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Entry Level CDL-A Truck Driver - Dry Van - Paid Training

American Driver
Minden, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/24/2026
Most north Louisiana drivers start out hearing "call us back when you have experience." Here you get paid to get that experience: $650 a week while training, then a $1,000 weekly guarantee once you're solo, with home time every two weeks.

Why New Drivers Start Here

  • No experience required, just your CDL and school hours
  • 4 to 6 weeks of paid, hands on training
  • A real guarantee while you build speed: $1,000/week for 3 months after solo dispatch


Pay Once You're Rolling

  • Average weekly pay of $1,200 to $1,800
  • $15 stop pay
  • Plenty of miles, 1,800 to 2,900 a week


Freight and Trucks

  • Dry van, drop and hook plus some live loads
  • Running lanes east of Denver, never into the Northeast
  • Freightliners averaging about 1.5 years old


Benefits

  • Medical, prescription, dental and vision after 30 days
  • 401k plus stock purchase program
  • Free degree through an online university partner
  • Pets and riders after training


Requirements

  • At least 21, valid Class A CDL, 120 hours of CDL school minimum
  • Trainees welcome. Experienced drivers need 6 months in the last 12 or 12 months in the last 5 years
  • DD214 accepted for military experience
  • No more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years
  • No major preventable accidents in 5 years, no DUI/DWI in the past 5 to 10 years
  • Pass hair and urine drug screening, 3 years verifiable employment history


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