Heartland Express Company Drivers

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

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

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 lumpers
• Unload pay- depends on what the customer is paying to cover the lumpers
• Paid lumpers- depends on what the customer is paying to cover the lumpers
• Scales Paid
• Tolls paid