Regional CDL-A Flatbed Truck Driver - Pipe and Steel Freight

Red Hawk Trucking; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Home weekends

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Red Hawk Trucking is seeking a Regional CDL-A Flatbed Truck Driver to haul pipe, plate, coils, and structural steel regionally. Most drivers enjoy weekends at home with weekly gross earnings of $1,400 to $1,600, plus $40 per tarped load, $16/hour detention after 2 hours, and $50/day layover plus $100/day breakdown pay.

Trucks are Freightliner Cascadia or Kenworth T680, 3+ years old, assigned and home on weekends.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 22 with a Class A CDL.
• 12 months of OTR driving, 6 of them flatbed, all within the last 5 years.
• Real experience securing pipe and steel with chains, binders, straps and tarps.
• Up to 3 moving violations in 3 years, no DUI/DWI in the last 5.
• Clean DOT drug and alcohol history, plus an agility test at orientation.

Skills

CDL-A

OTR driving

Flatbed

Securing pipe/steel

Safety history

Job description

Regional CDL-A Flatbed Truck Driver - Pipe and Steel Freight (Full Time)
Job Type: Driving

Pipe, plate, coils and structural steel, hauled regionally with weekends at home for most drivers. If you have the experience, our drivers average $1,400 to $1,600 a week.

The Money

• Full week drivers average $1,400 to $1,600 gross
• Every tarped load adds $40
• Detention $16 an hour after 2 hours
• Layover pays $50 a day, breakdowns $100 a day
• Paid every Friday by direct deposit, with no pay held back

The Truck You Drive

• Freightliner Cascadia or Kenworth T680, automatic, 3 years old or newer
• Assigned truck that you can park at home on your time off
• Bring your pet at no cost, and riders 18 and older are welcome free

Home Time and Freight

• Most routes stay within about 5 states, with drivers home on weekends
• Monday to Friday or Saturday, with at least a 34 hour reset
• Stay out longer, earn more: extra days on the road mean more loads and a bigger check
• Pipe, steel and building materials, with about 40 to 50% of loads tarped

Why Drivers Stay

• $1,500 sign on bonus on your first paycheck, plus $3,500 more paid in milestones
• Percentage pay: the more the load pays, the more you earn
• $300 a week non-taxed per diem, which keeps more of your money in your pocket
• No forced dispatch, and support is available around the clock
• Medical, dental and vision kick in the first of the month after 30 days
• 401k with a company match and $10,000 life insurance at no cost
• Paid vacation: 1 week after 1 year, 2 weeks after 3 years
• Orientation is 3 days, and travel, hotel and every meal are on us

Qualifications

• Minimum age 22 with a Class A CDL
• 12 months of OTR driving, 6 of them flatbed, all within the last 5 years
• Real experience securing pipe and steel with chains, binders, straps and tarps
• Up to 3 moving violations in 3 years, no DUI/DWI in the last 5
• Clean DOT drug and alcohol history, plus an agility test at orientation