Gulf Winds is seeking Owner Operators for its location in Chicago, IL. Gulf Winds serves the container drayage, transloading, and domestic transportation industries and offers CDL-A owner operators consistently high volumes of work. Plus, you'll stay close to your starting point, making your runs and home time dependable.
Compensation:
- Average Weekly Pay: $4,000 + FSC
- Fuel surcharge paid off gross (% of load)
- Bonuses:
- Sign on: $2,000 (paid in 2 installments over the first 2 weeks of employment)
- Referral: $1,000 paid weekly at $125
- Clean roadside inspection & Safety bonuses
- $50 for Clean Level 3, $75 for Clean Level 2, $100 for Clean Level 1, $200 for Clean Level 1 + a CVSA decal issued to the truck, $300 for a Clean Level 1 + a CVSA decal issued on BOTH the truck & the chassis, $50/each decal for an inspection that has a violation BUT a CVSA decal(s) issued
- Additional pay for Hazmat and overweight
- Settlement paid weekly / direct deposit available
Highlights:
- Run under Gulf Winds authority
- Private Gulf Winds Chassis (owns 2,900)
- Average age of chassis is less than 6 years old
- Best in class driver retention
- Best in class equipment: LEDs, radial tires, tire inflation systems
- Free parking
- Consistent, year-round freight
- 24/7 Dispatch
- Pre-dispatch Daily
- No forced dispatch
- Fuel and tire discounts available
Home Time, Route and Schedule
- Home daily with one 2-day run per week
- Routes: local and regional, out and back from Chicago
- Level of touch: 75% drop and pick/hook
Equipment Requirements
- Any year of truck as long as it passes inspection
Qualifications
- Must have a valid CDL A License
- Minimum 21 years of age
- Minimum 1-year verifiable tractor trailer driving experience in the last 10 years
- TWIC/HazMat not required but adds additional opportunities
- No more than three (3) moving violations within the last thirty-six (36) months.
- No more than two (2) preventable accidents within the last twenty-four (24) months
- Must be able to pass a FMCSA pre-hire drug screen and have no prior FMCSA positive drug and/or alcohol testing or refusals within the last 10 years
- Must be able to pass a previous employer and criminal background check. No misdemeanor in the last five (5) years or felony convictions in the last seven (7) years
- Must live within 60 Miles of Chicago, IL
As a full-service, third-party logistics provider, our Owner Operators enjoy consistent and steady work as partners with the largest container drayage provider on the Gulf Coast.