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CDL A Company Reefer Driver OTR

Class A Drivers
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/3/2025
Company OTR Reefer Driver $1,185 Average Weekly Gross - $1,000 Minimum

  • Must Have a CDL A, 6 Months Experience Preferred**

Job Description

You will be operating regionally, pulling 53 ft. reefer trailers. You will travel east of the Rockies averaging 1,900 to 2,100 miles per week.

Pay and Bonus Opportunities

Average Miles

1,900-2,100 miles per week

Average Gross Pay

$1,000 - $1,300

Pay Increases

$.01 at 90 days, then $.01 increase annually on anniversary date until cap of $.70 cpm

Monthly Bonus (Performance-Based)

Up to $.05 cpm per month

Per Diem

$.10 cpm for all Drivers - included in pay rate

Military Pay

Drivers who are currently serving or have served within the past 24 months

<2 years verified service = $.01 cpm pay increase

2 years verified service = $.02 cpm pay increase

Trailer Washout Pay

$15 per trailer

Stop Pay

$15.00 per pickup and delivery, except load origin and final delivery

Detention Pay

$20/hour for on-time delivery detention, capped at $200 each 24 hour period

Layover Pay

24 hours of layover = $75, subsequent 24-hour periods = $100

Breakdown Pay

$100 for 1st day, $150 for 2nd day, $200 for 3rd days

Short Haul Pay

001-100 miles = $.20 cpm

101-150 mile s= $.15 cpm

151-200 miles = $.12 cpm

201-250 miles = $.09 cpm

251-300 miles = $.06 cpm

301-350 miles = $.03 cpm

351-400 miles = $.02 cpm

Details of Job Position

Primary Operating Area

East of the Rockies, no Northeast

Home Time

Out for 11 days, 3 days home; Weekends not guaranteed

Load or Unloading

100% no touch

Freight Hauled

Refrigerated foods and beverages, some dry freight

Drop-n-Hook

Occasionally

Paid

Scales, tolls, lumpers paid by company

Paychecks

Weekly via direct deposit

ELD and App

ELDs powered by Geotab and Transflo; Transflo/Decker mobile app

Fuel Card

Comdata

Equipment and Amenities

You will operate a 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024 Peterbilt 579, Volvo, or Freightliner Cascadia;

All trucks are governed at 65 mph, 68 mph on cruise control;

All trucks are equipped with: APU, 1,800-watt Inverter, Free Wi-Fi, Smart TV with Satellite Programming, Microwave, Refrigerator, CB Radio, Satellite Radio Hook-ups

Benefits

Learn about our Equipment

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Dr. on Demand, and more.

Your benefits are available the first of the month after 60 days of employment.

Learn About Our Benefits

Minimum Pay Criteria

  • Be available for dispatch 5 days a week
  • No load refusals
  • Turn in paperwork by weekly cutoff
  • 100% on-time delivery; No driver service failures
  • No CSA violations
  • No preventable accidents

Orientation and Onboarding

Orientation Pay

$500 after completion of Orientation

Location and Length

Fort Dodge, IA; 3 days

Traveling to Orientation

We offer a rental vehicle, plane, or reimbursement for driving own vehicle

Physicals

Applicants must have either a complete physical within the last 6 months, certified for 6 months or longer and does not expire within the next 3 months; or complete a new physical ahead of time or when arriving to Orientation in Fort Dodge, IA.

Drug Test

All applicants will be subject to a pre-employment urinalysis and hair follicle drug test prior to coming to Orientation. If unable to complete before arriving, tests will be administered on the first day of Orientation. Drivers will not be released to their truck until results come back negative.

Students

The training schedule is 4 weeks total: 1 week in Orientation, 3 weeks with an OTR trainer

$100 per day in Orientation and while with a trainer

Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000

Salary : $2 - $200

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