CDL Driver Trainee - Freight Forward Express LLC

Driver Trainee Program (Class A CDL) for Amazon Freight Partner

Compensation : 14.00 / hour take-home pay benefits

Consistent Weekly Schedule

Location : Dallas, TX

Freight Forward Express LLC is hiring CDL Driver Trainees to support the Amazon Freight Partner program. We have partnered with 160Driving Academy to offer excellent entry-level Commercial Driver's License A training (CDL-A) and competitive starting pay! We'll help you get your CDL-A and transition both professionally and financially into your new career. Academy classes meet 8-hours a day, 5-days a week for 6 weeks for CDL-A training (160 hours) and Finishing training (60 hours). You will receive a pay of 14.00 / hour per hour during the training period.

The 160 Driving Academy (DA) teaches students skills to be the one of the safest drivers on the road. Their instructors, many with a million miles or more of safe driving experience, actively engage all students in the classroom, practice yard, and on the road. When you join Freight Forward Express LLC for this CDL-A training program, you attend a Best in Class Truck Driving Academy and enter a fulfilling, dynamic occupation.

We are a local small business with the benefits of a large company. We haul for Amazon and make on-the-spot offers contingent on meeting eligibility and background check requirements.

Once you receive your Class A CDL and Finishing training, your pay will increase significantly to a qualified driver's pay. Once you successfully complete the 160 Driving Academy, you will be trained at your home terminal for another 2-4 weeks. Once you are signed off to drive solo, you can move into a driver position.

Key post-training job responsibilities :

• Haul loads (primarily no touch freight) using state of the art equipment and technology
• Drive local and regional routes that have you home after every shift
• Work a minimum of 39 hours per week (3 shifts of 13 hours each) with opportunities for additional shifts and overtime
• E xceed customer expectations and deliver packages on time and at the right place

Why you'll want to work for Freight Forward Express LLC :

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Preferred qualifications :

Contact : recruiting@freightfrwrd.com

You will not be employed by Amazon, instead, you will be working directly for a local transportation company that partners with Amazon.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religious beliefs, sex (including sexual orientation) or genetic information (including family medical history).