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Heartland Express Company Driver
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Pay and Miles

  • Up to $.48 per mile paid loaded or
    empty
  • $50,000 - $72,000+ annually
  • 2,200 to 2,500 average miles per week
  • Direct Deposit
  • Less than 2 year old tractors
Home time
  • Regional- 3 out of 4 weekends
  • OTR- every other weekend
  • 97% no touch freight
  • 24-hour emergency service
Additional pay

  • Layover pay- $50 to $150 depending on
    the situation
  • Detention pay- $50 to $150 depending
    on the situation
  • Drop pay- $15 per drop after the first drop
  • Load pay- depends on what the customer
    is paying to cover the lumper's
  • Unload pay- depends on what the
    customer is paying to cover the lumper's
  • Paid lumper's- depends on what the
    customer is paying to cover the lumper's
  • Scales Paid
  • Tolls paid
Benefits and Bonuses

  • Referral bonus- $500 per hired referral
  • Safety bonus- $.01 per mile, paid annually
  • Vacation pay
  • 1 week after 1 year
  • 2 weeks after 3 years
  • 401k plan
  • Riders allowed
  • Paid orientation- all expenses, travel, hotel, most
    meals
  • Assigned tractors
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
Heartland Express Hiring Area
Company Driver Requirements
  • Must be at least 23 years old
  • Must have at least 1 year of experience
  • No Hazmat required but we pay and extra $.01 per mile if you
    have it
  • Accidents and moving violations will be reviewed
  • Only 1 DUI or DWI and must be older than 5 years
  • Felony convictions- will consider, but must be able to run
    Canada
OTR Drivers
Maximizing your potential is what driving OTR for Heartland is all
about.  More pay per mile, more miles per week, while still offering
the home time you need and deserve.  There long haul fleet offers
all this and more!
Based in there Iowa City home office operation, OTR drivers
generally run east of the Rocky Mountains, moving freight for some
of the top shippers in the country.  There award winning service
comes from the high quality service there drivers give.  Together
with a Fleet Management staff Heartland Express has become
synonymous with “excellence” in the transportation industry today!
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Minimum Age
At least 23 years old.
Minimum Experience
12 months
Moving Violations
No more than 4 in the last 3 years.
Ticket / Accident / Incident Combo
No
Maximum Major Moving Violation
Maximum of 1 in the last 5 years
Felony Convictions
No tolerance policy with drug convictions / others OK if driver is eligible to run Canada and
has the Minister's Permit
DUI/DWI
1 max and must be outside of 5 years
Is Haz-Mat Required
Not Required
Haz-Mat Pay Info
$0.01 cpm for all miles driven for any driver that carries the endorsement. (Whether it is a
Hazmat load or not.)