Located in Monticello, IL
Pay: $18 - $30/hr
Job Full Description
Season: Peak fall harvest
Schedule: Weather permitting, up to seven days per week with approximately 12-hour shifts
Locations: Multiple rural locations throughout Champaign County, generally 20 minutes or more outside Champaign
Employment Type: Seasonal harvest opportunity with significant overtime available
Make the Harvest Season Count
Harvest only comes once a year. If you are ready to run farm hours and maximize your earning opportunity while the season is moving, this is your window.
Multiple Champaign County agricultural operations are hiring CDL-A Drivers to haul grain between fields, farms, elevators, and designated grain sites. Significant overtime is available during peak harvest, and every hour is paid on a weekly paycheck.
This is not a standard Monday–Friday driving job. Weather permitting, drivers should expect long days and seven-day workweeks while crops are coming out of the field.
What You’ll Do
- Operate a CDL-A grain truck with a 10-speed manual transmission
- Haul grain between fields, farms, elevators, and assigned grain sites
- Operate assigned hopper-bottom, dump-trailer, or similar grain-hauling equipment
- Position equipment accurately in field, loading, and unloading areas
- Coordinate with farm crews, elevator employees, and site contacts
- Complete pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections
- Maintain required delivery information and driving records
- Navigate rural roads, farm entrances, and changing field conditions
- Work extended farm hours as weather and crop conditions allow
Manual Transmission Requirement
- Proven ability to operate a 10-speed manual commercial vehicle is required
- Drivers must be able to demonstrate confident manual shifting
- An automatic-only CDL restriction will not qualify
- Manual transmission experience is non-negotiable
Required Qualifications
- Current Class A CDL
- Commercial truck-driving experience
- Availability for approximately 12-hour shifts during peak harvest
- Availability for up to seven days per week when weather permits
- Reliable transportation to an assigned rural Champaign County location
- Ability to meet applicable DOT and assignment-specific driving requirements
Preferred Experience and Endorsements
- Grain hauling
- Farm or agricultural operations
- Previous seasonal harvest work
- Hopper-bottom trailers
- Dump trailers
- Local rural routes
- Grain elevators
- Tanker endorsement
A tanker endorsement is strongly preferred and may qualify drivers for more available assignments.
Work Environment
- Long seasonal shifts with substantial time behind the wheel
- Rural roads, farms, grain elevators, and field-access areas
- Dusty agricultural environments and changing weather conditions
- Frequent entry into and exit from commercial vehicles
- Schedules that may change based on weather, crop conditions, and grain movement
Why Drive Harvest With Us?
- Significant overtime earning opportunity during peak season
- Weekly pay—your harvest hours hit your paycheck every week
- Competitive $18.00–$28.00 hourly range
- Multiple assignments available throughout Champaign County
- Local grain hauling rather than over-the-road routes
- Opportunity to put agricultural, hopper, dump-trailer, or tanker experience to work
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Referral bonus
This is seasonal work tied directly to harvest conditions. The hours can be demanding, but experienced harvest drivers know this is the season to stack them.
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Champaign, IL
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1001 North Mattis Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821
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