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CDL-A Regional Intermodal Driver - $0.62 CPM - Out 5 Home 2

NIS EXPRESS
Rapids, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/28/2027

Experienced Class A drivers in Eastern Iowa: here is a regional intermodal seat with consistent lanes, less city traffic, and two days at home every week. The numbers first.

Pay Breakdown

  • Mileage Rate: $0.62 per mile
  • Load Pay: $20 on every load
  • Average Weekly Pay: $1,400 to $1,500
  • Paid Weekly: Direct deposit every week

Schedule

  • Out 5, Home 2: Every week, not every other week
  • Main Lane: Iowa to Illinois and back, with some runs into Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan
  • Shifts: Day and night runs available

The Freight

  • Intermodal Containers: Hauled on chassis between rail yards and customers
  • Drop and Hook: Most of your time is spent driving, not waiting at docks
  • Consistent Lanes: You learn the routes fast and run them repeatedly
  • Less City Driving: Mostly Midwest highways instead of downtown traffic

Benefits

  • Health Coverage: Medical, dental and vision insurance after 30 days
  • Retirement: 401k with company match
  • Time Off: Paid time off
  • Orientation: $300 orientation pay, travel to orientation covered
  • Riders and Pets: Welcome from day one

Requirements

  • At least 21 years old with a valid Class A CDL
  • 6 months OTR experience in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the past 5 years
  • No more than 2 moving violations in the last 2 years, no major preventable accidents in the last 5 years
  • No DUI/DWI in the past 5 to 10 years depending on when CDL was obtained
  • Must pass DOT physical plus hair and urine drug testing
  • Must live within 75 miles of Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Dubuque or Cedar Falls, IA

Stop settling for every other weekend. Apply today and our recruiting team will call you the same business day!

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