What are the responsibilities and job description for the Entry Level CDL-A Driver - Paid Training - Steady Miles position at NIS EXPRESS?
Here's what nobody tells you in CDL school: the first job is about getting miles under your belt without going broke. This reefer fleet pays you while you learn and keeps your week steady once you're solo, with home time every two weeks.
Your First Couple of Months
- $650 a week while you ride with a mentor for 4 to 6 weeks
- Then a $1,000 weekly guarantee for your first 3 months solo
- Short orientation, 2 days or less, with $300 orientation pay
A Normal Week After That
- About 2,100 miles
- Refrigerated freight across the Southeast and Midwest
- Live load and live unload, you stay with the truck while it's worked
- Average weekly pay $1,200 - $1,500 plus a monthly bonus
- Home every two weeks
Real Talk
- Reefer means waiting at docks sometimes, that's part of it
- North Alabama is right inside this fleet's hiring area, so you're not starting from the edge of the map
What's Included
- Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
- 401k and stock purchase program
- Free online degree for you and one dependent
- Pets and riders once training is done
What You Need
- 21 , valid Class A CDL, at least 120 hours of CDL school
- No experience needed. Experienced: 6 months in the last 12 or 12 months in the last 5 years
- Military experience considered with DD214
- No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years, nothing serious in 12 months
- No major preventable accidents in 5 years, no DUI/DWI in 5 to 10 years
- Hair and urine drug test, 3 years verifiable work history
Not sure if reefer is for you? Apply on Indeed and ask. We'd rather you know what you're signing up for.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary : $1,200 - $1,500