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Job Description: Are you a CDL-A truck driver looking for a steady, reliable job with consistent routes and home time every day? Join our dedicated local driving team and enjoy the benefits of knowing your customers, their freight, and your schedule. No surprises here - just predictable routes that help you plan your week, get paid consistently, and enjoy a fulfilling career.
Why Choose Our Dedicated Local Truck Driver Position? Competitive Pay: - Selected routes average between $1,257 - $1,814 per week / $65,000 - $94,000 per year
- Starting pay: 60.5 cpm
- Average 2,000 miles per week
- $20.50 stop pay (average 5-8 stops per week)
Home Daily: - Home daily with late evening to overnight routes
- The workweek starts Monday or Tuesday, depending on driver's selected bid route
- Start and end times depend on selected route
- Enjoy a five-day workweek, which may include a Saturday or Sunday
Stable and Predictable Work: - 100% no-touch freight
- Haul food products, miscellaneous goods, and furniture to big-box retail locations across AL, GA, NC, SC, TN and Tallahassee, FL
- Reefer and dry van trailers (no reefer experience? We'll train you!)
- Several routes will also include a backhaul
Re-bidding Opportunities: - Drivers bid on routes twice a year (April and October) based on seniority
- Choose a route that fits your schedule and lifestyle - home daily and know what to expect each week!
CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver Benefits: - Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, vision and hearing coverage starting as low as $38.25/week (individual) and $101.10/week (family) after 30 days
- Rider policy for legally married spouses
- Profit Sharing: Monthly direct deposits into your retirement account
- Referral rewards: Cash bonuses for referrals
- Career Growth: Opportunities for local, regional, and leadership roles within Averitt
Ready to make a change? APPLY NOW to be an Averitt CDL-A Dedicated Local Truck Driver!
Averitt Express is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pay Range: - , General Benefits:
- Drivers must live within a 75-mile radius
- Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
- Drivers must have Class A CDL
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5 years
- No convictions for DUI within the past 5 years
- No suspensions or revocations within the last 5 years
- No serious violations within the previous 12 months (15 mph or greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offense committed in a CMV in connection with fatality)
- No more than 3 moving violations within the past 3 years
- No preventable DOT recordable accidents within the past 3 years
Essential functions:
- Open/Close Trailer Doors - force requirement: 46 lbs
- Count freight
- Complete fuel tickets
- Obtain sales leads
- Hook/Unhook trailer - force requirement: 90lbs(Class A Only)
- Perform pre-trip inspections
- Drive
- Regular predictable attendance
- Enter/Exit a Commercial Motor Vehicle
- Enter/Exit the rear of a trailer from ground level
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