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CDL-A Regional Driver | FAMILY DOLLAR - Maquoketa, IA
Pay Details & Schedule
- Average Weekly Pay: $1,825
- Average Annual Pay: $95,000
- Mileage Rate: $0.75 CPM, regardless of experience
- Additional Pay:
- $285 per full trailer unload $20 per stop $50 per backhaul
- All-in Pay: Approximately $1.18 CPM, including mileage and additional pay
- Sign-On Bonus: $2,500, paid in stages:
- First load: $500 30 days: $500 60 days: $250 90 days: $250 120 days: $250 150 days: $250 180 days: $500
- Home weekly for a 34-hour reset
- Approximately 1,500 miles per week
- Early-morning deliveries with overnight driving
- Nights, weekends, and holidays may be required based on the delivery schedule.
Bonus payments require the driver to remain an active company driver on each scheduled payout date. Bonus terms may be modified or canceled with appropriate notice under applicable law.
Job Details
- Regional retail delivery account
- Approximately 2 loads per week, with 3–5 stops per route
- Delivery territory includes IA, OK, MO, WI, AR, IL, KS, MN, NE, SD, ND, and CO
- 100% driver-unload freight: unload boxes individually using rollers
- Full trailer unloads are eligible for additional pay
- Drivers must complete a 10-hour break before unloading.
- Equipment includes International, Freightliner, and Kenworth tractors.
- Secure truck and trailer parking is required during home time.
Benefits
- 24/7 on-site support staff
- Paid vacation:
- 1 week after 1 year of service 2 weeks after 2 years 3 weeks after 7 years 4 weeks after 10 years
- Paid ride-along training: 1 week following orientation, at $150 per day
Job Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 months of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the last 36 months
- Clean driving record
- Valid DOT Medical Card
- No SAP drivers
- Must be physically able to unload freight box by box using rollers.
- Must be comfortable working in extreme temperatures.
- Must be available for night driving, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
- Strong patience and customer-service skills are essential.
- Must bring two weeks’ worth of personal supplies to orientation.
- Must have secure parking for the truck and trailer during home time. Parking must be on personal property or in a gated location with two security measures, such as a guard and camera. Unsecured retail or store parking is not permitted.



