CDL A Regional Container Driver - Weekend Wrap Job at American Driver, Grand Prairie, TX

  • American Driver
  • Grand Prairie, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Plenty of regional jobs let you take the truck home. Very few pay you for the miles to get there. This one does, plus a $10,000 sign-on bonus and a $1,538 weekly average. Regional intermodal work for drivers in the Dallas Fort Worth area.

Why Drivers Choose This Job

  • Paid Home Miles: take the tractor home on your days off and get paid for the drive
  • $10,000 Sign-On Bonus: first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
  • $1,538 Weekly Average: about $80,000 a year
  • 100% No Touch: 75% drop and hook, and you never handle the freight
  • Pick Your Start Time: shifts starting anywhere from 2 PM to 3 AM
  • Managers On Site: every manager works at the Haslet yard, not in a remote office

Pay

  • Mileage: $0.62 to $0.68 per mile on about 2,000 miles a week, which is $1,240 to $1,360 from miles alone
  • Drop and Hook: $15 per stop
  • Home Miles: paid when you take the tractor home
  • 6th Day: optional extra day when you want it (a 34 hour reset is required before returning)

Schedule

  • Weekend Wrap: Friday to Tuesday or Thursday to Monday
  • Out 5, Home 2: every week
  • Start Times: choose from available shifts between 2 PM and 3 AM, discussed on your welcome call

The Work

  • Move rail containers between customers and rail yards in Haslet and Wylie, Texas, with some runs to Memphis
  • Every run starts or ends at the Haslet rail yard
  • Customers across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri and Kansas
  • 24/7/365 operation

Equipment and Support

  • Automatic sleeper tractors with 1500 watt inverters
  • 100% company owned tractors, chassis and containers
  • 24/7 access to driver facilities in Haslet, Houston, San Antonio, Lowell, North Little Rock and Memphis
  • Park at our Haslet, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lowell or North Little Rock locations if you prefer
  • Annual uniform allowance

Getting Started

  • Day 1: full day of orientation, 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Days 2 to 4 or more: out with a certified trainer on 10 hour days
  • Smith System, close quarter maneuvering and job safety training included

Benefits

  • PTO starts accruing on day one
  • Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Parental leave, adoption assistance and family planning benefits
  • Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage
  • 6 paid holidays

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
  • Hazmat endorsement within 180 days of orientation (cost reimbursed, training modules provided)
  • Reliable personal transportation and a safe place to park the tractor, or use of the Haslet yard
  • 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, with no failed drug or alcohol test in the last 5 years

No riders, no pets and no personal conveyance on this account. If that works for you, apply today and our recruiting team will help you pick a start time.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

Job Tags

Work at office, Relocation package, Shift work, Weekend work

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