Class A CDL Truck Driver – Paid Training for Graduates

Job overview

The Class A CDL Truck Driver role is an onsite over-the-road position listed in Lacombe, LA, with routes east of I-35 and a 12-days-out, two-days-home schedule. Compensation is $1,300–$1,500 per week in typical solo gross earnings. NIS EXPRESS provides hands-on training for recent CDL school graduates. The driver trains with an experienced driver, learns trip planning and safe operating procedures, and then moves to solo routes. The role transports no-touch dry van freight and supports reliable long-haul service.

What you'll do

• Train with an experienced driver for four to six weeks
• learn trip planning, backing, drop-and-hook procedures, logbook and ELD compliance, and live-load processes
• operate solo routes after training
• transport no-touch dry van freight.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

class a cdl truck driver

paid training

recent graduates

full-time

lacombe la

nis express

over-the-road

no-touch dry van

east of i-35

12 days out, 2 home

$1,300–$1,500/week

medical coverage

401(k) match

orientation pay

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• 401(k) match
• employer-funded life insurance and long-term disability
• employee stock option program
• vacation time accrues from training day one.

Why this role

Four to six weeks of paid training; $1,000 weekly minimum guaranteed for the first three solo months; $300 orientation pay plus company-arranged travel and lodging.

About the employer

NIS EXPRESS is hiring for this role. Industry: General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload. Sector: 48.