Gulf Winds is seeking Owner Operators for its location in Dallas/Ft Worth, TX. Gulf Winds serves the container drayage, transloading, and domestic transportation industries and offers CDL-A owner operators consistently high volumes of work. Plus, youll stay close to your starting point, making your runs and home time dependable.
Compensation:
- Average Weekly Pay: $4,000 + FSC
- Fuel surcharge paid off gross (% of load)
- Bonuses:
- Frequently available bonuses include sign-on, referral, and safety. Ask your Gulf Winds recruiter for the current amounts, as they change monthly
- Additional pay forHazmat and overweight
- Settlement paid weekly / direct deposit available
Highlights:
- Run under Gulf Winds authority
- Private Gulf Winds Chassis (owns 2,900)
- Average age of chassis is less than 6 years old
- Best in class driver retention
- Best in class equipment: LEDs, radial tires, tire inflation systems
- Free parking
- Consistent, year-round freight
- 24/7 Dispatch
- Pre-dispatch Daily
- No forced dispatch
- Fuel and tire discounts available
Home Time, Route and Schedule
- Home daily
- Routes: local and regional routes available, out and back from Dallas/Ft Worth
- Routes can go to Austin, San Antonio and Houston and back to Dallas same day
- Level of touch: 75% drop and pick/hook
Equipment Requirements
- Any year of truck as long as it passes inspection
Qualifications
- Must have a valid CDL A License
- Minimum 21 years of age
- Minimum 1-year verifiable tractor trailer driving experience in the last 10 years
- HazMat not required but adds additional opportunities
- No more than three (3) moving violations within the last thirty-six (36) months.
- No more than two (2) preventable accidents within the last twenty-four (24) months
- Must be able to pass a FMCSA pre-hire drug screen and have no prior FMCSA positive drug and/or alcohol testing or refusals within the last 10 years
- Must be able to pass a previous employer and criminal background check. No misdemeanor in the last five (5) years or felony convictions in the last seven (7) years
- Must live within 60 Miles of Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
As a full-service, third-party logistics provider, our Owner Operators enjoy consistent and steady work as partners with the largest container drayage provider on the Gulf Coast.
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