CDL-A Local Rail Driver - Great Pay + Bonus | Home Daily

CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + Bonus | Home Daily

Earn $87,000 per year on a local intermodal route with home-daily schedules, consistent night driving, and a $10,000 bonus . Run to Chicago and back daily while handling mostly drop-and-hook freight.

Pay Details

$87,000 Average Annual Pay
Average Weekly Pay: $1,700

• $10,000 Bonus
• $53 for customer live load/unload
• $33 for customer drop & hook
• $15 for out-of-route empty moves or crosstown drops
• $15/hour rail delay pay after 1 hour
• $20/hour detention pay after 1.5 hours
• $20/hour training pay as needed
• 2,000 miles/week

Job Details

• 75% drop & hook
• Run to Chicago and back daily
• Local work within a 100-mile radius of Indianapolis as needed
• Report to the Indianapolis terminal daily for dispatch and truck assignment
• Start and end at the Indianapolis terminal
• No equipment take-home
• No smoking in trucks
• No passengers

Shift Details

• Friday-Tuesday
• 9 PM start
• Night driving
• Home Daily

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of verifiable Class A CDL experience
• Clean driving record
• DOT Medical Card
• No SAP Drivers
• Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days
• Hazmat cost reimbursed after endorsement is added to CDL

Equipment & Training

• Intermodal equipment
• Slip seating required
• Tractor remains at the yard during time off

PTO & Holiday Pay

• 18 paid days initially: 12 PTO + 6 holidays
• 1-5 years: 22 paid days
• 6-13 years: 27 paid days
• 14-18 years: 30 paid days
• 19+ years: 32 paid days