CDL-A OTR Truck Driver — Company, Lease, or Owner-Operator

Our company is looking for CDL-A OTR drivers out of Houston, TX. Choose how you work: company driver, lease-to-own, or bring your own truck as an owner-operator. Freight runs year-round, including winter, so you keep moving instead of waiting on loads.

What you'll haul

You'll pull flatbed, stepdeck, conestoga, reefer or dry van. Most trucks are 2023-2026 Freightliner Cascadias, serviced in the company's own shop.

Pay

Company drivers on flatbed, stepdeck or conestoga earn 32% of gross; those trucks typically gross $12,000-$16,000 a week, putting driver pay around $3,840-$5,120 weekly. On reefer or dry van, company drivers earn 30% of gross, with trucks grossing $10,000-$15,000 a week, or about $3,000-$4,500 for the driver. Team drivers earn 32% of gross. If you'd rather run by the mile, CPM pay starts at $0.80/mile. Clean DOT inspections can earn you up to a $500 bonus.

For lease-to-own drivers, you keep 88% of gross running a 2024-27 truck on any trailer type (flatbed, stepdeck, conestoga, reefer or dry van). With trucks grossing $10,000-$16,000 a week, that 88% share comes to roughly $8,800-$14,080 before fuel, the truck payment and other costs. Owner-operators running their own truck also keep 88% of gross.

Overall pay across all options ranges from $3,000.00 to $5,120.00 per week. Drivers are paid weekly as 1099 contractors.

Home time

Expect to run 3,000-4,200 miles a week and stay out 3-4 weeks at a stretch. If you live in or near Illinois, you'll get home every 2 weeks.

Support

Driver support is available 24/7.

Requirements

You'll need a Class A CDL, at least 2 years of verifiable OTR experience, and at least 6 months of experience on whichever trailer type you plan to run. Your driving record should be clean; minor violations are fine, and not-at-fault accidents are okay as long as there's a police report.

Benefits

A lease purchase program is available for drivers who want to work toward owning their truck.