CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver
Company: Averitt
Location: Ashland
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Call us at (877) 838-0380 or Apply Online Below!
Dedicated drivers enjoy the many privileges that come with having
consistent customers. Unlike some driver positions, this one gives
you a better idea of the number of miles each week holds, which
means you'll have a better idea of what to expect in every
paycheck. And because you know your customers and their typical
freight load, you'll never be surprised or slowed down by unusual
shipments. *This position is domiciled in Virginia Beach, VA.
Equipment and trucks will be parked at Virginia Beach location* As
a Dedicated CDL-A Truck Driver, you can expect:
- Hiring immediately
- Competitive pay:
- Average $1,506 per week/$78,312 per year
- Starting pay .63 cpm
- Average of 2,200 miles per week
- Maximize your earnings with $20 stop pay
- Average 2-4 stops per trip
- Stop times average 30 min-1 hour each
- NYC pays $50 per stop; average 1 time per month
- Company sponsored per diem program
- Weekly home time, regular midweek home time
- Leave out on a Sunday with midweek and weekend home time
- Picking up preloaded trailers at the customer's location in
Virginia Beach with possible backhauls
- Making deliveries along the East Coast to include (GA, CT, FL,
MA, ME, NH, VT, VA, PA, NC, SC, NY, IN, OH, NJ, TN, MD, RI,
AL)
- Driver is required to move freight to the rear of the trailer
using a hydraulic pallet jack on some deliveries. Driver is paid
$5.00 per pallet.
- Lumpers are available at some delivery locations. Otherwise,
the customer is to move freight from trailer to stockroom
- Regular dispatches, usually 2 trips per week
- Assigned safe, well-maintained Freightliners with automatic
transmissions and APUs CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver Benefits:
- Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
- Excellent insurance coverage that includes medical,
prescription, dental, vision and hearing starting as low as
$97.55/week for family plans and $37.35/week for individual plans
effective after 30 days
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with profit sharing that
directs a portion of company profits into your retirement
account
- Referral rewards - cash bonuses for referrals
- Averitt's fleet includes local, dedicated, and regional truck
driver jobs. Drivers can change their driving preferences as their
careers progress, including opportunities in operations and
leadership Ready to make a change? APPLY NOW to be an Averitt CDL-A
Dedicated Truck Driver! Averitt Express is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion,
national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any
other characteristic protected by law.
- Must live within a 100-mile radius
- Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience
within the past 3 years, including at least 6 months' OTR
experience
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must have Class A CDL
- No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5
years
- No convictions for DUI within the past 5 years
- No suspensions or revocations within the last 5 years
- No serious violations within the previous 12 months (15 mph or
greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offense
committed in a CMV in connection with fatality)
- No more than 3 moving violations within the past 3 years
- No preventable DOT recordable accidents within the past 3 years
Essential functions:
- Open/Close Trailer Doors - force requirement: 46 lbs
- Count freight
- Complete fuel tickets
- Obtain sales leads
- Hook/Unhook trailer - force requirement: 90 lbs (Class A
Only)
- Perform pre-trip inspections
- Drive
- Regular predictable attendance
- Enter/Exit a Commercial Motor Vehicle
- Enter/Exit the rear of a trailer from ground level
Call us at (877) 838-0380 or Apply Online Below!
Keywords: Averitt, Suffolk , CDL-A Dedicated Truck Driver, Professions , Ashland, Virginia
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