
CDL-A OTR Driver | Home Weekly | New Grads OK, Paid Training
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Overview
Job Description
Kansas City-area Class A drivers: consistent OTR freight, home weekly for your reset, and a paid start for new grads.
Want steady miles and to be home once a week? This region runs mostly drop-and-hook with the same planner every week, so the freight is consistent and the routine is easy to plan your life around. New CDL-A? You'll train with a mentor first, paid.
Pay
- About $1,400 a week, roughly $72,800 a year
- Higher regional pay scale, mileage-based
- About 2,000 miles a week
- Paid weekly, direct deposit
Your week
OTR lanes out of the Kansas City area, majority drop-and-hook. Home weekly on a 34-hour reset. Same planner in the region, consistent freight, day and night dispatch.
New driver path
- 120 CDL-school hours qualifies you
- Paid one-on-one mentor training before solo
- Full solo pay when you finish
Your truck
Assigned and take-home, automatic or 10-speed, about 1.5 years old, 24/7 dispatch.
Benefits after 30 days
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription
- 401(k), stock purchase plan
- Paid time off, annual raises
Requirements
- Class A CDL in your home state, 21 or older
- New grad (120+ hours) or verifiable experience
- Acceptable driving record, no more than 2 moving violations in 2 years
- No DUI/DWI in the past 10 years
- DOT physical, hair and urine screen
Why this seat
- ✔ Home weekly
- ✔ Higher pay scale, consistent drop-and-hook
- ✔ Same planner every week
- ✔ Paid training for new grads
Bonner Springs and Kansas City drivers, apply now — a recruiter will reach out the same business day.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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