🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Madison, WI
- Route type: Local home-daily municipal routes
- Freight: Residential waste, recycling, bulk pickup, commercial dumpsters
- Schedule: Early morning dispatch with fixed city route cycles, Monday–Friday with rotating Saturday coverage
📋 Job Description
- Operate rear-load and side-load municipal sanitation trucks across assigned Madison routes
- Complete residential curbside waste and recycling collection on strict city schedules
- Service commercial dumpsters and high-volume retail waste accounts
- Perform repetitive stop-and-go driving through dense neighborhood grids
- Handle occasional manual bin movement and bulk pickup coordination
- Communicate with dispatch regarding route delays, overflow loads, and reroutes
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
6+ months CDL-A preferred, municipal experience a plus
Age
Minimum 21 years old
MVR
Clean driving record, no major violations
Physical
Frequent stop-and-go, lifting occasional bins (up to 50 lbs)
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: Dedicated municipal route trucks
- Fleet average age: 5–10 years mixed municipal fleet
- Features: Automated side-loader, rear-loader, Samsara/Omnitracs ELD, backup cameras
🗓 Typical Weekly Schedule
- Monday – Residential east Madison routes (early start, heavy volume)
- Tuesday – Commercial dumpsters + downtown grid collection
- Wednesday – Suburban Dane County routes (steady pace, longer blocks)
- Thursday – Recycling-heavy routes with sorting facility drop-offs
- Friday – Overflow pickups + scheduled bulk waste service
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- Madison, WI → Middleton, WI (residential loop + recycling transfer runs)
- Madison, WI → Sun Prairie, WI (suburban curbside collection corridor)
- Madison, WI → Verona, WI (commercial dumpster + retail waste route)
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
💰 Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
⭐ Why Drivers Choose This Job
- Stable year-round municipal freight with no seasonal layoffs
- Predictable home-daily schedule with fixed city routes
- Low highway exposure compared to long-haul CDL work
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the pay structure?
$1050–$1400 weekly based on route hours and municipal contract pay scale.
Is this home daily?
Yes, all routes are designed for same-day return to the Madison yard.
What freight is handled?
Residential waste, recycling, and commercial dumpster collection.
What trucks are used?
Rear-loader and side-loader municipal sanitation trucks.
Is experience required?
6+ months CDL-A preferred, but municipal training is provided.
Where are routes located?
Madison city grid plus nearby Dane County suburbs.
📊 Local Market Insights
Madison’s municipal sanitation network runs high-frequency residential collection cycles driven by steady population growth and strict recycling mandates. Dane County suburbs add continuous overflow demand, especially during peak seasonal cleanup periods. Tight urban grids around downtown and the Beltline corridor create consistent stop-and-go density that keeps route efficiency under pressure.
🔗 CDL-A Local Waste & Recycling Driver – Madison, WI
Madison, WI CDL-A Local Waste & Recycling Driver positions offer stable home-daily municipal employment with $1050–$1400 weekly pay and structured early-morning routes across residential and commercial sanitation zones. Drivers operate rear-load and side-load trucks throughout Madison and Dane County suburbs, servicing essential waste and recycling infrastructure under long-term city contracts. This role provides predictable scheduling, consistent overtime availability, and strong job security tied to year-round public sanitation demand in one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing metro areas.
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