CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver | Home Daily | New Grads OK

Middlesex County drivers: container work close to home, in your own bed every night.

Local intermodal out of Avenel. Drop and hook plus live loads, and you are home every day. Recent CDL grads are trained on the job.

What you earn

• Paid $650 a week in training
• $1,200 to $1,800 a week
• $55 per load plus $0.61 a mile
• 1,100 to 1,700 miles a week
• Weekly direct deposit

Your week

Local container moves out of the Avenel yard. Drop and hook, live loads and preloads. Day and night shifts available. Home daily.

New CDL? Here is the path

• Call: we check your license and record with you first. No surprises later.
• Orientation: up to 2 days, hotel covered, bus fare reimbursed, $300 once hired.
• Training: 4 to 6 weeks one-on-one with a mentor, paid $650 a week.
• Solo: you run local container moves on your own and go home every night.

Nervous about your first driving job? Fair.

• "How often will I see home?" Every day.
• "Does my CDL school count?" If it was 120 hours or more, yes.
• "I am not good at backing yet." Nobody is on day one. You practice for weeks with a mentor beside you before you drive alone.
• "Will one ticket disqualify me?" Not by itself. Up to 2 moving violations in the past 2 years is accepted.

What you need

• Class A CDL from your state of residence, 21 or older
• New CDL grad with 120+ school hours, or 6 months of recent experience
• No more than 2 moving violations in the past 2 years
• No DUI/DWI in the past 10 years
• DOT physical and hair and urine drug screen

Benefits after 30 days

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription
• 401(k) and employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off and yearly raises
• Free online degree for you and one family member

Carteret, Woodbridge, Sewaren and Rahway drivers within 50 miles of Avenel, apply now.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.