Company Drivers are drivers employed by a specific carrier with its own fleet of trucks and either contract to transport other individuals' or companies' freight, or companies that carry their own products or freight. Company drivers are considered to be employees of the company for which they drive.

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Company Drivers are employed by specific companies that maintain its own fleet of trucks. Company Drivers are can be drivers working for trucking carriers that exist for the sole purpose of transporting freight of others (also known as Carrier Drivers), or drivers working for companies that carry its own company’s product (also known as Company Drivers).

Carrier Driver
Carrier drivers are those employed by companies that exist for the sole purpose of transporting other people’s or company’s freight. Carriers range from a small business owner employing a couple of drivers to carriers with a fleet of thousands of trucks and drivers. Some carriers are “power only,” meaning they own the trucks and supply the drivers but rely on those with whom they contract to provide trailers appropriate for the cargo being shipped. Others are full-service carriers, owning trucks and likely more trailers and provided terminal to terminal or similar freight services.

Pay rates fluctuate on a regular basis, so it is difficult to pin down an exact range of income a carrier driver might earn in a given year. In-mid 2020, carrier drivers earned, on average, $33,827 - $69,312 per year. The average salary for a carrier driver was $41,038. Remember many factors are considered in determining your earnings, so what you might expect today could be very different next week.

Carrier companies hiring drivers include Marten, US Express, Western Express, JB Hunt, Schuster, Navajo Express, Transport America, Tran System, CFI and Variant.

Company Driver
Non-freight Carrier Company Drivers as a subgroup are distinguished from Carrier Drivers in that they drive for employers that maintain their own fleets of trucks and carry their own products or freight. Examples include Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Tyson Foods, McDonald’s, and similar companies. While all of these businesses have distribution needs, the sheer size and reach of the businesses make employing their own fleets and drivers less costly than contracting with a carrier.

Although pay rates for company drivers fluctuate, they are likely more stable than those paid by carriers. In-mid 2020, company drivers earnings ranged from $33,827 - $69,312 per year.

A non-freight company hiring drivers is Battery Solutions.

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Jobs.TheTrucker.com is one of the leading sources of long haul truck driving job listings, and its primary objective is to connect professional truck drivers with jobs. Jobs.TheTrucker.com’s job search functionality is designed to be simple and easy to use, and allows truck drivers to search for jobs by state, by driver type, by hauling type and by carrier.

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Jobs.TheTrucker.com’s job search functionality is designed to be simple and easy to use, and allows job seekers to search for truck driver jobs by state, by driver type, by hauling type and by carrier. When searching for truck driving jobs, you may set the search criteria to be as specific or general as you want to find the job that is best for you.

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A commercial driver's license (CDL) is a driver's license required to operate large, heavy, or hazardous material vehicles in the US. The “class” of CDL a truck driver needs depends on the type of commercial motor vehicle operated. A truck driver may hold a CDL in one of three classes: Class A, Class B, and Class C.

For a detailed explanation of the different classes of CDLs, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Driver Type refers to the employment arrangement a driver operates. The most common truck driver arrangements include:

  • Company Driver: Drivers employed by a specific carrier with its own fleet of trucks. “Companies” can be carriers that contract to transport other individuals' or companies' freight, or companies that carry their own freight.
  • Lease-Purchase: Drivers hired by carriers where the truck is leased to the individual driver.
  • Owner Operator (OO): Drivers who own the truck and operate as an independent business (also referred to as an "independent contractor").
  • Team Driver: Drivers operating with a partner who shares driving duties.

For a detailed explanation of Driver Types, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Hauling Type (or trailer type, or equipment type) refers to the type of cargo being hauled. Different types of cargo materials require different types of trailers, and each type of trailer requires unique driver experience.

For a detailed explanation of Hauling Types, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Endorsements are required certifications for CDL holders hauling various types of equipment and freight. The most common endorsements for long haul truck drivers include:

  • Doubles/Triples: required for drivers hauling double or triple trailers.
  • HazMat: required for transporting hazardous materials.
  • Tanker: required for operating a vehicles designed with a permanent or temporary tank attached.

For a detailed explanation of the different types of endorsements, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

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