Regional CDL-A Flatbed Driver

Experienced CDL-A flatbed driver sought for regional routes with regular weekly home time. The role requires hauling steel, pipe, and other flatbed freight and demonstrates proficiency in tarping, chains, binders, and load securement procedures.

Compensation and bonuses:

• Pay: 27% of each load (estimated average annual earnings $76,440–$87,360)
• Paid weekly via direct deposit
• $5,000 sign-on bonus paid as $1,500 after first load, $1,500 at 6 months, and $2,000 at 1 year (eligibility rules apply)
• Tarp pay: $40 per load
• Detention: $16 per hour after 2 hours
• Layover: $100 per day
• Breakdown pay: $100 per day
• $300 weekly non-taxed per diem

Equipment:

• 2023+ Freightliner Cascadia and Kenworth T680 tractors
• Automatic transmissions (drivers with automatic restriction acceptable)
• Average fleet age under 3 years; assigned tractor may remain attached to trailer
• 1500W inverter and bunk heater provided; tractors governed to 65 MPH

Freight and lanes:

• Primarily flatbed freight including steel and pipe
• Regional lanes averaging 2,000–2,500 miles per week
• Approximately 40–50% of loads require tarping
• 0% hazardous materials

Home time:

• Typical home time: weekly (home on weekends based on 34-hour reset)

Minimum requirements:

• Valid CDL-A license
• Minimum age: 22
• At least one year of OTR experience covering a minimum of three states plus six months of flatbed experience within the last five years
• Demonstrated experience with steel and pipe loads and competency with straps, tarps, chains, and binders
• No training-only applicants
• Maximum three moving violations in the past three years; maximum one major violation in the past three years
• No more than one DOT-preventable accident in the past year
• No pending legal cases; recent DUIs generally disqualify (older than five years may be considered)
• Must meet DOT medical and regulatory requirements and pass a urine drug screen

Employment decisions are made without regard to legally protected characteristics and in accordance with applicable law.