CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + $10K Bonus | Home Daily

Join a local intermodal account offering daily home time, a $10,000 bonus, competitive weekly earnings, and additional pay for congestion, border-area routes, Hazmat, and weekend work.

Pay Details

• Average Weekly Pay: $1,750–$2,150
• $10,000 Bonus
• $50 GW Bridge pay for qualifying loads to upstate NY, CT, MA or RI
• $75 congestion pay for loads in NYC boroughs
• $22/hour detention or rail delay pay
• $45 driver load/unload pay when required
• $40 Hazmat load pay
• Weekend differential contributes to an $80K–$82K yearly average
• $200/day ramp training pay

Job Details

• Transport loaded rail containers between the ramp and customers within a 250-mile radius
• Pick up loaded containers and return them to the ramp for shipment across the U.S.
• Routes include Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, PA, NY and CT
• Drivers must be willing to service all assigned operating areas
• Driver unloads are rare and discouraged; paid when required
• Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days after being scheduled
• Minimum 5 days of ramp-specific training after orientation, with additional training as needed

Shift Details

• Home Daily
• Friday–Tuesday or Thursday–Monday
• Start times between 2:00 PM–8:00 PM
• Schedule selected during the welcome call and remains the driver's assigned shift
• Approximately 12-hour days
• Optional work available on scheduled days off

Job Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Minimum 3 months of CDL-A experience
• Must be willing and able to operate within a 250-mile radius of Jersey City and Elizabeth, NJ
• Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days
• Clean driving record
• DOT Medical Card
• No SAP Drivers
• No riders

Equipment & Benefits

• Intermodal container equipment
• Slip-seat operation
• Truck remains at the yard during time off
• 18 paid days off initially — 12 PTO + 6 holidays
• 22 paid days off after 1 year
• 27 paid days off after 6 years
• 30 paid days off after 14 years
• 32 paid days off after 19 years
• Thanksgiving: May work
• Christmas: Off
• New Year's: May work