straight truck
• Trailer types: 48'–53' flatbeds, dry vans, reefers, conestogas, curtain sides, and containers
• Freight mix: touch & no-touch
• Equipment provided: pallet jack, lift gate, rollers or Moffett
• 1 year of flatbed experience
• Hazmat, tanker & doubles/triples endorsements required
• Experience with strapping, chaining & tarping

• Ensuring compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards, and guidelines
• Detecting and eliminating or minimizing safety hazards; maintaining accurate records and logs
• Loading/unloading freight or assisting in the loading/unloading of freight if required by customer
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Minimum 21 years of age
• Pass a Ryder drug test
• Pass a Ryder background and motor vehicle check including drug and alcohol verification from previous employers for the last 3 years
• Pass a DOT physical
• Pass a Ryder road test
• Provide appropriate CDL and endorsements for the position
• Must have Class A verifiable experience in a tractor trailer or comparable vehicle: 9 months within the past 3 years, OR 2 years within the last 5 years, OR 5 years within the last 10 years
• Ability to follow written and/or oral instructions
• Ability to read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures

• Medical, Dental & Vision after 30 days
• 80 hours PTO first year, starting Day 1 (use it or be paid for it)
• Uniforms, cell phone & boot allowance provided
• Drivers are the captain—your safety decisions protected
• 401(k) rollover available now + company match at 1 year
• 12 weeks paid maternity leave (subject to specific eligibility criteria, including work tenure)
• Employee discounts on tools, vehicles, travel, tech & more

Ryder Drivers operate well‑maintained, safe trucks—36 months or newer—with 24/7 roadside maintenance and fueling at over 800 nationwide maintenance locations.

EEO/AA/Female/Minority/Disabled/Veteran. Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.