CDL-A Regional Battery Freight Driver – Good Pay | Home Weekly
Join a dedicated regional battery freight account offering average weekly pay of $1,900, overtime after 40 hours, consistent weekly home time, and an additional tax-advantaged per diem for qualifying layovers.
Pay Details
Average Weekly Pay: $1,900
Average Annual Pay: $103,000
- $31.50/hour
- Overtime after 40 hours
- Pay based on on-duty and drive time
- $25 tax-advantaged per diem for each qualifying layover
- Paid every Friday
Job Details
- Dedicated nationwide battery freight
- Multi-stop loads
- Typically 2–3 loads per week
- Driver unload required at each stop
- Use liftgate and electric pallet jack
- Hazmat endorsement required
- Assistance available to obtain Hazmat within 60 days of hire
- Assigned automatic late-model Freightliner sleeper cabs
- Union operation
- Benefits include health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, prescription coverage, PTO, vacation, holiday pay, and 401(k) matching
Shift Details
- Depart Sunday afternoon
- Consistent weekly home time
- Regional routes
Job Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 9 months of tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
- Must be at least 22 years old
- No more than 3 moving violations in the past 3 years, subject to restrictions
- No more than 1 DOT-recordable preventable accident in the past 3 years
- Hazmat endorsement required
- Must create a profile with the DOT Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse before hire
- Must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to communicate with the public, understand traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete required reports and records
- Must meet applicable DOT requirements
- Additional qualifications may apply