Experienced Over The Road Drivers Wanted (min 2 years OTR Exp)

Job Description

Benefits

  • Starting at $.63 per mile.

Equipment

Here at Wheeling Transportation Company, Inc. we have an advantage when it comes to our equipment that most other companies do not, because of our sister companies Northwest Freightliner® and Northwest Trucks we are able to keep our fleet loaded with the latest model Freightliner® Cascadia®. 

Dedicated Runs

We have dedicated runs both dry van and reefer to major airports within a 1,500 mile radius of Chicago. These runs have multiple deliveries at the different airline at each airport. These are runs are all round trip runs with no down time waiting for a backhaul, if the customer doesn't have a predetermined backhaul assigned to the run then the driver will come back empty. In addition to these runs paying hub mileage for these runs drivers get paid hourly for all the time you are at each stop from the minute you arrive to each deliever to when you are done with each delivery.

Regional Runs

We have 3-4 loads a day going from Chicago going to Columbus Ohio. For these specific loads drivers live load at shipper and go right out to the delivery. These loads are normally drop and hook to empty Wheeling Transportation Company, Inc. trailers that are already there. Then from there there is either a back haul back to Chicago or to another customer in the region depending on customer requests. Since these loads are mustly no touch frieght these loads and any back hauls are paid by computer miles and detention is after 2 hours after the scheduled appointment times.

Vacations & Paid Holiday

Vacation time is based on years with the company and are as follows:

  • After 1 year - 1 week
  • After 2 years - 2 weeks
  • After 9 years - 3 weeks

Drivers with seniority have priority when selecting vacation time, however we try to the best of our ability to accomidate all vacation requests.

After 90 days all employees are qualified for Holiday pay however drivers have to available for work the day before and after the holiday to recieve the holiday pay

  • New Year Day
  • Labor Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Independence Day
  • Christmas Day

Benefits

Wheeling Transportation Company, Inc. offers Full time employees with multiple benefits including Health, Vision, Dental, Life insurance, and 401k (available after 1 year). Wheeling Transportation Company, Inc. also provides all over the road drivers Per diem which is $63 a day of non taxable income. All of Wheeling Transportation Company, Inc. employees are W-2 Employees.

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