Averitt Express
Job Description
Drive Local. Earn Big. Get Home Daily.
Join Averitt as a CDL-A Local Truck Driver and experience the perfect blend of competitive pay, daily home time, and a supportive culture built for long-term success. Whether you're building customer relationships or aiming for leadership, we provide the tools, support, and stability to help you thrive.
Why Drive Local with Us?
We offer clear paths for advancement into operations, training, and leadership, with flexible fleet options to match your goals. It's no wonder 19% of our associates have been here for more than 20 years, our team is built on respect, pride, and long-term success.
Ready to Drive Your Career Forward?
Click Apply Now and join a team that values your time, talent, and future.
Job Minimum Pay = $33.85
Job Maximum Pay = $34.85
Job Pay Unit = Hourly
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.
Job Requirements
Job Pay
$33.85 - $34.85 per hour
Job General Benefits
Drive Local. Earn Big. Get Home Daily.
Join Averitt as a CDL-A Local Truck Driver and experience the perfect blend of competitive pay, daily home time, and a supportive culture built for long-term success. Whether you're building customer relationships or aiming for leadership, we provide the tools, support, and stability to help you thrive.
Why Drive Local with Us?
- Up to $34.85/hour based on experience
- Daily home time - no overnight hauls
- Modern in-cab technology for seamless communication and navigation
- No-touch freight with consistent routes in your local area
- Late-model equipment maintained for safety and comfort
- Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision & hearing insurance starting at just $38.25/week for individuals and $101.10/week for families (effective after 30 days)
- Company-paid life insurance & short-term disability
- Profit Sharing Plan with monthly direct deposits into your retirement account
- Referral rewards- earn cash bonuses for bringing great drivers onboard
We offer clear paths for advancement into operations, training, and leadership, with flexible fleet options to match your goals. It's no wonder 19% of our associates have been here for more than 20 years, our team is built on respect, pride, and long-term success.
Ready to Drive Your Career Forward?
Click Apply Now and join a team that values your time, talent, and future.
Job Minimum Pay = $33.85
Job Maximum Pay = $34.85
Job Pay Unit = Hourly
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.
Job Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age
- Minimum of 4 months of tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years (1 year preferred)
- Valid Class A CDL
- Hazmat and tanker endorsements preferred; must be willing to obtain if not currently held
- 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 past 5 years
- No serious violations within the previous 12 months (15 mph or greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offenses committed in a CMV in connection with a fatality)
- No more than 3 moving violations in the past 3 years
- No Preventable DOT recordable accidents in the past 3 years
- No more than 3 preventable NON-DOT recordable accidents in the past 3 years
- Load freight - lift requirement: 80 lbs
- Unload freight - lift requirement: 80 lbs
- Move freight - force requirement: 54 lbs
- Open/close trailer door - force requirement: 46 lbs
- Enter/Exit a Commercial Motor Vehicle
- Enter/Exit the rear of a trailer from ground level
- Count freight
- Complete bill of lading
- Complete fuel tickets
- Obtain sales leads
- Secure extra shipments
- Hook/Unhook trailer - force requirement: 90 lbs
- Complete delivery receipt
- Perform pre-trip inspections
- Drive
- Regular predictable attendance
- Operate forklift
- Fuel trucks
Job Pay
$33.85 - $34.85 per hour
Job General Benefits
- Competitive pay making up to $34.85/hour (based on experience)
- Daily home time
- Paid time off including 8 paid holidays
- Excellent insurance coverage that includes medical, prescription, dental, vision and hearing starting as low as $101.10/week for family plans and $38.25/week for individual plans effective after 30 days
- Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability benefits
- Profit Sharing plan allows you to share in the rewards of our efforts, with a portion of our profits given back to you as monthly direct deposits into your retirement account
- Referral rewards - cash bonuses for referrals