CDL A Owner Operators - Now Hiring

OWNER-OPERATOR — INTERMODAL / DRAYAGE

Elwood / Joliet, IL · Home daily · Year-round dedicated freight

What you'll run: Container drayage between the Elwood/Joliet rail ramps, area rail yards, and Midwest customers. Mix of local rail shuttles and regional lanes (Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana runs) — most work keeps you within the region and gets you home every night.

Why operators stay here

• Home daily. The freight is built around the Chicagoland ramps — not over-the-road.
• Steady, dedicated volume. Established customer freight year-round, not load-board scraps.
• Percentage-based pay with weekly settlements — transparent line-item statements, fuel surcharge passed through on every loaded mile.
• Fuel card program with meaningful at-the-pump savings.
• Our own shop on-site. Priority service for our operators; maintenance handled where you park.
• Secured on-site parking — leave the truck at the terminal, drive home in your car.
• Plates, permits, PrePass available through the company — spread across settlements instead of out-of-pocket lump sums.
• Insurance options available for deduction-based enrollment (bobtail, physical damage, occupational accident).
• No forced dispatch.
• Grow when you're ready: lease-purchase tractors available — day cabs and sleepers — and fleet owners are welcome to place multiple trucks.

What you need

• Class A CDL with 12+ months verifiable tractor-trailer experience (intermodal/drayage a plus, not required)
• Tractor of your own — or use our lease-purchase program; you don't need to already own one
• 23+ years old, acceptable MVR and PSP, able to pass DOT drug screen
• Tank, Hazmat and TWIC not required, helpful for some
• Professionalism at the gate: our customers know our operators by their conduct

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