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CDL-A Truck Driver – Trainees Welcome

American Driver
Lakeland, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/6/2026
Lakeland drivers, most job posts show you a pay range and hope for the best. This one starts with a number in writing: $1,000 a week, guaranteed, once you're running solo.

What It Takes

  • New CDL-A holders welcome, or 6 months verifiable solo experience
  • Teams and owner operators welcome
  • Valid Class A CDL and current DOT medical card, 21 years or older
  • Clean MVR and background check
  • Must pass hair and urine drug testing


Getting Started

  • Guaranteed weekly pay while you train
  • One-on-one mentor training on the road
  • Move to full solo pay the day training wraps
  • 120 hours from an accredited CDL school required


What You'll Earn

  • Average weekly pay of $1,400 to $1,800 on the OTR pay package
  • $1,000 guaranteed weekly pay for your first 3 months as a solo driver
  • Performance bonus program
  • $75 plus mileage for short haul loads, $15 stop pay


Freight & Route

  • Mixed lanes and customers, steady freight
  • Live load, live unload, preload, and drop and hook
  • Consistent weekly mileage


Home Time

  • Home every two weeks
  • Day and night dispatch
  • Weekends worked, holidays are volunteer only


Benefits, Active After 30 Days

  • Medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Stock options plus accrued paid time off


Lakeland drivers, apply today and start with a number you can count on. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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