Entry Level CDL-A Driver - Paid Training - Northeast Lanes

NIS Express is hiring new CDL-A drivers in Utica, NY for a dry van fleet running the Northeast and New England, with paid training, mostly drop and hook freight, and a schedule that rewards you with weekends at home.

Training and pay

• Paid training: $850 per week while you train with an experienced driver
• Guaranteed pay: $1,000 per week for your first 3 months after your first solo dispatch
• Mileage pay: Starts at $0.55 per mile, rising $0.01 with tenure up to $0.65
• Average weekly gross: $1,300 to $2,000 on 1,500 to 2,800 miles

Home time and schedule

• Weekends home: Run 1,900 miles in a week and your weekend is yours
• Flexible home time with 34-hour restarts
• Day and night shifts available, weekend work is voluntary

The freight

• Lanes run north from Virginia into the Northeast and New England
• Drop and hook in most cases, with some live loads and unloads
• Expect some city driving

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision after 30 days
• 401k with company match, paid time off
• $300 orientation pay, travel covered

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL, 21 or older
• Graduated from a verifiable CDL school with 120+ hours, or an experienced driver
• No more than 2 moving violations in 2 years, no major preventable accidents in 5 years
• No DUI/DWI in the past 5 to 10 years
• Pass hair and urine drug testing

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