CDL-A Touring Truck Driver

2 weeks ago


Knoxville, TN, United States Averitt Express Full time
Job Description

Take your CDL-A career center stage with Averitt's elite Production and Event trucking team Haul gear for major concerts, live shows, and entertainment productions across North America. This is your chance to be part of the action behind world-class events while enjoying competitive pay, steady work, and outstanding benefits.

Why Drive for Averitt's On Tour Logistics Team?
  • Be part of high-profile tours and productions
  • Competitive pay with opportunities to earn more as you gain experience
  • Steady work year-round with regional freight between tours
  • Comprehensive benefits and career growth opportunities


Pay & Schedule
Touring Driver Pay:
  • Starting pay on tour: $1,800/week, with potential to earn up to $2,500/week as you take on more responsibility
  • Regional freight between tours: $1,475/week average (mileage-based)
Important: All drivers start in Averitt's regional division for the first 30 days (mileage-based pay). Touring assignments and salary-based pay begin after transfer approval.
Touring Driver Schedule:
  • Tour Season: March-October
    Tours run for weeks at a time; limited home time unless routes are near your domicile
  • Off-Season: November-February
    Drivers typically run regional, no-touch freight to maintain steady income


What You'll Do
  • Haul staging, lighting, and production gear for major live events
  • Assist with loading/unloading and secure equipment using straps and load bars
  • Safely back into tight or unconventional venue locations
  • Drive primarily at night to meet strict delivery windows


Driver Highlights
  • Overnight driving is common to meet event deadlines
  • Must complete full tour or production run once assigned
  • Routes cover the U.S. and Canada (passport required; Averitt reimburses if needed)


Benefits
  • Health Coverage: Medical, dental, vision, and hearing starting as low as $40.25/week (individual) and $105.90/week (family) after 30 days
  • Paid Time Off: Including 8 paid holidays
  • Profit Sharing: Monthly deposits into your retirement account
  • Per Diem Program: Company-sponsored
  • Uniform Allotment: Keep you riding in style
  • Referral Rewards: Cash bonuses for referrals
  • Career Growth: Opportunities for local, regional, and leadership roles within Averitt


Ready to Take Your Career on Tour?
Looking for a CDL-A truck driving job that combines adventure, stability, and the excitement of live entertainment? Apply now to join Averitt's Production and Event team and bring your career center stage

CDL-A Touring Truck Driver | Live Event Truck Driver | Concert Freight Driver | Production Truck Driver | OTR CDL-A Truck Driver

Averitt Express is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Requirements

CDL-A Touring Driver Requirements
  • Must have at least 30 days of driving experience with Averitt before being considered for a position in Production & Event operations
  • 21 years of age or older
  • Class A CDL with willingness to obtain Hazmat endorsement
  • Flatbed certification required (training provided)
  • Valid passport for Canada tours (Averitt reimburses if needed)
  • 1 year of verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the past 3 years
  • Entertainment/touring driving experience preferred but not required
  • No convictions for reckless driving within the past 5 years
  • No convictions for DUI or DWI within the past 5 years
  • No suspensions or revocations for a moving violation within the last 5 years
  • No serious violations within previous 12 months (15 mph or greater, following too closely, improper passing, traffic offense committed in a CMV in connection with a fatality)
  • No more than 3 moving violations within the past 3 years
  • No preventable DOT recordable accidents within the past 3 years


Essential Functions
  • Drive
  • Open/close trailer door (force requirement: 46 lbs)
  • Count freight
  • Complete fuel tickets
  • Hook/unhook trailer (force requirement: 90 lbs)
  • Perform pre-trip inspections
  • Extensive travel - ability to sit upright for extended periods of time
  • Move freight (force requirement: 54 lbs)
  • Regular predictable attendance
  • Enter/exit a Commercial Motor Vehicle
  • Enter/exit the rear of a trailer from ground level


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