CDL-A Retail Freight Driver – Good Pay + Bonus | Home Weekly
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CDL-A Semi-Local Dedicated Retail Driver – Good Pay + $5K Bonus | Home Weekly
Earn $105,000 average annual gross pay on a dedicated retail route with $5,000 bonus and weekly home time. Drivers typically get through the house 2-3 days during their shift, plus their weekly reset.
Pay Details
- Average Weekly Pay: $2,100
- $5,000 Bonus
- Daily Rate: $20/day when all 5 scheduled days are worked
- Safety Training Pay: $20/hour
Job Details
- Haul general freight to retail stores
- No-touch freight
- Drop-and-hook pickups from customer distribution centers
- Deliver to stores, including two Long Island locations; no NYC deliveries
- Delivery may include drop-and-hook or live unload
- Live loads/unloads at third-party backhaul locations
- Backhaul pickups throughout New England, New York, and New Jersey
- Approximately 2,350 miles per week
- Must remain flexible to support customer service needs
- May support other nearby accounts, intermodal, or third-party loads when volume is low
Shift Details
- Friday-Tuesday
- Start times: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
- Drivers typically get through the house 2-3 days during the shift
- Home weekly for a 34-hour reset
- Routes may vary during peak season, October-January
- Rotating 6th days may be required around Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
- Holiday work is not guaranteed to be off
Job Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 months of verifiable CDL-A experience
- Clean driving record
- DOT Medical Card
- No SAP drivers
- Reliable personal transportation to and from work
- Flexibility to support other accounts when needed
Equipment & Training
- Assigned automatic trucks
- Slip seating may be required when units are down
- Trucks parked at the East Brunswick terminal during time off
- Drivers start and end their day at the East Brunswick yard
- Onboarding is approximately half a day
- Account-specific training lasts approximately 8 days
- Personal vehicle required during local training