Company Driver Dry Van Over the Road

Drivers benefit from Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K, +NEWER TRUCKS

To all the drivers looking to make a move dont settle for less than the best. Drive with Variant and be treated like the professional you are.

**Benefits:**

* INDUSTRY LEADING PAY 6+ Months Experience: 56 CPM / 2+ Years: 60 CPM

* Great Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision & 401k Match

* All NEW Trucks

* 24/7 support

* In-app driver community

* Paid Orientation

* Pet Policy

**Qualifications:**

* Minimum 6 months experience

* Must have CDL A & 21 years or older

**Company Drivers**

The information below provides insight into how working as a Company Driver may meet your expected lifestyle, work into your long-term career plans, and provide the working environment you seek.

Company Drivers are employed by specific companies that maintain its own fleet of trucks. Company Drivers are can be separated into 2 categories: (1) drivers working for trucking carriers that exist for the sole purpose of transporting freight of others, or (2) drivers working for companies that carry its own freight to support its own companys product or service. Company drivers are in high demand, particular among large carriers.

Aside from the personal characteristics needed to be a good truck driver, a Company Driver can be representing a company with thousands of workers in the US and internationally. Therefore, it is helpful for a Company Driver to keep a happy, helpful demeanor both to the general public and customers. Likewise, reliability, honesty, integrity, and self-motivation is necessary since you wont have anyone looking over your shoulder or directing your every move. No one will tell you when to get out of bed in the morning or when to take a break or stop driving for the day (except the NMCSA, of course).

For additional information about Company Drivers, including what is a Company Driver, pathways to securing a driving job, financial investment requirements, personal characteristics, average salaries and compensation structures of Company Drivers, visit

Different types of materials require different types of trailers, and each type of trailer offers drivers its own challenges. Therefore, it is important to understand what is required to not only drive your truck and your freight, but the trailer you are pulling as well.

Dry vans are likely the most basic type of trailer in the industry and the type beginning drivers are likely haul upon gaining their first jobs. A dry van is normally a 53-foot box-like trailers loaded with non-perishable good (think of the historical term of dry goods store, and the type of products they sold).

Typically, dry vans can be hauled by anyone holding the appropriate classification of CDL.

If the cargo is considered hazardous or includes hazardous materials, an (H), Hazardous Materials, or (X), Hazardous Materials/Tanker endorsement is needed.

For more information about Dry Van Hauling, including what type of companies hire, job requirements, compensation structures, what endorsements are needed, visit .

Truck driving route type vary within the industry and are dependent on several factors including interstate trucking requirements, route planning, type of cargo hauled, frequency, hazardous materials restrictions, driver experience, etc.

**Over the Road (OTR) Routes** are likely those that most people with minimal knowledge of the trucking industry envision drivers working. OTR routes can be regional with occasional outside of region assignments or they may be cross-country to make one delivery or several along the way. OTR drivers are generally paid by the mile and are on the road for much of the year with limited home time.

Driving experience* Trailer Experience* Job Overview Company Driver

Dry Van

Over the Road

Green Bay, WI

Required endorsement:

None

Required experience:

1-2 years

There are several reasons TheTrucker.coms objective is to help professional truck drivers find quality truck driving jobs, and to help trucking companies find quality truck drivers. TheTrucker.com has the most comprehensive listing of truck driving jobs and job resources, and new and existing job listings are updated regularly. TheTrucker.coms job search functionality is easy to use and allows job seekers to search for jobs by driver type, trailer type, route type, location, company, endorsement and experience requirements.

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Our Basic Search functionality allows the job seeker to search by **driver type, trailer type, keyword and location**. Our Advanced Search functionality allows the job seeker to search by **trucking company, route type, experience and endorsement requirement**.

For information on each driver type, trailer type, route type and endorsement, visit .

A commercial driver's license (CDL) is a driver's license required to operate large, heavy, or placarded hazardous material vehicles in commerce in the US. The type or class of CDL a truck driver needs depends on the type of commercial motor vehicle operated. A truck driver may hold a CDL in one of three classes: Class A, Class B, and Class C.

For more information on the different classes of CDLs, why a CDL is needed, as well as cost, experience and other requirements to get a CDL, visit .

* **Company Driver**: Drivers employed by a specific company that maintains its own fleet of trucks. Companies can be (1) trucking carriers that exist for the sole purpose of transporting freight of others, or (2) companies that carry its own freight to support its own companys product or service.

* **Lease-Purchase**: Drivers hired by carriers where the truck is leased to the driver for a fee until the truck is paid off and the driver assumes ownership of the truck.

* **Owner Operator (OO)**: Drivers who own the truck he or she operates as an independent business. Owner operators can also be referred to as "independent contractors."

* **Team Driver**: Drivers operating with a partner who shares driving duties and other tasks with the other partner.

Driver Type refers to employment situations or driving arrangements in which a truck driver operates. The most common truck driver arrangements include:

For more information on Driver Types, including how to become each driver type, as well as job requirements, personal characteristics, compensation and pay structures, visit .

Trailer Type (or equipment type) refers to the cargo a truck driver is hauling. Whether its dry goods, refrigerated goods, gasoline, or livestock, drivers are required to know how to handle their truck, their trailer and the cargo they are pulling. Different types of materials require different types of trailers, and each type of trailer offers drivers its own challenges.

For more information on Trailer Types, including what types of companies hire each trailer type, as well as requirements of the driver, endorsements needed, compensation and pay structures, visit .

Endorsements are required permissions (or certifications) for CDL holders driving and hauling various types of equipment and freight. Although there are more endorsements available, the most common endorsements for long haul truck drivers include:

* **Doubles/Triples**: This endorsement is required for drivers hauling double or triple trailers.

* **HazMat