Owner Operator Bulk Over the Road, Regional

**Class A CDL Owner Operators: Oakley Trucking, "America's Dry Bulk Hauler"**

**End Dump, Hopper Bottom & Pneumatic Divisions**

**Now Hiring in Traverse City, MI**

Oakley Trucking is a 100% owner operator company. We lease seasoned professionals who share our commitment to quality and safety in everything we do. From our first rate equipment and service-first attitude to a 24/7 support system thats second to none, were focused on helping youand our customerssucceed every day.

****Oakley Trucking Divisions****

**End Dump Division**

* $1.72 loaded / $1.32 empty FSC on all miles

* Regional and OTR routes

* Team and solo drivers welcome

* Terminals in North Little Rock, AR; Reserve, LA; Inola, OK

* Requires investment in a wet kit provided by Oakley and installed during orientation

**Hopper Bottom Division**

* $1.52 loaded / $1.32 empty FSC on all miles

* Extra loaded mile pay based on weight hauled per load

* Regional and OTR routes

* Team and solo drivers welcome

* Terminals in North Little Rock, AR; Reserve, LA; Inola, OK

**Pneumatic Division**

* $1.84 loaded / $1.39 empty FSC on all miles

* OTR routes

* Husband/wife teams and solo drivers welcome

* Terminals in North Little Rock, AR; Reserve, LA; Inola, OK

* Requires investment in a blower provided by Oakley and installed during orientation

**Benefits**

* NEW MILEAGE PAY PROGRAM BASED ON CSA SCORE (in addition to your current mileage pay)

* Anniversary Bonus: start at 5 per loaded mile

* Free permits

* Base plate program

* Steady year-round work

* Honest, friendly atmosphere

**Qualifications**

* Current CDL-A 2 years OTR driving experience

* Tractors older than 5 years must be approved

* HAZMAT and TWIC

* No MVR convictions in the last 3 years

**Owner Operators**

The information below provides insight into how working as an Owner Operator (also referred to as an Independent Contractor) may meet your expected lifestyle, work into your long-term career plans, and provide the working environment you seek.

At its most basic level, an owner-operator (OO) is exactly as it sounds a driver who owns the truck he or she operates as an independent business. For many truck drivers, becoming an OO means you have reached the pinnacle of the truck driving industry. You own, or have financed, the costs of your own truck in your own name. You decide who you will contract with, when you will contract, where you will drive, and the cargo you are willing to carry.

An OO is a "free and clear" small business owner. Likewise, those searching for freight shipment often prefer to deal with OOs and will pay more when the opportunity is exists. The fact that an OO, by definition, means the truck's owner and driver are one in the same removes the financial burden of a carrier or company hiring, training and maintaining extra drivers when demand sinks to normal or below normal levels.

Aside from the personal characteristics needed to be a good truck driver, an OO needs to have the knowledge and ability to operate within the industry and maintain mutually-beneficial relationships with clients. These client relationships must be developed to a level beyond that of any other type of driver. As an OO, you have reached the top of the heap when it comes to truck driving. There are no shortcuts, and through experience, you need to know how to react in virtually all situations ranging from personal interactions to truck repairs to working with your accountant if you are subject to an audit.

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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.

Bulk Cargo is a specific commodity hauled using various types of trailers and is delivered to a customer for use in a specific industry. In other cases, the bulk cargo is hauled from a producer to market. Bulk cargo includes grain, soybeans, corn, and other agriculture products; various liquids; coal, propane, gasoline, and other fuels; wood products like pulp wood and mulch; construction products such as sand and gravel; and recyclable materials.

A driver should be thoroughly familiar with the type of trailer the materials is hauled in and how to operate offloading features. The various types of trailers will also cause a truck to handle differently, so a driver needs to be especially safety-conscious and alert when learning aerodynamics, braking, and other aspects required of various trailer types.

As with all truck drivers, those hauling bulk materials must hold the appropriate CDL for the type of vehicle being driven (Class A, B, and/or C). Likewise, as the materials and trailer types a driver hauls will likely vary, it is advisable that those expecting to haul bulk materials obtain endorsements including (H), Hazardous Materials, and (N) Tanker. In some states, drivers may be able to receive the (X) endorsement, a combination endorsement allowing them to haul Hazardous Materials in a Tanker-type trailer.

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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.

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.

**Regional Routes** are routes within a specified geographic region. The region may be as small as a few counties in a state, a state itself, or a number of states. Regions are often divided geographically in typical ways including the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest Northwest, etc.

Driving experience* Trailer Experience* Job Overview Owner Operator

Bulk

Over the Road, Regional

Traverse City, MI

Up to $1.84 cpm

Required endorsement:

None

Required experience:

2-3 years

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