Intermodal CDL-A Jobs
Intermodal drivers move shipping containers on chassis between rail ramps and customers. Most of the work is local, home daily and no-touch, with several short loads a day. Rail-yard waits are part of the job, so ask how waiting time is paid.
Right now we have 58 CDL-A jobs in this category. Company-driver jobs with a reported average pay show a typical average of about $1,400 a week, with most between $1,100 and $1,710. Home time: 55% home daily, 14% home weekly, 7% with longer stretches out. Most of the freight is intermodal container. 34 of these jobs are listed as no-touch or drop and hook.
Updated October 21, 2026. Pay figures are averages or maximums reported by carriers, not guarantees.
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $92,000 a yearView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverChambersburg, PA · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $91,400 a yearView →Dedicated CDL-A DriverHorseheads, NY · Dedicated · Home weekly
This is a no-touch/drop and hook freight.
Avg $1,748 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverHarrisburg, PA · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,721 a weekView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverHarrisburg, PA · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $89,000 a yearView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverKearny, NJ · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,709 a weekView →Regional Intermodal CDL-A DriverChicago, IL · Regional
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $86,000 a yearView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverJersey City, NJ · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $86,000 a yearView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverAyer, MA · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $84,000 a yearView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverAyer, MA · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $84,000 a yearView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverIndianapolis, IN · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,614 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverCleveland, OH · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,608 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverHutchins, TX · Dedicated · Home weekly
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,600 a weekView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverJersey City, NJ · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $83,000 a yearView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverPortage, MI · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,574 a weekView →Regional Intermodal CDL-A DriverHaslet, TX · Regional
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $80,000 a yearView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverPortland, OR · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,536 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverColumbus, OH · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,524 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverNashville, TN · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,500 a weekView →Regional Intermodal CDL-A DriverEdgerton, KS · Regional
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $78,000 a yearView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverMechanicville, NY · Local
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $78,000 a yearView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverKansas City, MO · Dedicated · Home weekly
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $1,491 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverAustell, GA · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,443 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverMilwaukee, WI · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,437 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverAtlanta, GA · Dedicated · Twice a week
Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,400 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverBaltimore, MD · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,400–$1,600 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverFontana, CA · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,400–$1,800 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverMemphis, TN · Dedicated · Home weekly
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,400 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverBell Gardens, CA · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,400–$1,800 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverTroutdale, OR · Dedicated · Home weekly
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,400–$1,800 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverKansas City, MO · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,390 a weekView →Local CDL-A DriverFreeport, TX · Local · Home daily
Drop and Hook of containers and live load/unload of containers. They b
Avg $70,000–$76,000 a yearView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverPhiladelphia, PA · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,300–$1,500 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverChicago, IL · Dedicated · Twice a week
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $1,300–$1,500 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverLebanon, TN · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,300 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverToledo, OH · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,300–$1,400 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverChattanooga, TN · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,295 a weekView →Intermodal CDL-A DriverSalt Lake City, UT · Intermodal · Home daily
Intermodal containers on chassis, no-touch freight
Avg $1,295 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverChicago, IL · Dedicated · Home weekly
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $1,280 a weekView →Local CDL-A DriverColumbia, SC · Local · Home daily
No driver unloading
Avg $1,200 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverChicago, IL · Dedicated · Home daily
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $1,200–$1,400 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverCincinnati, OH · Dedicated · Home weekly
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,200 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverParis, TX · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload
Avg $1,200–$1,300 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverHarrisburg, PA · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload
Avg $1,100–$1,300 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverHarrisburg, PA · Dedicated · Home weekly
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,100–$1,300 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverCincinnati, OH · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,100–$1,300 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverHiring in IL, MO · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,100 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverColumbus, OH · Dedicated · Home daily
Intermodal containers between the rail ramp and customers
Avg $1,100–$1,400 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverEdwardsville, KS · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload
Avg $1,000–$1,200 a weekView →Dedicated Intermodal CDL-A DriverHutchins, TX · Dedicated · Home daily
Drop and Hook / Live Load / Live Unload / Preload
Avg $1,000–$1,100 a weekView →Local Intermodal CDL-A DriverMemphis, TN · Local · Home daily
8–12 hour workdays depending on freight volumeView →Local CDL-A DriverCharleston, SC · Local · Home daily
Shipping containers, no – touch. Drop and hook or live unload.View →Local CDL-A DriverGulfport, MS · Local · Home Time · Home time will vary
Drop and Hook of containers and live load/unload of containersView →CDL-A Company driver · Mostly Home Daily, Slip seat & No smoking in truckOTR · Home daily
Intermodal · DedicatedView →CDL-A Company driver · Local & RegionalRegional
Dry Van · Reefer - Livonia, MI onlyView →CDL-A Lease / owner-operator · LocalLocal · Monday - Friday schedule, home
Intermodal Freight · Age of Tractor · 2006 or newer semi truck
Avg $2,500–$4,000 a week after expenses (as reported by the carrier)View →CDL-A Team · Local & RegionalRegional
Dry Van · Reefer - Livonia, MI onlyView →CDL-A Lease / owner-operator · Local & RegionalRegional
Dry Van · Reefer - Livonia, MI only
Questions drivers ask
Is intermodal work home daily?
Most of the intermodal jobs we list are local and home daily.
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