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CDL-A Truck Driver - Entry Level - Paid Training - Close to Home

NIS EXPRESS
Mesquite, NV Full Time
POSTED ON 11/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/2/2027

Living between Las Vegas and St. George means you're already in the middle of this fleet's lanes. Freight runs the Las Vegas, Southern California, Phoenix and Salt Lake corridors, so you stay close to home, sometimes even taking your 34 hour reset at home.

Why It Works for New Drivers

  • Paid Training: $800 a week while you learn with an experienced trainer
  • Guaranteed Pay: $1,000 a week for your first 3 months solo
  • No Hand Unloads: drop and hook, live loads and live unloads only
  • Home Time: every 2 weeks, often more on these short lanes

Pay and Miles

  • $1,000 to $1,400 average weekly gross
  • Starting at $0.50 per mile on 1,900 to 2,000 miles a week
  • $15 stop pay and a performance bonus

Good to Know

  • Short haul, busy lanes with real traffic
  • Some holidays are worked
  • Riders and pets after training

Benefits

  • Health, dental and vision after 30 days
  • 401(k) with company match, paid time off
  • $300 orientation pay, travel covered

Requirements

  • 21 with a valid Class A CDL
  • Trainees: 120 hours from an accredited CDL school
  • Experienced: 6 months OTR in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the past 5 years
  • Max 2 moving violations in 2 years, no major preventable accidents in 5 years, no DUI/DWI in 5 to 10 years
  • Pass hair and urine drug testing

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