Class A Driver Trainee

This role is not open for submissions from outside staffing agencies

CDL Class A Driver Trainee — Internal Career Opportunity

Trulite Commercial Driving Trainee Program (CDTP) | Internal Track | Location: Youngsville

WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE

• Trulite pays 100% of your CDL Class A training — tuition, testing fees, and required materials
• Continue earning your wage while you train $21
• Total compensation pay range (post-licensure driver rate) $24-$26
• Quarterly safety bonus opportunities
• A structured, supervised path from your current role to a full Class A driver position — no need to leave Trulite
• Benefits starting DAY ONE

WHO YOU ARE

• A current Trulite employee ready to build a long-term driving career without starting over somewhere else
• At least 12 months of continuous employment at Trulite with a satisfactory performance history
• Able to secure a current manager recommendation and a backfill plan for your current role before applying
• Safety-minded, reliable, and ready to represent Trulite on the road
• Willing to commit to a service period with Trulite after training in exchange for fully sponsored CDL training (details provided during Phase 1)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As a Driver Trainee, you'll move through Trulite's four-phase program:

• Application & Selection: plant leadership approval, HR screening, MVR/background review, and DOT physical
• CDL Training: classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel driving, DOT compliance, glass-specific load securement, and CDL skills testing through an approved partner driving school
• Driver Apprenticeship: supervised ride-along and local delivery routes with an assigned driver mentor, progressively increasing responsibility, and formal checkpoints at 30 and 60 days
• Full Driver Status: independent route assignment safely operating a Class A tractor-trailer to deliver glass and aluminum products

SKILLS YOU BRING

• Minimum 12 months continuous employment at Trulite, satisfactory performance history, and a current manager recommendation
• Minimum age 21 for interstate routes (18 permitted for intrastate-only roles, where applicable)
• Valid driver's license held continuously for at least 3 years
• No at-fault accidents or moving violations in the past 3 years; no DUI, reckless driving, or license suspension on record
• Able to pass a background check, DOT pre-employment drug screen, and DOT medical certification
• Willingness to sign the Trulite training service agreement

WHY TRULITE

Trulite offers the most comprehensive benefit coverage in the industry. We give our employees immediate access to health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits, as well as short/long-term disability coverage to protect you financially if a non-occupational injury occurs.

We are pleased to offer a comprehensive wellness initiative that includes access to a percentage of your pay daily, if needed, and a progressive financial training program.

Stay with us for a year and your 401k employer match is 100% vested and immediately becomes part of your ever-improving financial plan. This is also true for those who select and contribute to their Health Savings Account. We match on both employee and family coverage to help cover out-of-pocket expenses, and if unused it continues to grow until needed. The employer match for your HSA, if you choose to participate, is also vested immediately at 100%, improving your financial health.

Trulite bears most of the cost of your benefits. We structured these benefits because we care not only about your physical well-being but your financial health and welfare too. Let us show you why Trulite values you as an employee and how we will help you achieve financial independence.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.