Find answers here about how to become a Celadon driver, what happens after you’re hired, and even answers to questions you have while working at Celadon. If you don’t get your answer below, please give a recruiter a call at 800-729-9770.
After being out on the road for 2 weeks of driving, you will earn 2 days of home time. With the new vacation packages, company solo drivers earn 1 week of paid vacation for every 30k miles you drive and company teams earn 1 week of paid vacation every 60k team miles. All company drivers have the option of cashing out that vacation time if you want and continue to drive!
Yes, Celadon drivers are allowed to take their trucks home.
Yes, for company drivers your driver manager will assign fuel stops on your route.
Most trucks are equipped with inverters, however, not all trucks have them.
Yes, all Celadon trucks are equipped with APUs.
The trucks are not equipped with either, but you can have the equipment installed.
Scanners are not provided on the truck, but Celadon’s free app for drivers, FleetWire, features document scanning features powered by Pegasus TransTech. You can scan, store and submit all of your documents right from the cab! Ask a recruiter for more details.
Yes, if you have a rider with you, they must be your spouse or your child. Children must have permission from both parents and must be 12 years of age. We will need their ID and birth certificate.
Both company drivers and lease purchase drivers are allowed to have a non aggressive pet in their trucks. Contact a recruiter for complete details!
Click here to learn more about Celadon’s hiring requirements.
No problem! Our Trainee program is designed specifically for drivers who have a valid CDL A, but little to no experience. Click here to learn more about our CDL Training Program.
Yes, please DO NOT bring, pack, or wear the following:
Yes, tattoos are fine as long as they are not crude or offensive. If so, please keep them covered.
If you have at least 6 months remaining on your current physical, you will not have to take a new one!
Drivers are required to take a urine test during orientation.
We do look at each applicant’s criminal background, and every application is taken into consideration on a case-by-case basis.
On average our company drivers run 2,500 miles per week. With that amount of miles you will make about $850 a week before taxes.
All Celadon employees are eligible for benefits after 60 days. For other questions relating to benefits, please visit the benefits page or call a recruiter for more specific details.
As soon as you arrive, call our dormitory at 844-289-2776, Option 6 > Option 2. They will arrange your transportation to the Celadon campus.
Orientation will take place at Celadon headquarters and lasts for 2.5 days.
Your orientation pay will be on your first paycheck.
Yes, breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals are provided on the Celadon campus at no cost to you.
A Training Coordinator will pre-plan you with a trainer during your first week of class. If you have a trainer in mind, let the Training team know and they will do their best to make it work.
Our full Driver Training Program is 4 weeks total. This program includes 1 week in a classroom, 1 week with a local trainer, and 2 weeks with an OTR trainer. Click here to learn more.
We use Transflo.
Please let your driver manager know that you would like to team upon graduation so they can put your name on a list. You can also find a teammate at our driver matching site Team Driver Match.
No, we will make you a priority to get you with another trainer right away.
We do offer a team loyalty incentive for drivers joining the Celadon Expedited division. It’s $8,000 split for a team, with $2,000 paid out after the team reaches 30k, 60k, 90k and 120k dispatched team miles.