Pay: $1,300.00 - $1,500.00 per week
Job description:
Regional CDL-A Flatbed Drivers Home Every Weekend | Family-Owned Since 1928.
Tired of being a truck number instead of a name? Join a family-owned flatbed carrier where you’re home every weekend, your paycheck is predictable, and your truck is set up to make your life easier on the road.
About Summerford Truck Line:
Summerford Truck Line is a family-owned flatbed company based in Ashford, Alabama, with over 98 years and four generations in the business. We’ve grown into a nationally recognized carrier, but we still run on small-company values: safety, respect, and doing things the right way.
The Regional Driver Position:
- Position: Regional Class A CDL Flatbed Driver (Company W2).
- Freight: Primarily flatbed, 50% drop & hook / 50% live load–unload.
- Typical Weekly Miles: 2,500–3,000.
- Home Time: Guaranteed home every weekend.
- Terminals/Primary Lanes: Southeast and surrounding regional markets.
What You’ll Earn:
Average weekly pay: around $1,300–$1,500, with a guaranteed weekly minimum for regional drivers. New drivers can earn $80,000+ in their first year with performance-based pay schedules. Mileage pay that increases with tenure and experience, plus safety and performance incentives. Additional pay for short-haul loads under 100 miles, detention, and layover when applicable.
Benefits That Have Your Back:
- Full benefits package: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
- Paid holidays and paid vacation after your first year, with weeks added as your tenure grows.
- Optional legal coverage and reimbursement for certain credentialing costs like TWIC fees.
- Recruiting bonuses: earn extra per mile for every qualified driver you refer who joins the team, with no cap as long as you both stay employed.
Equipment & Comfort:
- Mostly Automatic Transmissions Trucks equipped with refrigerators, satellite radio, APUs, and no driver-facing cameras
What We’re Looking For:
- Valid Class A CDLAt least 24 months of recent tractor-trailer experience (flatbed training available for theright driver).
- Generally clean MVR: no more than two moving violations in the last three years.
- Strong safety record and professional attitude.
- Willingness to handle tarping (more frequent in winter than in summer).
Why Drivers Stay:
Our drivers consistently point to three reasons they stay with Summerford: they’re home when we say they’ll be, their pay is steady and competitive, and they’re treated like part of the family, not just a truck number. With nearly a century on the road, we’ve built a culture where you can build a long-term, stable career—not just your next job.
How to Apply:
Ready to run regionally with a family-owned flatbed carrier that does things, right? Apply online, right now! Take the next step in your driving career—hook onto a company that’s been putting drivers first since 1928.
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching.
- Dental insurance.
- Health insurance.
- Paid orientation.
- Paid time off.
- Vision insurance.
Work Location: In person