At Cream of the Crop Transportation, our oldest driver, Stanley Weaver, has been with us for 17 years and has finally retired, so we have an opening in our fleet for an owner-operator.
We can provide a rental trailer, but we are only interested in flatbed or reefer drivers right now, as van freight isn't sustainable at the moment.
Flats and Reefers are presently averaging well over $4 per mile, with regional and semi-local reefers running much higher.
We require a very good CDL, MVR, and CSA record; a minimum age of 25; and 3 years of recent experience. Flatbedders should have or be able to get a TWIC card, must be natural US residents, and all applicants must speak English as first language.
On the flatbed side, we have steady, direct, outbound, strap-and-go, multistop freight with stops averaging 10 minutes, with rates far above load board averages. We have a very deep backhaul customer base we've accrued over 17 years. Drivers have to replace their tarps due to dry rot before they wear out, because they rarely use them.
We don't have any extra RGNs at the moment, but if you own one or have access to one, we'll have some good OD work soon if you're interested.
There were a couple of OOs who inquired about work last month, and we had a family emergency, and I lost our info before I was able to get back to you, but you sounded like you would make a good fit, so if you see this and want to apply, give me a call.
We are hiring Flatbedders from Central to Northeastern PA and the Southern Tier, NY. We're hiring reefer drivers from Eastern PA.
We pay 90% of the full 100% of the contracted rate, or 87.5% if factoring rates apply, and 100% of all accessorial pay--detention, layovers, any added tarping, unloading, etc.- not included in the rate agreement. You get rate confirmations directly from the customer before we do, and you send them to us with your approval.
The trailer rental fees are exactly what we pay from the trailer vendor.
Our authority insurance includes $1 million in physical and $250,000 in cargo liability, plus owned, non-owned, and scheduled trailer insurance, and costs about $290 per week. We can obtain reasonable non-trucking liability (bobtail) if needed. We have Occupational accident coverage at $195 per month.
We accept ELD-exempt trucks, and age is not a requirement as long as our insurance company approves them based on photos and a current inspection.
We will help drivers learn the art of self-dispatching, but we do not offer in-house dispatch since we have scaled down our operations. Drivers have total control over where, what, when, and who they haul for, as long as their credit is acceptable and they comply fully with FMCSA rules. Our drivers are very helpful and will be happy to advise on loads, lanes, teach you how to negotiate, and pretty much anything else you need to know. We also work with some very good shops, with reasonable rates.
While fuel discounts aren't great, as we all suffer through this period of consistently high oil futures, when things normalize again, we have excellent discounts, often well over $1 per gallon. We have several cards to help ensure that we get the best discounts possible. Our discounts are the same as the big companies, and you get 100% of the discount.
Running with Cream of the Crop is the best of both worlds — you have the freedom of running like you have your own authority, yet a full office to handle all your administrative work. We have a database of over 5000 customers across the US, and you can take on new ones you find, provided they meet our credit criteria. For 10%, we chase your money for you, pay you via direct ACH weekly, secure the best fuel and trailer deals we can get, are constantly being offered new freight opportunities, and handle all your compliance and insurance needs. It is arguably a pretty big bang-for-the-buck.
Our guys are the Cream of the Crop, and that is what we strive for — honesty above all else. Service is all we have to sell, so we strive to be the best communicators out there and to keep our on-time record as close to 100% as possible. We're Christians (real ones, not fake ones) and patriots who serve God and Country. If you're tired of being just a number and want the freedom you became an O/O for, this is a place you can come to where, Like Stan, the Man, you can retire from. No big trucking corporate politics or driver cliques here. We have 8 trucks and no intention of growing beyond that. We tried that, and it became too impersonal for all of us. If that's the kind of atmosphere that appeals to you, you'll feel right at home.