CDL Driver in Training - Now Hiring

Now Hiring a CDL Driver in Training in Anchorage, AK!

No Experience Needed!

💼 Don’t have your CDL? Get Paid to Earn Your CDL – For Free!!

Dreaming of a CDL career but can’t afford training? We’ve got you covered.
 

Alaska Waste, a Waste Connections company, is now hiring a CDL Driver Trainee or an Entry Level CDL Driver in Anchorage, AK.

If you're a hard worker with a great attitude and a clean driving record, this is your chance to get paid between $19.00 to $25.00 per hour, depending on experience, while you train and then transition into a full-time CDL driving role.

No CDL? No problem. We’ll pay you to get it!

🎓 Here’s How It Works

• 💵 $19.00 per hour during your training phase

• 🏫 Complete a weeklong classroom course, behind-the-wheel training, and road test

• 🪪 Earn your Class B CDL with air brakes endorsement

• 🚚 Step into a full-time Local Driver role at $25.00 per hour

🗓 Training Timeline

You can complete the full process and start your driving career in as little as 3 weeks! Most individuals can get it within a few months! You will start as a laborer cleaning and building cans. Then you start driving our delivery truck. Once you get your CDL, you will then be next up on the list to get a route and be trained to drive a truck with your CDL.

Do you already have your CDL? If so, you will start at $25.00 and we will train you the right way on how to safely drive a garbage truck and you will be able to run a route all by yourself after training.

Training usually consists of driving our delivery truck to deliver/remove residential carts to homes. Using Smith System keys while you safely drive the delivery truck. Then you progress into using your CDL to drive a garbage truck and be assigned a route.

🚛 As a You're a CDL Driver, You’ll:

• Operate a garbage truck safely on local routes

• Collect solid waste and recyclables from residential and commercial customers

• Follow route sheets and work independently

• Perform daily vehicle inspections and basic maintenance

• Provide friendly, professional service to customers

🛠 What You’ll Need

• ✅ A valid Class D license and ability to obtain a CDL permit within 90 days of start date, or,

• ✅ A valid Class B or Class A CDL with Air Brake endorsement.

• 🧾 A clean driving record

• 💪 Physically able to lift 50+ lbs and work in all weather conditions

• 🗣 Strong communication + basic reading/writing skills (English required)

• 🎓 High school diploma or GED preferred

• 💼 1+ year of general work experience (related experience is a plus)

🌟 Why Work for Alaska Waste?

We're part of the Waste Connections family — one of the most respected, stable companies in the State of Alaska.

• 🏠 Local routes — home every night

• 💪 Job security in an essential service

• 🚀 Career advancement opportunities

• 👥 Team-first, safety-focused environment

• 🛠 Ongoing support to help you grow

💼 Your Benefits Package Includes:

• 🏥 Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 💳 Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• 🛡 Short- & long-term disability

• 🧾 Life insurance

• 💰 401(k) with company match

• 🎉 Paid holidays and vacation

• 🔄 Unlimited opportunities to “Connect with Your Future”

📍 How to Apply

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Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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