Become a professional driver through our company-sponsored CDL training program. You get Class A CDL training at our Strafford, Missouri terminal and paid time on the road with a certified trainer. We cover your training costs when you complete one year.
ONBOARDING
Small Class Sizes
Travel expenses covered
Breakfast & lunch provided during the first week of onboarding
Lodging provided during onboarding
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Start Your Career. Earn While You Learn. Build a Six-Figure Future and become a Professional Truck Driver with Wilson Logistics.
If you’re ready for a career with real income potential, Wilson Logistics gives you a clear path from zero experience to high earnings. As one of the trucking companies that pay for CDL training, we invest in you from day one.
Get Started in Just a Few Weeks
After completing your 5 days, you’ll be assigned to a certified instructor who will help you pass your Missouri CDL road test within 14–21 days.
Once you earn your CDL, paid CDL training starts on the road with a certified trainer.
This is where you turn knowledge into real skill and start earning immediately.
Operate your trainer’s truck solo for one week.
After you complete your solo week, you’ll get your own truck.Â
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Choose your path below.
After training, you decide how far you want to go:
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Independent Contractor (Highest Earning Potential)
After 6 months of safe driving (no tickets or accidents), you may qualify to become a Wilson Logistics Trainer.
A commercial learner’s permit (CLP) lets you practice driving with a CDL holder beside you. You must have a permit before you can begin CDL training.
Wilson Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which welcomes and values all candidates. Wilson Logistics does not discriminate against candidates or employees because of their disability, sex, race, religion, national origin, age, or any other protected status under the law. Wilson Logistics will consider all applications from deaf and hearing-impaired applicants who hold valid exemption from the FMCSA.
Our CDL training program is company-sponsored, and we cover your training costs when you complete one year with Wilson Logistics. During onboarding, we also cover travel expenses, provide lodging, and serve breakfast and lunch during the first week.
Yes. Once you earn your CDL, paid CDL training starts on the road with a certified trainer at a guaranteed $900 per week. During this phase, you complete 30,000 miles of real-world experience and learn trip planning, safety, and daily operations.
You start with approximately 5 days at our Strafford, Missouri terminal, where you learn the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) fundamentals required by FMCSA. After that, a certified instructor helps you pass your Missouri CDL road test within 14–21 days.
You need a commercial learner’s permit (CLP) before you can begin CDL training. Applicants must be 21 or older, hold a valid driver’s license for the past 12 months, meet our moving violation limits, and pass a DOT physical and a DOT pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Bring your permit, driver’s license, long form DOT physical, medical card, and Social Security card to onboarding.
You can earn between $75,000 and $125,000 your first year as a solo or team operator. After 6 months of safe driving with no tickets or accidents, you may qualify to become a Wilson Logistics Trainer.
