Truck Driver OTR - Regional - Sterling, IL

Why drive for Walmart? Regional truck drivers can earn up to $110,000 in their first year with weekly home time and consecutive days off every week.

Responsibilities

• Plan your day, set priorities, and work with your team to keep freight moving safely and on time.
• Communicate clearly, solve problems as they come up, and adapt to changes on the road or in the plan.
• Handle all required paperwork and electronic logs accurately and follow all DOT, state, and company guidelines.
• Safely operate your tractor-trailer, inspecting it before, during, and after each trip to keep it in top shape.
• Run optimized routes by following traffic laws and local restrictions—reducing delays and improving on-time delivery performance.
• Uphold Walmart’s high standards of safety, integrity, and professionalism every mile of the way.

Requirements

• Interstate (Class A) Commercial Driver’s License with Hazmat endorsement (including cleared background check) or will obtain HAZMAT endorsement (with cleared background check) within 120 calendar days of date of hire.
• Minimum of 30 months (2.5 years) experience working in a full-time Class A tractor/trailer driving position in the previous 3 years (36 months).
• No more than two (2) moving violations while operating a personal and/or commercial motor vehicle in the last three (3) years.
• No serious traffic violations while operating a personal and/or commercial motor vehicle in the last three (3) years.
• No preventable accidents* while operating a personal and/or commercial motor vehicle in the last three (3) years.
• No preventable DOT recordable accidents* (collisions resulting in disabling damage and/or immediate medical treatment away from the scene) while operating a commercial motor vehicle in the last ten (10) years.
• No preventable accident* resulting in a fatality or catastrophic injury in driving history in personal or commercial motor vehicle.
• Must currently live within 250 miles of the assigned facility or willing to establish a residence within 250 miles by 90 days from hire date.

*The preventability of any accidents will be determined by Walmart based on the ATA Guidelines.

Benefits

• Earn PTO immediately—up to 21 days in your first year.
• Up to 6% match on 401K.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plan options available from day one.
• Company paid life insurance and short-term disability.
• Up to four paid safety days a year.
• Associate Discount Card available after 90 days.
• No touch freight deliveries.
• Quarterly safety bonuses & annual pay increases.
• Referral Program, Rider Program, Driver Mentor Program.
• Parking at Walmart locations.
• Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.

Pay

• Drivers are paid a fixed rate for each mile driven, with additional pay for certain activities.
• Mileage rate: $0.55 - $0.69 per mile (average miles driven range from 62,355 - 196,040 per year).
• Drivers receive both activity pay and the mileage rate for activities including Arrive/Arrive Drop, Bridge Pay, Chain, Evening Shift Premium, Hook, Live Load, Layover, Live unload, Regional Pay, Stop/Stop Drop, and Weekend mileage.
• Drivers receive only activity pay for activities including Accident, Breakdown, Weather/Road Closure, Cleaning Rejected Trailer, Assigned tractor not available, Out of hours (70), Snow Removal assigned trailer, Undock Trailers, Trailer Weight issue, and Wait Time.
• Average Daily Pay (ADP) of $240 per day for circumstances such as PTO, safety day, holiday, deferred holiday, bereavement, and jury duty.

Schedule

• Weekly home time.
• Consecutive days off every week.

Primary Location: 23769 Mathew Rd, Sterling, IL 61081-9111, United States of America.