NIS EXPRESS
Entry Level CDL-A Truck Driver - Paid Training - $1,200 to $1,400 Weekly
Richmond, California, US
Role snapshot
NIS EXPRESS is hiring a Entry Level CDL-A Truck Driver - Paid Training - $1,200 to $1,400 Weekly on a full-time basis. This is a role based in Richmond, California, US.
- Company
- NIS EXPRESS
- Location
- Richmond, California, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
Who this role suits
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About the role
$800 a week while you train, $1,000 a week guaranteed when you go solo. If you live in the East Bay and just earned your Class A, this is a paid way into trucking that does not leave you guessing about your first paychecks.
Pay Breakdown
- Training Pay: $800 weekly during over-the-road training
- Guaranteed Floor: $1,000 a week for your first 3 months after your first solo dispatch
- Solo Earnings: $1,200 to $1,400 average weekly gross
- Rate: starting at $0.51 per mile, $15 stop pay, monthly performance bonus
The Freight
- Temperature-controlled loads across the Western states
- 1,900 to 2,100 miles a week
- No hand unloading
- Day and night dispatches, some weekends and holidays
Home Time
- Home every 2 weeks for a real reset
- Riders and pets welcome once training is done
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision after 30 days
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- $300 orientation pay, travel covered
Requirements
- 21 or older with a valid Class A CDL
- Trainees: 120+ hours at an accredited CDL school
- Experienced: 6 months OTR in the last 12 months, or 12+ months in the past 5 years
- Clean record: max 2 moving violations in 2 years, no major preventable accidents in 5 years, no DUI/DWI in 5 to 10 years
- Hair and urine drug testing
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