Short-haul routes, straight trucks, refuse, construction, utility or local service vehicles.
Regional, local or interstate freight depending on age, endorsements, experience and employer requirements.
Additional endorsements, training, medical standards, certificates, background and employer qualifications apply.
Specialized loading, surge, routing, security, shipping-paper and incident responsibilities apply.
Questions to ask an employer
- Is the role intrastate or interstate, and which endorsements and restrictions are acceptable?
- How are orientation, road evaluation, mentoring and equipment assignment handled?
- Is pay hourly, mileage, load, route, salary or a combination?
- Who pays detention, breakdown, layover, training, lodging and return travel?
- What are the home-time, dispatch, camera, phone, safety and disciplinary policies?
- How does the company handle Clearinghouse queries, medical updates and driver qualification records?