Job Description
Regional CDL-A truck driver opportunities with a real career path, weekly home time and more advantages than anyone else can offer!When you apply to be part of the Averitt team, you’ll be blown away by everything that goes with our CDL-A truck driving job opportunities. Yes, we offer great home time options, no-touch freight and excellent equipment, but there’s so much more!
Want to get rewards beyond cents per mile? Averitt is the place for CDL-A truck drivers to get them.
Our drivers average $1,450 per week but we offer a $1,250 weekly guaranteed minimum
Home every week, averaging 48+ hours at home each week
93% of our regional drivers get home by noon on Saturdays
Average 2,330 miles per week
Primarily South and Midwest lanes
100% no-touch freight
Paid by practical miles
Stop, Layover, Breakdown, Detention and Per Diem pay
No-cap referral bonuses for all positions
Average tractor age is 2.4 years
Paid orientation
Hiring immediately
Plus, tons of exclusive Averitt perks you will love:
Personal conveyance policy
Uniform allotment to keep you riding in style
8 paid holidays (after 30 days) and paid time off (after 90 days)
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
A career path that will take you where you want to go
Profit-sharing program in which our profits are given back to you as monthly direct deposits into your retirement account
Red Thinkin’ Rewards – Earn gifts like iPads, laptops, TVs, vacations and more
Rider policy available for legally married spouses
See for yourself why 17% of our driving force has been with the team for 20 years or more!
With everything from unique advantages and established benefits to career path options and training opportunities, Averitt Express encourages you to look beyond the basics! Join Averitt to find exactly what you want in your driving career – apply for Regional CDL-A Truck Driver job opportunities today!
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 be 21 years of age or older
Must have 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years, including at least 6 months’ OTR experience
Must have a Class A CDL and be willing to obtain a hazmat endorsement
No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5 years
No convictions for DUI or DWI within the past 5 years
No suspensions or revocations for a moving violation within the last 5 years
No serious violations within previous 12 months (15 mph or greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offense committed in a CMV in connection with a 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 door- force requirement: 46 lbs
Count freight
Complete fuel tickets
Hook/ unhook trailer – force requirement: 90 lbs
Perform pre-trip inspections
Extensive travel – ability to sit upright for extended periods of time
Move freight- force requirement: 54 lbs
Drive
Regular predictable attendance
Enter/ exit a Commercial Motor Vehicle
Enter/ exit the rear of a trailer from ground level