Truck Driver CDL A Home Weekly
Ryder System, Inc. · San Antonio, TX · 1 wk ago
ManufacturingFull-time
About the role
Ryder is hiring a Class A CDL Truck Driver in San Antonio, TX, offering weekly pay, excellent benefits, and a driving career you can feel good about. Drivers operate well‑maintained, safe trucks (36 months or newer) with 24/7 roadside maintenance and fueling at over 800 nationwide locations. Routes are typically one week out at a time, hauling Conestoga, flatbed, or dry van trailers (flatbed preferred, no tarping) carrying metal, roofing, HVAC components, and other freight.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and agency rules, standards, and guidelines
- Detecting and eliminating or minimizing safety hazards
- Maintaining accurate records and logs
- Loading/unloading freight or assisting in loading/unloading if required by the customer
- Performing other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 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
Qualifications
- Ability to follow written and/or oral instructions
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage after 30 days
- Earn PTO starting day 1, up to 80 hours accrued in the first year
- Uniforms and boot allowance provided
- 401(k) rollover available now with company match after 1 year
- 12 weeks paid maternity leave (subject to specific eligibility criteria, including work tenure)
- Employee discounts on tools, vehicles, travel, tech, and more
- Referral bonuses up to $1,500 for each hired driver
Pay
- Average weekly pay: $1,700 – $2,000
- Solo miles pay: $0.60 per mile
- Solo stops pay: $25.75 per stop
- Per diem: $61.80 per layover
- Paid training provided
Schedule
- Sun/Mon dispatch, home Fri/Sat
- Typical route: one week out at a time