CDL A Truck Driver Paid Training Program

Company: Heartland Express
Location: Chicago
Posted on: June 15, 2026

Job Description:

"It takes the heart of a trucker to move this country!"

Now Hiring: CDL A Truck Drivers

Call to find out how much you can earn driving for us!

Job Description:
Heartland Express is an award-winning industry leader for on time service. We hire the best drivers in the industry. Our 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!

Pay Range $40,000 - 65,000 annually

Training For Newly Licensed Class A CDL Drivers

As a professional Class A CDL truck driver, you will embark on the a unique path free from the typical 8-5 schedule. Your "office" will take you places you may never see otherwise. You will be part of a proud community that is rooted in hard work, family values, and the American dream.

Our Class A commercial driver trainging program offers you a chance to earn while you learn earning a strong mileage rate while you drive professionally with a highly qualified, certified driver trainer to guide you. Our program offers one-on-one experience for each newly licensed Class A CDL holder.

Once accepted into our program you will work with a certified trainer to learn all aspects of how to be a professional driver. The skills you learn will give you a lifetime of opportunity.

Program Details:

• Learn about the trucking industry
• Learn about rules and regulations
• Learn about the vehicle and how to operate it
• Learn about the advanced technology in today's trucking environment
• Begin vehicle inspection process
• Master safe operation techniques
• Training on the Road
• Drive15,000 miles with a certified trainer guiding you every step along the way
• Polish driving skills (backing, parking, safe operation, coupling)
• Complete emersion in the driver on the road
• Deliver to customers and understanding service levels and requirements

Benefits of Joining Heartland Express:

• Latest Kenworth, Freightliner and 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
• Scheduled Wage Increases Annually
• All Dry Van Freight
• 48 State Operating Area
• Drop and Hook
• No Touch Freight
• Paid Orientation/Training
• Breakdown Pay
• Detention Pay - $20 per hour
• 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 give aways, 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 1978 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: .00 per_week, 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 Orientation/Training Qualifications:

• Class A permit (received within last 90 days)
• 21 Years of Age
• Good work history and MVR
• Safety First Attitude, with a desire to learn a new profession
• DOT physical

We're here to answer any questions you may have and
look forward to hearing from you!

Or apply online now to join our team!

Keywords: Heartland Express, Skokie , CDL A Truck Driver Paid Training Program, Logistics, Transportation & Drivers , Chicago, Illinois

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