CDL-A Dedicated Local Flatbed Truck Driver - DBO

Job Description

As a dedicated local driver, you'll benefit from consistent customers and predictable routes. With a clear understanding of your weekly miles, you'll always know what to expect in your paycheck. And since you'll be familiar with your customers and their typical freight loads, you won't face any surprises or delays.

Competitive Pay

• Average $1,250 a week / $65,000 yearly
• Starting pay: $0.50 cpm
• Annual pay increase on your contract anniversary
• Average miles per week: 1,500
• Stop pay: $15 per stop (average 30 stops per week, each stop averaging 30 minutes)
• Additional pay: Detention & breakdown pay available if necessary

Great Schedule - NO WEEKENDS!

• Home daily
• Monday to Friday workweek with no weekend work
• Average workday: 10-12 hours
• Start time: between 2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. (based on dispatch and first stop location)
• Finish time: between 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
• Dispatch sent daily around 5:00 p.m. for the next day's load
• Loads ready by 2:00 a.m. daily
• Must arrive at first stop by 7:30-8:00 a.m.

Frequent & Predictable Routes

• Deliver within a 300-mile radius from Greensboro, NC.
• Haul building materials such as drywall, lumber, etc., to both retail and non-retail locations (some palletized).
• Routes may have 1-12 stops per day depending on distance
• Some days include picking up inbound product.

Equipment & Load Types

• Pulling 53' trailers : Flatbed, Curtainside, or Conestoga
• Pre-loaded trailers - start your day with trailers ready to go
• No touch freight: only live unloads
• Strapping required for each load (straps provided)
• Tarping only in inclement weather or when rain is in the forecast and product cannot get wet (additional $10 per stop if required)

Equipment & Safety

• Hard hats and vests provided (must always be worn when out of the truck on property)
• Steel toe shoes required (driver will need to purchase)

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.

Job Requirements

• Must live within a 75-mile radius
• Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
• Must have a Class A CDL
• Must be 21 years of age
• No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5 years
• No convictions for DUI or DWI within the past 5 years
• No suspensions or revocations for a moving violation within the past 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 a fatality)
• No more than 3 moving violations within the past 3 years
• No preventable DOT recordable accidents within the past 3 years

Essential functions:

• Load freight -lift requirement: 80 lbs
• Unload freight - lift requirement: 80 lbs
• Move freight - force requirement: 54 lbs
• Lift and move side kits -lift requirements: 46 lbs
• Lift tarp - lift requirement: 110 lbs
• Apply and remove tarp(s) on load
• Secure load with chains and hardware -lift requirements: 80 lbs
• Climb onto and off of the flatbed trailer/load
• Count freight
• Complete fuel tickets
• Complete delivery receipt
• Hook/Unhook trailer - force requirement: 90 lbs
• Perform pre-trip inspections
• Drive
• Extensive travel - ability to sit upright for extended periods of time
• Regular predictable attendance