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CDL-A Driver | Home Every 2 Weeks | New Grads Welcome

American Driver
Columbus, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/30/2026
Columbus, GA Class A drivers: eastern OTR miles, home every two weeks, and a paid seat for new grads.

New CDL-A and need a company to take you? You'll train with a paid mentor first, then run solo. Loads stay east, so your miles are steady and the routes get familiar.

What You'll Earn

  • $1,200 to $1,400 a week, about $62,400 to $72,800 a year
  • $0.55 a mile to start, up $0.01 a year to $0.65
  • About 2,500 miles a week
  • $15 per stop after the first
  • Paid weekly, direct deposit


Your week

OTR lanes across the eastern states, a mix of drop-and-hook and live freight. Out about two weeks, then home for your reset. Planned loads, day and night dispatch.

New grad path

  • 120 CDL-school hours qualifies you
  • Paid mentor training before solo
  • Full solo mileage pay when you finish


Your truck

Assigned late-model automatic or 10-speed, about 1.5 years old, 24/7 dispatch.

Benefits After 30 Days

  • Medical, dental, vision, prescription
  • 401(k), employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time off, annual raises


What You Need

  • Class A CDL in your home state, 21 or older
  • New grad (120 hours) or verifiable experience
  • Acceptable driving record, no more than 2 moving violations in 2 years
  • No DUI/DWI in the past 10 years; DOT physical and hair and urine screen


Why this seat

  • Home every two weeks
  • Steady eastern miles
  • Paid training for new grads
  • Assigned truck, weekly pay


Columbus and Phenix City drivers, apply now — a recruiter follows up the same business day.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Salary : $62,400 - $72,800

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