CDL-A Driver, 3 Months Experience OK: $2,500 Sign-On Bonus - Hickory, NC

Hickory Wholesale Driver

Weekends at the yard, steady mileage in between, and a dispatch team that actually picks up. You'll haul everyday grocery goods, food and non-food, from a hub within 80 miles of Hickory to customers across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley. Six months of verified tractor-trailer driving from the past 3 to 5 years and a clean record will get you considered.

Most drivers average $1,200 to $1,350 a week, over $62,000 a year, and the top earners reach $1,500 weekly, over $78,000 annually. Mileage runs $0.68 to $0.71 depending on experience, plus $15 per stop (the first and last stops don't count). Checks come weekly.

Sign-on bonus: $2,500, paid in installments

- $250 on your first load

- $250 each at 30 and 60 days

- $500 at 90 days

- $250 each at 120 and 150 days

- $750 at 180 days

The schedule

- Home weekly for a 34-hour reset, usually Saturday evening to Monday morning

- About 1,550 miles and 3 or more loads a week, with 3 to 5 stops a day

- Early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays can fall in your week, and an occasional Saturday load is required

The work

- 100% no-touch freight, about half of it live load or unload

- Late-model Internationals, Freightliners, Kenworths and Volvos

- A tenured, responsive dispatch team behind you

What you'll need

- A valid Class A CDL

- 6 months of verified tractor-trailer experience in the past 3 to 5 years - OR 3 months of experience in the last 3 years

- A clean driving record

- Your own reliable ride to the distribution center, since trucks stay parked there

- Comfort with a urine and hair follicle drug screen

Benefits

- Health, dental and vision

- 401(k) options

- Paid time off

- Paid vacation that grows to 4 weeks with tenure

Sound like a fit? Send in your application and we'll be in touch.