Requires CDL-ADriver type: 1099RegionalOTR
CDL-A line haul solo driver, drop and hook
Line haul solo, $0.65 to $0.70 per mile base, no live work.
Based at any of: Chicago (Markham), IL · Columbus, OH · Greenville, SC · Stockton, CA · San Bernardino, CA
Employer-provided
From Driver Compensation Summary v4.0, effective Aug 24, 2026
Pay
$0.70 CPM base Short and Mid, $0.65 Long. Up to $0.77 with bonuses
$2,240–$2,470/week typical. Base mileage pay at 3,200 to 3,800 miles a week, up to $2,736 with all bonuses at 3+ years. Not guaranteed. Extras add on top.
Home time
Not stated
The offer document does not state it. The recruiter confirms it for your lane before you commit.
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Pay, in detail
- Short and Mid bands (201 to 950 mile runs): $0.70 per mile base
- Long band (951+ mile runs): $0.65 per mile base
- Up to $0.77 per mile Short and Mid, $0.72 Long, with all bonuses
- Drop and hook between terminals. If dispatch assigns live work on a run, the whole run pays the P&D rate of the same band instead
- Extra drop and hook at a customer location: $50. Company yards never charged
- Every mile is paid, loaded and empty
- Fuel bonus: +2 CPM when your 4-week average MPG meets the band threshold (Short 8.0, Mid 7.5, Long 7.0)
- Safety bonus: +2 CPM when your 4-week Samsara safety score meets the threshold. Only a preventable accident confirmed by review forfeits it
- Loyalty bonus: +1, +2 and +3 CPM at 1, 2 and 3+ years. Breaks pause the clock, they never reset it
- Bonuses run on a rolling 4-week window and pay in the 5th week
Paid on top
- Detention off company property: first 2 hours free, then $15 per hour, rounded up to the full hour
- Layover: $150 per 24 hours after 6.5 hours of detention or 8.5 hours without an assignment
- Breakdown: $100 per 24 hours after 8.5 hours, not while at home
- Loading or unloading assistance: $25 to $75 inside the trailer, $50 to $150 outside, by pallet count
What the carrier asks
- Valid Class A CDL for interstate operation
- Pass a DOT drug test
- Operate as a business entity in good standing (1099). Your recruiter explains what is needed before your first check
- Samsara ELD on every truck. Hours of service followed without exception
Contractor terms
- 1099 independent contractor. W2 is in development and not yet offered
- Weekly payroll for the preceding full calendar week, Monday to Sunday
- Equipment security deposit of $2,000, withheld at $200 per week over the first 10 weeks. Returned in full 30 days after departure, next day in California
- Out-of-route miles agreed with dispatch in advance. Deviations for safety, closures, weather, hours of service or safe parking are always paid
Ask the recruiter
The offer document does not state these. We do not guess. Bring them to the call.
- Not statedHome time. The offer sheet does not state it. Ask on the call before you commit
- Not statedWhich band your lane runs and typical weekly miles under strict hours of service
- Not statedMinimum experience and MVR standard for your lane. The carrier sets these per position
- Not statedTrailer and truck details for your terminal
The recruiter confirms them for your lane before you commit.
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