CDL-A Dedicated Driver

Pay: $1,400 to $1,600 per week | Home Time: Every Weekend

Freight: Dedicated Dry Van | 100% Driver Unload | Location: Knoxville, TN 37901

• Dedicated customer freight across regional lanes

• Home every weekend, typically Friday or Saturday

• $250 unload pay per load

• Freightliner Cascadia tractors under three years old

Highway Express is hiring CDL-A drivers for a dedicated customer program running established regional lanes. This position offers scheduled weekend home time, consistent delivery routes, and defined freight assignments.

Drivers service the same customer network across the Southeast, with occasional Midwest deliveries. Routes are planned to return drivers home each weekend, typically Friday or Saturday. Staying within the same customer network provides a familiar freight setup and dependable weekly schedule.

Freight & Delivery Structure

Freight is 100% driver unload using roller carts.

• $250 unload compensation per load

• Dedicated scheduling with consistent weekly routes

• Southeast deliveries with occasional Midwest freight

Drivers remain with the same dedicated customer network rather than moving between unrelated freight.

Pay Structure

Weekly pay is $1,400 to $1,600, including CPM and $250 per-load unload pay. Drivers also receive mileage, stop, and detention pay as applicable. Company-paid orientation is provided upon successful onboarding.

Fleet Information

• Freightliner Cascadia tractors with automatic transmission

• Equipment maintained under three years old

• Take truck home permitted

• Assigned dry van trailers

• EZ Pass and PrePass provided

Tractors are assigned to drivers for a familiar equipment setup from week to week.

Benefit Programs

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options

• 401(k) and profit sharing

• Paid vacation

• Life insurance

Minimum Requirements

Valid Class A CDL required. Minimum three months of recent local or regional tractor-trailer experience within the past year. Experience operating equipment with a 40-foot or longer trailer required. Drivers must meet DOT regulatory standards.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Highway Express provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.