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CDL-A Regional Driver Paid Training for Grads

American Driver


Job Location:

Lakeland, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (18 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Polk County drivers: preloaded freight out of Bradenton to cities east of the Mississippi.

Just got your CDL-A Good. This job is open to new drivers and nobody expects you to know everything yet.

Pay and miles

  • $650 per week while you train
  • Guaranteed $1000 a week for your first 90 days solo
  • $1400 average per week
  • About 2000 miles weekly
  • Home every two weeks
  • $50 per extra stop $150 unload pay
  • Monthly performance bonus
  • Weekly direct deposit

The things new drivers ask most

  • Does my CDL school count If it was 120 hours or more yes.
  • I am not good at backing yet. Nobody is on day one. You get weeks of practice with a mentor next to you before you ever drive alone.
  • What if my first solo weeks are slow You still get at least $1000 a week for your first 3 months.
  • Will I be gone for months No. You are home every two weeks.

What the first weeks look like

  1. A recruiter calls you and reviews your CDL and MVR together with you.
  2. You attend orientation (2 days max). The hotel is paid your one-way bus ticket is reimbursed and you get $300 for orientation when hired.
  3. You spend 4 to 6 weeks driving with a mentor learning to back plan trips keep logs and fuel. That earns you $650 a week.
  4. You are assigned your own late-model truck (1.5 years old on average) 10-speed or automatic. For 3 months your weekly pay will not go under $1000.

Day to day

Preloaded trailers with multi-stop deliveries. Unloads are physical and you are paid $150 for each one.

Runs stay in the eastern states.

What else you get after 30 days

  • Insurance: medical dental vision prescriptions
  • Retirement: 401(k) plus stock purchase plan
  • Time off: paid vacation
  • Raises: every year
  • Education: free online degree for you and one family member
  • Pet and rider policy: your dog can join you when training is finished

You will need

You must be 21 or older with a Class A CDL. New drivers need at least 120 hours from a CDL school; otherwise 6 months of recent experience. We accept up to 2 moving violations in the last 2 years and no DUI/DWI in the last 10. You will also pass a DOT physical and a hair and urine drug test.

Lakeland Winter Haven and Plant City drivers apply today.

EOE.