Truck Driver CDL A

Position Description

Ryder is hiring a Class A CDL Truck Driver in Sarasota, Florida — offering weekly pay, excellent benefits, and a driving career you can feel good about.

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Feel about your paycheck: $1,140 or more per week – and it gets better.

• Driver Positions Pay Weekly
• Hourly Pay: $28.50 per hour
• Hours per week: 40 hours a week
• Paid Training
• Loyalty Bonus: $600 at 6 months and $600 at 1 year
• Schedule:
  
  Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Start Time: 6:00 PM

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Questions? Call Chelsey or text “Sarasota” to 904‑932‑0143 to speak with your recruiter today.

We know choosing a driving career is a big decision. That’s why we’re upfront about pay, routes, and schedules – so you can feel confident joining the Ryder team.

• Deliver SOLO within 50 miles of Sarasota.
• Route:
  Local Home Daily
• Tractor Type:
  Day Cab
• Must be able to operate a manual transmission.
• Trailer Type:
  Dry Van 48’ and 53’
• Equipment:
  Manual Pallet Jack, Lift Gate, and Hand Truck
• Ryder will train you on all equipment needed to be successful.
• Freight:
  Touch – Donated Goods

Trucks are 36 months or newer, include 24/7 roadside maintenance, and company drivers fuel up at over 800 maintenance facilities nationwide.

• Uniforms and boot allowance provided.
• Paid Personal Time Off starts Day 1; 80 hours accrued in First Year.
• Paid Personal Time Policy – we encourage you to use earned vacation time. If not used, we pay the remaining balance at your hourly pay rate.
• Medical, Dental, Vision start at 30 days.
• 12 weeks of paid maternity leave.
• Immediate 401(k) rollover and contributions with company match at one year.
• Quality employee discounts: tools, cars, hotels, electronics, cell phones, travel, etc.
• Ryder drivers have job protection when safety decisions are made.

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Thinking about becoming a Company Driver? Ryder will purchase your truck and support you every step of the way, so you can focus on driving — not the details.

At Ryder, you’re joining more than a company — you’re joining a community of proud women and men in logistics, including military reservists and veterans.

Know great drivers? Get paid for it. Ryder pays unlimited referral bonuses for hired drivers.

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• Minimum 21 years of age.
• Pass a Ryder Drug Test.
• Pass a Ryder Background and Motor vehicle check, including drug and alcohol verification from previous employers for the last 3 years.
• Pass a DOT physical.
• Pass a Ryder road test.
• Provide appropriate CDL and endorsements for the position.
• Must have Class A verifiable experience in a tractor trailer or comparable vehicle:
• 9 months experience within the past 3 years, or
• 2 years’ experience within the last 5 years, or
• 5 years’ experience within the last 10 years.
• Ability to follow written and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and/or procedures.

Some positions require additional screening that may include employment and education verification, motor vehicle records check and a road test, and/or badging or background requirements of the customer to which you are assigned.

• Ensuring compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines.
• Detecting and eliminating or minimizing safety hazards; maintaining accurate records and logs.
• Loading/unloading freight or assisting in the loading/unloading of freight if required by customer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and drug-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.