And the jobs come with a good paycheck. Starting next month, drivers are getting about 89 cents a mile between the one-cent increase per mile and extra pay for each delivery. The total comes to an average of $87,500 a year.
The company has about 8,000 on the employment rolls, CBS News reported.
The median salary in the truck driving industry for a national, irregular route is more than $53,000, American Trucking Associations found in a study last year.
New drivers have to be qualified, having at least 30 months of full-time commercial driving experience over the past three years and have a good safety record, CBS News and USA Today reported.
In addition to the nearly $90,000 a year salary, drivers will also get at least 21 days paid time off and possible quarterly bonus and predictable schedules, according to CBS News.
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