CDL-A Dedicated Driver

San Diego East County drivers: dedicated regional runs across Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah, home twice a week.

Just got your CDL-A? Good. This job is open to new drivers, and nobody expects you to know everything yet.

What you earn

• $850 weekly during training
• $1,600 to $1,700 average per week
• $0.60 to $0.62 per mile, paid on all loaded miles
• About 1,800 miles weekly
• Home twice a week, 34-hour reset at home
• $100 unload pay, $25 per stop, $80 for loads under 100 miles
• Weekend deliveries are rare
• You get paid weekly

From application to your own truck

After you apply, a recruiter calls to look over your license and record with you. Next comes orientation, 2 days at most, with the hotel paid, your one-way bus ticket reimbursed and $300 for attending once you are hired. Then you ride 4 to 6 weeks with a mentor who coaches you on backing, trip planning, logs and fueling, and you are paid $850 a week while you learn. When you are ready, you get your own assigned truck, from a fleet about 1.5 years old on average with 10-speeds and automatics.

Nervous about your first driving job? Fair.

• "I am not good at backing yet." Nobody is on day one. You get weeks of practice with a mentor next to you before you ever drive alone.
• "Will one ticket disqualify me?" Not by itself. We accept up to 2 moving violations in the past 2 years.
• "Do I have to pay for orientation?" No. The hotel is covered, your bus ticket is reimbursed, and you are paid $300 once hired.
• "How often will I see home?" You are home twice a week.

Day to day

Early morning store deliveries on regional lanes between Phoenix, Southern California, Nevada and Utah.

This one is physical. You unload with a liftgate and roll carts, and you get $100 for every unload. If you deliver to Utah on a Friday, expect to be home Saturday night.

To qualify

• Age 21+
• Class A CDL: new grads with at least 120 training hours are welcome, or 6 months of recent experience
• No DUI/DWI in the past 10 years, max 2 moving violations in the past 2 years
• Able to pass a DOT medical exam and a hair and urine drug screen

Benefits (start after 30 days)

Full medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, a 401(k), an employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, yearly raises, and a free online degree for you and one family member. Pets and riders are allowed, and trainees can bring a dog once training is done.

El Cajon, Santee, Lakeside and Spring Valley drivers, apply today.

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