Flatbed Driver

The Flatbed Division hauls steel and is primarily regional.  We have a heavy traffic lane from the Chicago Commercial Zone to points into Wisconsin, with a heavy concentration in the Milwaukee area.  If you live between Chicago and Milwaukee, you can be home nightly.  Otherwise you will be home weekends.  Most drivers haul more than one load per day if staying in the Chicago/Milwaukee area.

Driver Qualifications

  • Minimum age of 23 years old
  • Minimum of 2 years CDL class A licensed experience
  • Maximum of 3 moving violations in the last 3 years, or 2 moving violations and 1 minor accident
  • No DUI’s or Felony driving convictions within the last 10 years
  • Any deviations from the list above will need to be approved by our insurance company on a case by case basis
  • Have a current DOT Federal Medical card or pass a pre-employment DOT physical
  • Pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen
  • Pass a post offer functional capacity test

Driver Benefits

  • 401K retirement plan with employer match
  • Free Health Insurance
  • Free Life Insurance
  • Prescription drug plan available with no deductible
  • Dental insurance available
  • Additional accident, disability and life insurance available
  • Profit sharing
  • Paid vacation
  • 6 paid holidays
  • Flexible home time
  • Referral program
  • Safe driving recognition
  • Driver of the Quarter recognition
  • Quarterly CSA bonus program
  • Quarterly fuel bonus for the top driver in each division
  • Pet Policy
  • Detention Pay
  • Drivers are paid weekly, and electronic deposit is available.

401K

A driver is eligible after 60 days of continuous employment. The employee can get into the program the first of the following quarter. The company will match 35% of the first 8% of your employee contribution. That is an immediate 35% return on your investment and you save about 30% in taxes! You can access your account at ttitrucking.com/employee-information

Health Insurance

A driver is eligible for health insurance after 60 days. All medical insurance premiums are deducted pre-tax. After 5 years of full time employment, TTI pays 100% of the medial insurance for the High Deductible Health Program.

A driver can choose from the following medical plans – $2500/$5000 deductible with a Rx Prescription Card (No deductible) OR the FREE health insurance with a $3000/$6000 deductible with an HSA.

Life Insurance

A driver is eligible for Life Insurance after 60 days. This is a FREE benefit.

  • Employee – $30,000
  • Spouse – $5,000
  • Child – $2,000

Vacation

0 – 1 year
Probationary phase-in for employees who have NOT completed twelve (12) months of continuous service and are considered Non-Vested Employees. Vacation pay is pro-rated based on the driver’s total gross wage since employment began. An employee hired in the quarter of a calendar year will receive the days of vacation any time after January 1st in the following calendar year.

Hired 1st QTR (Jan, Feb, Mar)
5 days vacation

Hired 2nd QTR (Apr, May, Jun)
4 days vacation

Hired 3rd QTR (Jul, Aug, Sept)
3 days vacation

Hired 4th QTR (Oct, Nov, Dec)
2 days vacation

Vested Employees

Employees are considered Fully Vested after completing the probationary Phase-In and have worked at least twelve (12) months of continuous service. These employees are eligible for vacation on January 1 of each year.

1 Vested year of service
5 days vacation

2 Vested years of service
7 days vacation

3 Vested years of service
10 days vacation

5 Vested years of service
13 days vacation

7 Vested years of service
14 days vacation

10 Vested years of service
16 days vacation

Vacation pay is based on average of drivers previous years gross wage

Holiday Pay

New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

This will automatically be paid when a holiday falls between Monday–Friday.

Driver Referral and Sign On Bonus

Both referring and referred driver will earn $1600 per successful hire. Drivers are to be paid as follows:

  • 1st Pay Check: $100.00
  • 6 Months Employment: $500.00
  • 12 Months Employment: $1,000.00

Referred employee must stay employed and actively working at least 40 hours per week, for a period of 6 months, with no cargo claims or preventable accidents.

There is no limit on the amount of referrals a driver has.

CSA Bonus Program

OTR truck drivers are eligible to earn a $250 quarterly bonus and intrastate drivers are eligible to earn a $125 quarterly bonus.  To earn this bonus a driver must not violate in the hours of service basic or the unsafe basic during any roadside inspection.

Pet Policy

While we prefer a driver not to carry an animal in the truck, under certain circumstances, an animal would be allowed in the truck.  A $300.00 pet deposit is required which would need $150 down payment and $25 deductions of his/her next 6 paychecks.

Orientation Pay

We pay a driver $150.00 for one day orientation at our office in Eden.  We take this time to go over policies with the driver and introduce him/her to office personnel.  All questions are encouraged at this time.

Rider Policy

A driver becomes eligible for the Rider policy after 6 months of continuous employment.

Equipment

Drivers are issued equipment and may take the equipment home as long as they have a secure area to park the truck and trailer.

We have available for our Van and Reefer Divisions – late model, Peterbilt’s, Kenworth’s, and Freightliner Cascadia’s/Coronado’s; Cummins, Cats, and Detroit engines; walk-ins with 70” bunks; 10 & 13-speed transmissions as well as automatics; 53’ x 102” air ride trailers.

We have available for our Flatbed & Step Deck Divisions – late model, 379 & 389 Peterbilt’s, Kenworth’s and Freightliner Cascadia’s/Coronado’s; Cummins, Cats, and Detroit engines; walk-ins with 70” bunks; 10 & 13-speed transmissions as well as automatics. 45’ & 48’ spread axle, air ride trailers. 95% of flatbed trailers are covered wagons.

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