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Median / Average Pay ($)
- $26.12 / hour (BLS.gov)
- $29.00 / hour (Zippia.com)
- $30.98 / hour (Indeed.com)
- $30.75 / hour (Talent.com)
Services Provided
- Owner-Operator – Transporting freight and goods independently as a truck owner (e.g., box truck, tractor/trailer).
- Fleet – Offering numerous vehicles (and, often, drivers) that frequently bear a logo to transport the client’s goods.
- General (Freight) Service – Moving a client’s possessions or products as a long-haul across a significant distance or locally as a short-haul delivery.
- Dedicated – Adopting a predetermined route to periodically transport a client’s products, often based on a specific schedule.
- Refrigerated – Utilizing reefer trucks to transport freight that must be maintained at a specific temperature (e.g., medicine, flowers).
- Flatbed Hauling – Transporting oversized freight, like construction materials, to a location that the client specifies.
- Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) – Collecting and transporting dangerous substances (e.g., caustic, explosive, biological) while strictly adhering to all relevant regulations, often requiring certification.
- Container Drayage – Transporting containers (e.g., shipping containers), frequently to and from ports of call and other heavily regulated areas.
- Rush – Picking up freight with a quick turnaround from the point of client contact to delivery, often without the same day.