CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + $5K Bonus | Home Daily

Earn $80,000–$88,000 average annual gross pay with a local intermodal position offering daily home time, consistent routes, and multiple opportunities for additional pay.

Pay Details

• Average Annual Pay: $80,000–$88,000
• Average Weekly Pay: $1,600–$1,700
• $5,000 Bonus
• $56 live load/unload at customer
• $28 drop/hook at customer
• $15 out-of-route empty move or crosstown drop
• $15/hour rail delay pay after 1 hour
• $15/hour detention pay after 1.5 hours
• $25 per hazmat load

Job Details

• Local intermodal freight with daily runs to Chicago
• Additional local work within a 100-mile radius of Fort Wayne
• Primarily container pickup and delivery between customers and rail yards
• 1,900 miles/week
• Drop/hook and live load/unload freight

Shift Details

• Home Daily
• Day shift: approximately 60% drop/hook, 40% live load/unload
• Night shift: approximately 80% drop/hook, 20% live load/unload
• Report daily for dispatch and truck assignment

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of truck driving experience
• Clean driving record
• DOT Medical Card
• Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days of hire; cost reimbursed after endorsement is added
• No SAP drivers
• Reliable transportation
• Riders not permitted

Equipment

• Automatic trucks only — no manuals
• Slip-seat operation
• Truck remains at the account during time off

PTO & Holidays

• 18 paid days off: 12 PTO + 6 holidays
• After 1 year: 22 paid days off: 16 PTO + 6 holidays