Requirements
What it takes to run under our authority.
No trick standards and no recruiter fog: here's the checklist a person on our desk actually uses. If you're close but not sure, apply anyway and say so — context beats a filter.
The driver
Four things we check about you.
The right license for your division
CDL-A for the Class 8 division (dry van, flatbed, step-deck). For our hotshot specialty, non-CDL operators run combinations under 26,001 lbs GCWR — no CDL required, though a DOT medical card and our insurer's standards still apply. Tell us what you hold; we'll tell you what it opens.
Verifiable driving experience
The exact minimum is set by our insurance carrier, not by a recruiter's mood — and it differs by division. Apply or call, and you'll hear where you stand before you spend an afternoon on paperwork.
An MVR that clears FMCSA and insurer standards
We pull your motor vehicle record with your authorization. Clean is simplest — but a mark isn't an automatic no. A person reads your record, and context counts.
Drug & alcohol program enrollment
Every carrier's drivers are in a DOT drug and alcohol testing program — it comes with the authority. Enrollment happens during onboarding.
The truck
Four things we check about the rig.
Roadworthy and DOT-inspection ready
Condition beats model year. A maintained older truck that scales clean outruns a neglected newer one — with us and with brokers.
Registration, cab card, or title in order
Ownership needs to be documented. Financed trucks are fine; we just need the paper to match the person applying.
Photos of all four sides
Phone photos are fine. We're checking condition, not photography — and honest photos now mean zero surprises at onboarding.
Equipment that matches our freight
Two divisions, equal standing: 30–40 ft flatbed hotshots (one of our largest specialties, ramps or no ramps) and CDL-A dry van, flatbed, step-deck, and power-only. Own a Class 8 tractor but no trailer? The power-only lane is open to you — and the trailer program covers the rest. Not sure yours fits? The equipment page has what we look for.
Lane-by-lane specs: equipment we run →
Have these ready
The whole document list. Four items.
Gather these before you apply and the process moves as fast as it can move. Most drivers have all four on their phone already.
- Your license — CDL-A both sides, or your non-CDL medical card
- Truck registration / cab card / vehicle title
- Photos of the truck — all four sides
- MVR authorization (we send you the form)
If your record has a story
Applications are read by a person.
Insurance standards are real and we don’t pretend otherwise — the fleet’s safety record and every driver’s livelihood ride on them. But an MVR is a record, not a verdict.
If something on yours needs context — when it happened, what changed since — say so on the application instead of hoping we won’t notice. We will notice. The difference is whether we hear it from you first, with the story attached.