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DRIVER POSITIONS
McLeod Express offers the following payouts for our positions.
OTR- $.60 – $.67 CPM
Regional- $.55 – $.62 CPM
Flatbed- $.75 – $.79 CPM
There are also several local and dedicated positions that pay hourly($23-31/hour) or by the load
Welcome to our Driving Careers page. All driving positions at McLeod Express have several benefit options, including but not limited to: Health, Dental, and Vision insurance, Driver’s Legal Plan, Per diem, Paid Vacation beginning after 90 days of employment, and 401K. McLeod Express is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, status as a protected veteran, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
OUR HIRING AREA
OTR/REGIONAL VAN FLEET
McLeod OTR and Regional drivers haul a variety of direct customer non-hazmat freight and some broker freight. Loads will be a mix of drop & hook and live load freight, but all is no touch. Very seldom late night/early morning deliveries. We operate primarily in the Midwest states with no West Coast and minimal East Coast driving. We guarantee home weekly for $.55cpm or every other weekend at $.60cpm. Typical earnings are $65k-$85k.
TANKER FLEET
McLeod Express offers dedicated tanker runs from Lafayette, IN to Dayton, OH. This opportunity offers total schedule flexibility, but certain expectations are required to be met. 24/7 operations on both sides give you the option to run day or night and a pay per load compensation plan means you can increase your earnings at any time. Typical earnings range from $65k-$75k annually.
FLATBED FLEET
McLeod Flatbed Drivers haul dedicated outbound fabricated steel products for the agriculture industry and backhaul various raw steel materials used for production. This division has a mix of 48 ft side kit flatbeds along with Conestoga trailers. Home every weekend, McLeod Express Flatbed Drivers can expect to earn $70k – $80k annually.
DEDICATED
McLeod has several opportunities within our Dedicated divisions. Home daily hourly pay is available in some divisions Decatur, IL or Lafayette, IN or Dayton, OH. In our dedicated divisions, we do anything from spotting trailers to managing our customer’s shuttle programs. You may deliver from plants to outside warehouses or longer-haul programs where drivers complete daily roundtrips and return home each night. Dedicated fleet drivers can expect to earn between $70,000 and $80,000 annually.
BULK SERVICES
McLeod Bulk division (frameless end dump) hauls a variety of different commodities from coal to lime to rock and specializes in a 150-mile radius of Decatur, IL. Bulk driving positions are available at both Decatur, IL and Springfield, IL terminals and drivers are home daily. Our Bulk fleet drivers can expect to earn between $65,000 and $75,000 annually.
OUR TRUCKS
McLeod is proud to operate a fleet of Freightliner Cascadia’s with an average age of 2-3 years old. Our in-house maintenance team always prioritizes breakdowns on when you stop in for some help. We take deliveries of at least 40 new trucks every year in order to keep the fleet as current as possible.
Hear what our Drivers have to say
Dedicated Division Driver Justin Suhre