CDL A Semi-Local Truck Driver

Friday night at home. Saturday with the people who matter. This semi-local route out of Lansing, MI runs Sunday to Thursday with a 10 AM start, no touch store freight and a $1,731 weekly average. Drivers hired now also get a $7,500 sign-on bonus.

A Week on This Route

• Sunday: roll out at 10 AM with a loaded trailer from the Lansing distribution center
• On the Road: most runs head to Chicago suburbs, never downtown, with some to Michigan, Northern Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin
• At the Store: drop your trailer and hook the next one, no unloading
• Nights Out: 2 to 3 a week on average in a single bunk sleeper
• Thursday: grab a backhaul, head back to Lansing and park the truck
• Friday and Saturday: yours

What It Pays

• Weekly Average: $1,731, about $90,000 a year
• Sign-On Bonus: $7,500, first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
• Show Bonus: an extra $500 for drivers hired before October 5
• Longer Runs (about 75% of loads): $0.63 per mile, $0.645 after 1 year, $0.66 after 3 years, plus $20 per stop
• Shorter Runs (about 25% of loads): $0.725 per mile, $0.735 after 1 year, $0.745 after 3 years, plus $30 per stop
• Miles: 2,500 to 2,700 per week
• Backhauls: $30 per vendor pickup
• Readiness Pay: up to $100 per week for showing up on time and checking in before you leave
• Breakdowns: $25 per hour after 2 hours, up to $300 a day
• Hourly and Safety Pay: $20 per hour

Why This Account Is Different

• Driver pay went up 17% in 2024
• 20+ new drivers have joined each of the last two years
• You only slip seat when your truck is in for service
• Quarterly ride-alongs with managers, quarterly cookouts and an onsite snack bar
• About 3 days of training, paid at full mileage and stop rates
• Lunch provided on orientation day

Time Off and Benefits

• 7 paid days off your first year, 10 after that
• 6 paid holidays (some holidays are worked if they land on your scheduled day)
• Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage
• Paid online orientation

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL and at least 21 years old
• Verifiable tractor-trailer experience: 3 months in the last 6 with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12, or 12 months in the last 5 years
• Hazmat endorsement within 90 days (we reimburse the cost)
• No careless or reckless driving and no more than 2 moving violations in 3 years
• No major preventable accidents in 3 years and no DUI/DWI in 5 years
• Hair and urine drug testing

Weekends at home are hard to find in trucking. This route has them. Apply today and our recruiting team will walk you through the week above in detail.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.