CDL-A Intermodal Driver
Rushmore Transportation LTD
Elwood/Joliet, Illinois Area
Pay: Earn up to $2,700 per week, depending on experience, availability, route assignments, and completed work
Schedule: Monday through Friday, primarily day shift
Work Availability: Consistent, year-round freight
Job Type: Contract
Drive With a Company That Keeps You Moving
Rushmore Transportation LTD is hiring experienced CDL-A drivers for local and regional intermodal container work throughout the Chicago area and surrounding Midwest.
We understand that drivers earn more when trucks are properly maintained, freight is planned efficiently, and dispatch communicates clearly. Our goal is to provide consistent work, dependable equipment, and a professional operation where drivers are treated with respect.
What Rushmore Offers
- Earn up to $2,700 per week (if willing to go farther out)
- Home daily
- Monday through Friday schedule
- Primarily day-shift work
- Optional weekend work when available
- Consistent, year-round intermodal freight
- Dedicated and repeat customer lanes
- Weekly pay
- Direct deposit
- Driver referral program
- Clean inspection bonus opportunities
- Experienced intermodal dispatch team
Actual weekly earnings vary based on driver availability, freight volume, hours worked, and completed loads. The advertised maximum is not a guaranteed weekly amount.
Dependable Equipment and Driver Support
Our equipment and support program includes:
- Well-maintained trucks
- Regular preventive maintenance and safety inspections
- Fast assistance when equipment problems occur
- Road-service support
- Replacement equipment when available
- Company-owned chassis available for select operations
- Dispatch support when terminal, customer, or equipment issues arise
What You’ll Do
- Pick up and deliver intermodal containers between rail terminals, warehouses, distribution centers, container yards, and customer facilities
- Operate local and regional routes throughout Chicago and the surrounding Midwest
- Safely operate a tractor and intermodal chassis combination
- Complete required pre-trip and post-trip inspections
- Inspect containers and chassis for visible damage or safety concerns
- Communicate pickup, delivery, delay, and equipment information to dispatch
- Submit delivery paperwork, interchange documents, and shipment records promptly
- Follow customer appointment times and rail-terminal procedures
- Properly document detention, delays, chassis issues, and service problems
- Maintain compliance with DOT, FMCSA, and company safety requirements
- Represent Rushmore professionally at customer and terminal locations
Why Drivers Choose Rushmore
You’ll work with a team that values:
- Clear and respectful communication
- Consistent freight
- Realistic dispatch planning
- Quick support when problems happen
- Safe and dependable equipment
- Professional relationships with drivers
- Respect for drivers’ time
- Opportunities to earn more through performance and additional work
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Valid Class A CDL
- Minimum 3 years of verifiable Class A driving experience
- Intermodal container experience strongly preferred
- Current DOT medical card
- Ability to pass all required DOT drug and alcohol testing
- No serious driving violations within the previous three years
- Ability to safely operate a tractor and intermodal container combination
- Ability to pass a company road test
- Working mobile phone with reliable communication
- Dependable attendance and strong work ethic
- Ability to meet the driver qualification requirements under 49 CFR §391.11
Preferred Experience
Experience with the following is helpful:
- Union Pacific Global IV in Joliet
- BNSF Logistics Park Chicago in Elwood
- Other Chicago-area BNSF terminals
- Norfolk Southern intermodal terminals
- Canadian National intermodal terminals
- Chicago-area container yards and warehouses
- Intermodal container and chassis inspections
- Local and regional Midwest deliveries
Owner-Operator Opportunities
Rushmore Transportation also works with qualified owner-operators interested in consistent intermodal freight.
Owner-operator compensation varies based on customer rates, lanes, equipment, availability, and completed work. Additional information will be provided during the application and qualification process.
Apply Today
If you are an experienced CDL-A driver looking for consistent freight, dependable equipment, professional dispatch, strong earning potential, and regular home time, we would like to speak with you. To get more info, please text your name and a good call back time to (312) 857-3217
Projected Total Compensation: Up to $2,700.00 per week
Work Location: On the road
