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Local CDL-A Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + Bonus | NYC Area Routes

Salt City Trucking
7 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Union City, New Jersey, United States
$1,750 - $2,150 USD weekly

CDL-A Local Intermodal Driver – Good Pay + $10K Bonus | Home Daily

Join a local intermodal account offering daily home time, a $10,000 bonus, competitive weekly earnings, and additional pay for congestion, border-area routes, Hazmat, and weekend work.

Pay Details

  • Average Weekly Pay: $1,750–$2,150
  • $10,000 Bonus
  • $50 GW Bridge pay for qualifying loads to upstate NY, CT, MA or RI
  • $75 congestion pay for loads in NYC boroughs
  • $22/hour detention or rail delay pay
  • $45 driver load/unload pay when required
  • $40 Hazmat load pay
  • Weekend differential contributes to an $80K–$82K yearly average
  • $200/day ramp training pay

Job Details

  • Transport loaded rail containers between the ramp and customers within a 250-mile radius
  • Pick up loaded containers and return them to the ramp for shipment across the U.S.
  • Routes include Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, PA, NY and CT
  • Drivers must be willing to service all assigned operating areas
  • Driver unloads are rare and discouraged; paid when required
  • Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days after being scheduled
  • Minimum 5 days of ramp-specific training after orientation, with additional training as needed

Shift Details

  • Home Daily
  • Friday–Tuesday or Thursday–Monday
  • Start times between 2:00 PM–8:00 PM
  • Schedule selected during the welcome call and remains the driver's assigned shift
  • Approximately 12-hour days
  • Optional work available on scheduled days off

Job Requirements

  • Valid Class A CDL
  • Minimum 3 months of CDL-A experience
  • Must be willing and able to operate within a 250-mile radius of Jersey City and Elizabeth, NJ
  • Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days
  • Clean driving record
  • DOT Medical Card
  • No SAP Drivers
  • No riders

Equipment & Benefits

  • Intermodal container equipment
  • Slip-seat operation
  • Truck remains at the yard during time off
  • 18 paid days off initially — 12 PTO + 6 holidays
  • 22 paid days off after 1 year
  • 27 paid days off after 6 years
  • 30 paid days off after 14 years
  • 32 paid days off after 19 years
  • Thanksgiving: May work
  • Christmas: Off
  • New Year's: May work