What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDL A Semi-Local Truck Driver - Sunday to Thursday position at American Driver?
Friday night at home. Saturday with the people who matter. This semi-local route out of Lansing, MI runs Sunday to Thursday with a 10 AM start, no touch store freight and a $1,731 weekly average. Drivers hired now also get a $7,500 sign-on bonus.
A Week on This Route
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
A Week on This Route
- Sunday: roll out at 10 AM with a loaded trailer from the Lansing distribution center
- On the Road: most runs head to Chicago suburbs, never downtown, with some to Michigan, Northern Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin
- At the Store: drop your trailer and hook the next one, no unloading
- Nights Out: 2 to 3 a week on average in a single bunk sleeper
- Thursday: grab a backhaul, head back to Lansing and park the truck
- Friday and Saturday: yours
- Weekly Average: $1,731, about $90,000 a year
- Sign-On Bonus: $7,500, first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
- Show Bonus: an extra $500 for drivers hired before October 5
- Longer Runs (about 75% of loads): $0.63 per mile, $0.645 after 1 year, $0.66 after 3 years, plus $20 per stop
- Shorter Runs (about 25% of loads): $0.725 per mile, $0.735 after 1 year, $0.745 after 3 years, plus $30 per stop
- Miles: 2,500 to 2,700 per week
- Backhauls: $30 per vendor pickup
- Readiness Pay: up to $100 per week for showing up on time and checking in before you leave
- Breakdowns: $25 per hour after 2 hours, up to $300 a day
- Hourly and Safety Pay: $20 per hour
- Driver pay went up 17% in 2024
- 20 new drivers have joined each of the last two years
- You only slip seat when your truck is in for service
- Quarterly ride-alongs with managers, quarterly cookouts and an onsite snack bar
- About 3 days of training, paid at full mileage and stop rates
- Lunch provided on orientation day
- 7 paid days off your first year, 10 after that
- 6 paid holidays (some holidays are worked if they land on your scheduled day)
- Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
- 401(k) with company match
- Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage
- Paid online orientation
- Valid Class A CDL and at least 21 years old
- Verifiable tractor-trailer experience: 3 months in the last 6 with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12, or 12 months in the last 5 years
- Hazmat endorsement within 90 days (we reimburse the cost)
- No careless or reckless driving and no more than 2 moving violations in 3 years
- No major preventable accidents in 3 years and no DUI/DWI in 5 years
- Hair and urine drug testing
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
Salary : $90,000