- Location
- Grand Prairie
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Transportation
- Experience
- 21+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
Plenty of regional jobs let you take the truck home. Very few pay you for the miles to get there. This one does, plus a $10,000 sign-on bonus and a $1,538 weekly average. Regional intermodal work for drivers in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Why Drivers Choose This Job
- Paid Home Miles: take the tractor home on your days off and get paid for the drive
- $10,000 Sign-On Bonus: first payment after your first dispatch (eligibility terms apply)
- $1,538 Weekly Average: about $80,000 a year
- 100% No Touch: 75% drop and hook, and you never handle the freight
- Pick Your Start Time: shifts starting anywhere from 2 PM to 3 AM
- Managers On Site: every manager works at the Haslet yard, not in a remote office
Pay
- Mileage: $0.62 to $0.68 per mile on about 2,000 miles a week, which is $1,240 to $1,360 from miles alone
- Drop and Hook: $15 per stop
- Home Miles: paid when you take the tractor home
- 6th Day: optional extra day when you want it (a 34 hour reset is required before returning)
Schedule
- Weekend Wrap: Friday to Tuesday or Thursday to Monday
- Out 5, Home 2: every week
- Start Times: choose from available shifts between 2 PM and 3 AM, discussed on your welcome call
The Work
- Move rail containers between customers and rail yards in Haslet and Wylie, Texas, with some runs to Memphis
- Every run starts or ends at the Haslet rail yard
- Customers across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri and Kansas
- 24/7/365 operation
Equipment and Support
- Automatic sleeper tractors with 1500 watt inverters
- 100% company owned tractors, chassis and containers
- 24/7 access to driver facilities in Haslet, Houston, San Antonio, Lowell, North Little Rock and Memphis
- Park at our Haslet, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lowell or North Little Rock locations if you prefer
- Annual uniform allowance
Getting Started
- Day 1: full day of orientation, 8 AM to 5 PM
- Days 2 to 4 or more: out with a certified trainer on 10 hour days
- Smith System, close quarter maneuvering and job safety training included
Benefits
- PTO starts accruing on day one
- Medical, dental and vision after 30 days
- 401(k) with company match
- Parental leave, adoption assistance and family planning benefits
- Life insurance, disability and mental health coverage
- 6 paid holidays
Requirements
- At least 21 years old with a valid Class A CDL
- 3 months verifiable tractor-trailer experience in the last 6 months with one carrier, 6 months in the last 12 months, or 12 months in the last 5 years
- Hazmat endorsement within 180 days of orientation (cost reimbursed, training modules provided)
- Reliable personal transportation and a safe place to park the tractor, or use of the Haslet yard
- No more than 2 moving violations and no careless or reckless driving in the last 3 years
- No DUI/DWI in the last 5 years and no major preventable accidents in the last 3 years
- Must pass hair and urine drug testing, with no failed drug or alcohol test in the last 5 years
No riders, no pets and no personal conveyance on this account. If that works for you, apply today and our recruiting team will help you pick a start time.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.