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Walmart Truck Driving Jobs

Starting at $90k annually

Walmart needs to hire 900 new truckers, so they’re boosting their salaries, in hopes of hiring more people and keeping current drivers. You can earn about $90,000 a year. Walmart says they have 8,000 drivers that travel over 700 million miles to deliver merchandise. They’re looking for experienced drivers.

Walmart needs to hire 900 new truckers, so they’re boosting their salaries, in hopes of hiring more people and keeping current drivers. You can earn about $90,000 a year. Walmart says they have 8,000 drivers that travel over 700 million miles to deliver merchandise. They’re looking for experienced drivers.
“We’ve seen pay increases occurring all across the industry. And people like Walmart offering better pay to the drivers is better for the students.” Brad Ball is president of Roadmaster Drivers school. “There’s been a shortage across the industry. The average age of truck drivers is 49 years old so we have a lot of people retiring out of the industry.” He says you have to be 21 years old to start a career as a truck driver. “The opportunity to go to school for only a few short weeks and become a driver is unlike any other opportunity that’s out there.”

If you enjoy being out on the road, this could be a job opportunity for you. Walmart says a driver needs 30 months of experience and a clean driving record.

To start your career as a professional truck driver, you will need to have a Class A CDL license which can be obtained at Roadmaster Drivers School in as little as 3 weeks. After 3 years of safe truck driving experience, you will be qualified to apply to work with Walmart as one of their truck drivers. During that time you will make great money and gain valuable experience safely driving a truck. Once you have your license and experience the future is wide open!

While many shipping companies have had difficulty retaining a workforce of drivers, Walmart has invested heavily in its own shipping infrastructure, avoiding a trucker shortage. Unlike many major retailers, Walmart maintains its own private fleet of 9,000 truck drivers, and the median salary for Walmart truckers is double that of the national median.

Walmart’s investment in its own trucking and supply-chain operations goes further than many of its competitors — and as a result, the retailer doesn’t have a problem retaining truck drivers, according to Ken Braunbach, Walmart’s vice president of transportation. Walmart’s model seems to prove this theory. The company’s median salary for its fleet of 9,000 truckers is nearly $90,000 per year, according to Braunbach.

“You pay a little bit more, but you get a more safe and loyal workforce,” Braunbach said.