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Regional CDL-A Truck Drivers - Home Weekends

Cheeseman
Lafayette, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 7/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/23/2026
  • Home every weekend
  • Gross $1,800 per week
  • Lanes run east of the Mississippi River, including Texas
  • Late-model sleeper cabs
  • 6 months of recent truck driving experience required

Cheeseman Transport is hiring a CDL A Regional Truck Driver in Fort Wayne, Greencastle, and New Castle, IN, and Fort Recovery, OH. Drivers will be driving within 500 miles delivering forklifts, batteries, tow motors and their parts. Come be a part of the Cheeseman journey!

Cheeseman CDL-A Truck Driver Compensation and Benefits

  • Gross $1,800 - paid weekly via direct deposit
  • Bonus & additional earning opportunities:
    • Referral bonus: $5,000
    • Quarterly safety bonus
    • Service awards
    • Premium pay for miles and stops in the Northeast
    • Paid quarterly safety training
  • Great company benefits starting the 1st of the month following 60 days:
    • Health, dental, and vision insurance
    • Company paid life insurance and short-term disability
    • Additional insurance: Long term disability, voluntary life, AD&D, accident, critical illness
  • 401k with company match after 60 days employed
  • Paid company holidays & 5 days PTO
  • PrePass, WEX, uniforms
  • No slip seating


Cheeseman Truck Driver Requirements

  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • Must have CDL-A license
  • Must have 6 months of driving experience
  • Must have hazmat & tanker endorsements OR be willing to obtain within 60 days of employment
  • No felony in the past 7 years
  • No alcohol related offense in the past 5 years
  • Must meet Department of Transportation (DOT) testing and physical requirements and be knowledgeable of DOT regulations
  • Must be able to pass a required pre-employment drug screen


Home Time, Route, & Schedule

  • Home time: Home on the weekend and once during the week
  • Route: Delivering east of the Mississippi River (including Texas), including:
    • Greencastle, New Castle, and Fort Wayne, IN
    • Fort Recovery, Mansfield, Troy, and Cleveland, OH
    • Charlotte and Kinston, NC
    • Bloomsburg and DuBois, PA
    • Wheeling, WV
    • Greer, SC
  • Level of touch: Securing freight with wooden blocks and nail gun


Equipment


  • Newer model truck
  • Automatic transmission
  • Governed speed: 70 mph
  • ELD equipped using Samsara
  • APU and inverters
  • Outward facing camera

Salary : $1,800

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