CDL-A Dry Van Truck Driver in West Columbia, SC

Company Driver | Dry Van
Location: West Columbia, SC
Company: Averitt Express
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Route Type: dedicated
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Join our team as a dedicated local truck driver and experience the stability and benefits of consistent, predictable routes. With regular customers and well-known freight loads, you'll know exactly what to expect each week, from your mileage to your paycheck. Say goodbye to surprises and enjoy smoother deliveries with freight you are familiar with.

Why You'll Love This Job:

Competitive Pay:

• Selected routes average between $1,330 and $1,700 per week ($87,000 per year)
• Starting pay: $0.625 cpm
• Average of 2,000 miles per week
• $20.75 stop pay (average 5-8 stops per week)
• Detention and breakdown pay available

Home Daily:

• Enjoy consistent home time with both day and night positions available
• Start and end times depend on selected route
• Five-day work week, which may include a weekend day based on the selected route

Types of Freight:

• Hauling food products, miscellaneous goods, and furniture to major retail locations across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
• Mix of reefer and dry van loads (reefer experience is not required - training provided)
• 100% no touch freight

Route Flexibility:

• Opportunity to bid on new routes twice a year
• Drivers bid on routes twice a year based on seniority
• Some routes include backhaul opportunities

CDL-A Dedicated Local Truck Driver Benefits:

• Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, vision and hearing coverage starting as low as $40.20/week (individual) and $105.90/week (family) after 30 days
• 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:

Requirements

• 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: 90 lbs (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