Job Openings CDL A Semi-Local Truck Driver - Night Shift

About the job CDL A Semi-Local Truck Driver - Night Shift

Big carriers usually mean steady work and average pay. Not on this account. Drivers here have averaged $2,019 a week, about $105,000 a year, running no touch store freight out of Central New Jersey. We are hiring semi-local CDL A drivers for our Thursday to Monday night shift.

Why Drivers Choose This Job

  • $2,019 Weekly Average: about $105,000 a year, based on what drivers on this account earned over the last 6 to 12 months
  • $5,000 Sign-On Bonus: first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
  • No Touch Freight: drop and hook at the distribution center, drop and hook or live unload at the store
  • Assigned Truck: automatic sleeper assigned to you (a spare may be needed if your truck is in the shop)
  • Set Work Days: Thursday to Monday, with Tuesday and Wednesday off
  • Onsite Management: tenured leadership at the account

Pay Breakdown

  • Mileage: $0.76 to $0.78 per mile on about 2,350 miles a week, which is $1,786 to $1,833 from miles alone before stops and bonuses
  • Drop and Hook: $31 to $33 per stop
  • Live Load or Unload: $40 per load
  • Detention: $40 per hour after 2 hours
  • Bridge Pay: $50
  • Attendance Bonus: $100 per week
  • Holiday Pay: $160 per day
  • New Hire Training: $200 per day
  • Off-Account Work: paid at the same activity rates

Schedule

  • Shift: Thursday to Monday, starting between 11 PM and midnight
  • Home Time: expect to get home 2 to 3 times during your work week, plus Tuesday and Wednesday off
  • Peak Season: routes can change from October to January
  • Holidays: a 24/7 operation with rotating 6th days around Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Holidays off are not assured

The Work

  • Pick up loaded dry van or reefer trailers at customer distribution centers and deliver to retail stores across NJ, NY, CT, MA, NH and VT
  • No New York City deliveries
  • Third party backhauls on the way back, sometimes live load
  • Intermodal or nearby account support when volume is low
  • Start and end your day at our East Brunswick yard

Getting Started

  • Half day onboarding, then 8 days of local account training
  • Drive your own vehicle to onboarding and training days

Benefits

  • PTO starts accruing on day one
  • Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage
  • 2 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Paid online orientation

Requirements

  • At least 21 years old with a valid Class A CDL
  • 3 months verifiable tractor-trailer experience in the last 6 months with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the last 5 years
  • Reliable transportation to the yard, onboarding and training
  • No more than 2 moving violations and no careless or reckless driving in the last 3 years
  • No DUI/DWI in the last 5 years and no major preventable accidents in the last 3 years
  • Must pass hair and urine drug testing

Night shifts and holiday rotations are the trade-off for a $2,019 weekly average. If that is a trade you are ready to make, apply today and our recruiting team will walk you through the pay line by line.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.