CDL A Truck Driver Job Salary Northeast

Heartland Express is an award-winning industry leader for on-time service. We hire the best truck drivers in the industry. Our truck drivers are some of safest, most experienced drivers on the road today. We're looking for drivers to join our fleet to help us service some of the top shippers in America. Join our team and know you're amongst the best the industry has to offer!

Job Details for truck drivers running in the Northeast Salary Division:

• Salary: $59,000 - $71,000 per year
• Weekly Pay: Guaranteed $1,150 a week (with minimum requirements)
• Earn weekly salary or mileage pay whichever is MORE every week
• Never worry about miles weekly
• Home expectations - home weekly

Truck Driver Bonuses include

• Additional $.01 to $.03 per mile Safety Bonus
• Additional $.05 per mile in the Green Zone

Benefits of Joining Heartland Express:

• MANUAL TRUCKS AVAILABLE

• Latest Kenworth, Freightliner & International Tractors

• We buy new and keep it while under warrantee to have better uptime for you to keep rolling.

• We have shops across the country to service your truck

• Our trucks run 68 MPH

• All Dry Van Freight

• 48 State Operating Area available

• Drop & Hook

• No Touch Freight

• Paid Orientation/Training

• Newly Remodeled Coast-to-Coast Terminal Facilities

• Clean Driver Facilities:

• Free Showers

• Free Laundry

• TV, Food and much more

• Driver Appreciation events at all our terminals throughout the year with food, prizes, and giveaways, with management and vendors there to get our driver's feedback and show that our driver are who really makes Heartland Express what we are.

• Assigned Driver Manager who will help you and Heartland be a success

Heartland Express is committed to success for our drivers, employees, and customers. We have been around since as one of the most profitable companies in the industry. We are here for you now and in the future. You will have a place to call home, a family to help you achieve your goals, and a place you can be proud to be a part of.

Apply today to join our team!

Pay Range: 55000.00-83000.00 per_year, General Benefits: Full Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness Coverage Care packages with prescription benefits (Single, Employee and Spouse, Employee and Children, Family). Flex Spending accounts. 401(k) with company match, Paid Vacation, Driver Bonuses - Additional $.01 to $.03 per mile Safety Bonus paid quarterly. Paid Orientation/Training

Qualifications:

• Class A CDL
• 6 months of tractor-trailer driving experience
• 21 Years of Age
• Good work history and MVR
• Safety First Attitude, With a Proven Driving Record

LeadFlex Job ID: 547085

External ID: 97884-PA16848

Post Date: 04/01/2026

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