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WHAT YOU GET
- $27–$33/hr based on experience — paid weekly, direct deposit
- Home every night — guaranteed, not conditional on freight
- Monday–Friday day shift — consistent start times every week
- Overtime available for drivers who want the extra hours
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401K with company match
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Local routes within 150 miles — back to terminal every day
ABOUT THE ROLE
Local delivery position operating within a 150-mile service area — home every night, consistent day shift schedule, no hotel rooms. If you are done with OTR and want your life back without taking a step down professionally, this is the role.
FREIGHT & ROUTES
- Local delivery routes within a 150-mile service area
- Back to terminal every day — no overnight stays ever
- Drop-and-hook and live load/unload depending on account
- Consistent stops — you will know your route within weeks
REQUIREMENTS
- Valid Class A CDL
- 6 months CDL-A experience preferred — recent grads considered
- Clean MVR — no DUI/DWI, no reckless driving
- Professional demeanor at customer delivery locations
- Must pass DOT physical and pre-employment drug screen
- Age 21 or older
WHY DRIVE WITH US
- ✓ Home every night — your family knows when to expect you
- ✓ Consistent day shift — no rotating nights, no surprises
- ✓ Local routes — no cross-country assignments, ever
- ✓ Stable year-round freight volume
Local CDL posting: lead with the lifestyle, not just the rate
Drivers choose local for a reason — they are done with OTR, they have family, they want their life back. The hourly rate matters, but "home every night, guaranteed" is the headline. Lead with that every time.
- State the schedule exactly — "Monday–Friday, 6am start" is far better than "day shift." Drivers making the OTR-to-local transition need to plan their lives around the schedule.
- Specify the radius — "within 150 miles" is concrete. Drivers who have been burned by "local" positions that turned into 250-mile daily runs are suspicious of vague language.
- Overtime availability — local drivers often want overtime. Mention it if it's available — it's a selling point, not a warning.
- P&D requires different skills — liftgate, scanning, signatures. If your local position involves these, say so upfront. The right driver sees it as variety; the wrong one sees it as a surprise.
- "Home every night" needs to be guaranteed — not "usually home daily" or "home daily in most cases." If it's guaranteed, say "guaranteed." Drivers who left OTR have heard the vague version before.
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