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About the Role
Albany Trucking offers a driver-focused career with flexibility, consistent miles, and strong communication. Drivers are valued as individuals, not just numbers, with daily dispatcher check-ins and advance load knowledge. The company emphasizes a driver-first approach, ensuring drivers are home regularly without pressure to stay out longer than desired.
Responsibilities
- Drive for Albany Trucking, ensuring steady miles and adherence to home time policies.
- Communicate effectively with dispatchers.
- Operate no-touch, dry van freight, primarily drop-and-hook.
- Transport automotive freight primarily east of I-35.
- Mentor new drivers for additional pay, if interested.
Requirements
- Must be able to get home every 10-14 days, or sooner if needed.
- Drivers typically run for two weeks and get two days off.
- Secure parking is required if taking the truck and trailer home and not living within 50 miles of a terminal.
- Immediate family members must be at least 13 years old to ride.
- Non-family riders must be 18 years old or older.
Skills
- Driving
- Communication
- Mentoring
Location
- Tontitown, AR
- Laredo, TX
- Irving, TX
- North Jackson, OH
- Charlotte, NC
Work Type
- Over-the-Road
- Dedicated
- Local
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- Experienced
Salary/Compensations
- Base pay: $0.45 to $0.55 CPM
- Performance bonuses: up to $750/month
- Average weekly pay: $1,300 to $1,500
- All miles paid: loaded, empty, and bobtail
- $200 for completing orientation
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage starting the first of the month following 60 days of employment
- 401K retirement plan with company match
- Paid vacation: 1 week after 1 year, 2 weeks after 2 years, up to 3 weeks after 5 years
- Detention pay
- Layover pay
- Meals and transportation provided during orientation
About the Company
- Albany Trucking is known for its laid-back atmosphere and driver-first policies.
- The company ensures drivers are home every 10-14 days, or sooner if needed.
- Dispatchers are required to check in with drivers daily.
- Drivers will always know their next load before dropping the current one.
- The fleet consists of Peterbilt 579s, Internationals, and Freightliners, all three years old or newer.
- Trucks are equipped with inverters, fridges, and Qualcomm systems.
- Supports career growth by allowing switches between OTR, Dedicated, and Local driving roles.