CDL-A OTR Reefer Truck Driver at Smith Trucking Inc in Merced, CA

CDL-A OTR Reefer · Average about $1,400/week, excluding per diem · Minimum 10 months verifiable OTR CDL-A experience · 95% no-touch refrigerated freight

HOME TIME
Drivers hiring from the Eastern Pennsylvania and Central California areas should expect approximately 2 weeks out at a time.

Average pay

• Drivers average about $1,400 per week, not including per diem
• Per diem is handled separately under Smith's program and may affect drivers differently
• $0.60 CPM base pay with 1+ year of verifiable CDL-A experience
• +$0.02 CPM safety bonus
• +$0.04 CPM East Coast lane bonus
• +$0.05 CPM Chicago lane bonus
• Detention and layover pay when held up through no fault of your own

Miles and freight

• Average 2,400–2,600 miles per week
• Refrigerated / temperature-controlled freight
• 95% no-touch freight
• Valid lumper receipts reimbursed

Equipment

• Kenworth T680 and Freightliner Cascadia
• Manual and automatic transmissions
• APUs, refrigerators, double bunks, premium seats and smart TVs

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• 1 week paid vacation after 1 year and 120,000 miles; 2 weeks after 2 years and 120,000 miles
• Longevity bonuses paid at year-end

Paid orientation

• 2.5–3 days in Worthington, MN
• $150 per day
• Smith covers travel, meals and lodging

Smith Trucking is a family-owned refrigerated carrier based in Worthington, MN, operating since 1946.