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CDL A Driver - New CDL Welcome - Paid Training

NIS EXPRESS
Kankakee, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/27/2027

Have your CDL-A but no driving experience yet? This is where you start. Kankakee drivers can start on a Midwest regional fleet that runs Monday to Saturday and gets drivers home every weekend.

How You Start

  • Ride with an experienced driver trainer on real loads
  • Paid every week during training
  • Move into your own truck on full pay once your trainer signs off
  • $1,000 per week guaranteed for your first 3 months of solo driving

The Job

  • Dry van freight in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky
  • 1,600 to 2,000 miles per week
  • Home every weekend
  • Drop and hook, live loads, live unloads and preloads

Pay

  • Average weekly earnings of $1,000 to $1,700
  • $40 extra on loads under 150 miles, $25 on loads of 151 to 250 miles
  • $15 stop pay for each stop except first and last

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
  • 401k with company match
  • Paid time off
  • $300 orientation pay, travel to orientation covered

Two Ways to Start

  • CDL-A in hand, no experience: 120 hours from an accredited CDL school. Paid training with a driver trainer, paid every week while you learn.
  • Experienced drivers: 6 months OTR in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the last 5 years. Skip training and go straight to your own truck.

Everyone Needs

  • Class A CDL, 21 or older
  • No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years
  • Able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen
  • Live within 100 miles of Gary, IN

Weekends are yours. Apply today and a recruiter will call you the same business day.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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