CDL-A Flatbed Truck Driver in Nashville, TN

Company Driver | Flatbed
Location: Nashville, TN
Company: Averitt Express
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Route Type: dedicated
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Are you a dedicated flatbed driver looking for consistent work with predictable hours and pay? Join Averitt and enjoy the stability of regular customers and the benefit of knowing your routes and shipments. With Averitt, you'll have a better understanding of your weekly miles, hours, and earnings - no surprises!

• Average $1,375 per week ($68,700 per year)
• Starting pay of $111.78 per flatbed load
• Average 3 loads per day (3-4 hours per load)

• Home daily - no overnights
• Monday to Friday schedule
• Daytime hours; 4 a.m. until finished
• Average 55-60 hours per week

• Local deliveries from LaVergne, TN to Morrison, TN with occasional runs to Jasper, AL
• Average round trip: 3-4 hours
• Average 10-20 loads per week (3 loads per day)

• Flatbed trailer (flatbed training provided)
• Secure steel, tarp and un-tarp loads
• Pick up coiled steel on covered wagon or Conestoga trailer
• Ability to secure and tarp flatbed loads
• Occasional van runs at an hourly rate or OTR runs at mileage rate

• 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
• Rider policy for legally married spouses
• 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

Requirements

• Must live within a 75-mile radius
• Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience in the past 3 years
• 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 close, 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

• 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 the flatbed trailer
• 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