About this role
CDL-A Intermodal Driver – Indianapolis, IN
Earn an average of $81,000 per year hauling intermodal freight on daily runs between Indianapolis and Chicago. Enjoy daily home time, approximately 2,000 miles per week, and a $10,000 bonus . Online orientation is available, and drivers receive additional pay for customer loads, rail delays, detention, and other qualifying moves.
Main Yard / Starting Location
Indianapolis, IN 46221 — drivers report to the Indianapolis terminal daily for dispatch and truck assignment. Routes run to Chicago and back, with additional local work within a 100-mile radius of Indianapolis.
Pay Details
- Average Annual Pay: $81,000
- Average Weekly Pay: $1,550
- Mileage Pay: $0.53–$0.60 per mile
- $10,000 Bonus
- $48 for customer live loads/unloads
- $28 for customer drop-and-hook moves
- $15 for qualifying out-of-route empty moves or crosstown drops
- $15 per hour for rail delays after the first hour
- $20 per hour for detention after 1.5 hours
- $20 per hour for training as needed
Job Details
- Intermodal freight
- Approximately 2,000 miles per week
- About 75% drop-and-hook
- Daily runs between Indianapolis and Chicago
- Additional local routes within a 100-mile radius of Indianapolis
- Drivers slip-seat and receive truck assignments at the terminal
- Tractors stay at the yard during time off
Shift Details
- Home daily
- Report to and finish at the Indianapolis terminal
- Daily Chicago runs, with additional local work as needed
- Online orientation available
Job Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 months of verifiable truck-driving experience
- Clean driving record
- Valid DOT Medical Card
- No SAP drivers
- Hazmat endorsement required within 60 days of hire
- Hazmat endorsement costs reimbursed after it is added to the driver's license
Equipment & Benefits
- No smoking inside the truck
- Passengers are not permitted
- 18 paid days off initially: 12 PTO days and 6 holidays
- After 1–5 years: 22 paid days off
- After 6–13 years: 27 paid days off
- After 14–18 years: 30 paid days off
- After 19+ years: 32 paid days off