CDL-A Dedicated Driver | $1,500–$1,700/Wk + $2,500 Bonus | Joliet

CDL-A Dedicated Retail Driver – PHYSICAL OFFLOAD ACCOUNT | Joliet, IL

If you're looking for top-tier earnings in the Midwest without sacrificing home time, this Joliet-based account pays high piece-rate incentives for physical offloading while getting you home multiple times throughout the week.

Main Terminal / Operations Base Joliet, IL — dispatches launch directly out of the Joliet DC (secure tractor-trailer parking available at the Joliet DC or Markham facility).

Earnings & Sign-On Incentives

• $1,500 – $1,700 average weekly pay ($75k–$100k annual earnings range)
• $2,000+ top weekly earning potential for high-volume unloaders
• $2,500 Sign-On Bonus (first $250 paid right on load #1)
• $0.82 to $0.85 base CPM (scaled by driving experience)
• $245 per trailer offload pay
• $70 per backhaul & $25 per stop
• $150/day orientation ride-along pay (2-day onboarding process)

Lanes & Cargo Handling

• Regional store delivery routes across IL, WI, IN, MI, IA, and KY
• 800 to 1,000 miles per week in clean late-model Freightliners and Internationals
• 100% physical touch freight: Manual piece-by-piece hand offloading of stacked retail store merchandise

Schedule & Home Time

• Home 3 to 4 times every week
• Operating pattern usually gets you off-duty at home every other day for full 10-hour daily resets

Driver Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of verifiable Class A tractor-trailer experience in the last 36 months (3 years) — no entry-level trainees
• Must pass mandatory pre-employment dual-panel hair follicle & urine toxicology screens
• Clean MVR, background check, & valid DOT Medical Card

Benefits & Corporate Perks

• Complete medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage active after 30 days on duty
• Paid vacation package (1 week after year 1, scaling to 2 weeks after year 2)
• 24/7 terminal dispatch support and dedicated fleet management