Drivers
DriveAway is a transport service where a company contracts with an independent, experienced driver to drive their customer's vehicle from point A to point B. The driver does not haul or pull the customer's vehicles. Rather, they drive the customer's trucks to their final destination. The driver must get themselves to and from pick up and drop off location and complete all paperwork for transport as well as following all DOT compliance guidelines.
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There are several DriveAway divisions at Team DriveAway. Your credentials and experience would determine which division or divisions you can drive for.
We contract drivers who have many different types of licenses: Class C or NON CDL, Class A CDL, Class B CDL, and Class A CDL with endorsements.
A NON CDL Driver is a driver with a Class C, or regular driver’s license. A NON CDL driver must have at least 1 full year of verifiable OTR (over the road) driving experience within the last 3 years, and can operate a motor vehicle safely as well as follow all DOT log rules and regulations including completing a daily DOT Driver Log.
A Singles Driver is a driver with a Class A or Class B CDL who has at least 1 full year of verifiable OTR (over the road) driving experience within the last 3 years and can operate a CMV safely. They must also follow all DOT log rules and regulations including completing a daily DOT Driver Log. If they can operate manual transmission CMV units, a larger load board will be available.
A Boom Driver is a driver with a Class A CDL with at least 1 full year of verifiable OTR (over the road) driving experience & 1 full year of verifiable Boom driving experience within the last 3 years. They must also operate a CMV safely as well as follow all DOT log rules and regulations including completing a daily DOT Driver Log. Boom drivers must have their own Boom trailer to use for their Boom loads and must provide a copy of their valid insurance documents that cover their personal tow vehicle that is required. If they can operate manual transmission CMV units, a larger load board will be available.
No. Drivers must come with their own BOOM TRAILER. A Boom trailer allows the driver to transport customer's trucks 2 at a time without piggy backing them on top of one another. The trailer will allow the driver to transport 2 trucks at the same time while facing backwards to each other.
A New Deck Driver is a driver with a Class A CDL with a Double/Triple Endorsement, who has at least 2 full years of verifiable OTR (over the road) driving experience and at least 1 full year of verifiable un-decking experience within the last 3 years. They must also operate a CMV safely as well as follow all DOT log rules and regulations including completing a daily DOT Driver Log. New Deck drivers are required to have their own tools to secure and un-deck their loads.
When a New Deck driver arrives at their pick-up location their trucks will be decked for them. At the drop-off location, the driver must un-deck the trucks for the customer.
A New Deck driver may transport 2, 3 or 4 trucks at a time depending on the load they signed up for.
A Used Deck Driver is a driver with a Class A CDL with Double/Triple Endorsement, who has at least 2 full years of verifiable OTR (over the road) driving experience and at least 1 full year of verifiable un-decking and decking experience within the last 3 years. They must also operate a CMV safely as well as follow all DOT log rules and regulations including completing a daily DOT Driver Log. Used Deck drivers are required to have their own tools and equipment to secure, deck, and un-deck their loads.
When a Used Deck driver arrives at their pick-up location they must deck their trucks and then un-deck the trucks for the customer at the drop-off location.
A Used Deck driver may transport 2, 3 or 4 trucks at a time depending on the load they signed up for.
Team DriveAway is non-force dispatch. However, we do require all drivers to transport 4-5 loads for us per month. If a driver goes 2 consecutive months without meeting this quota, their contract could be put up for cancellation.
Each day, Monday through Friday, a driver's dispatcher will email them the load board. All loads are first come first serve. It is then up to the driver to look over the load board and contact their dispatcher to get assigned to whatever load(s) they are interested in. The Driver must get themselves to and from drop off location on time once they are signed up for the load. Team DriveAway does not arrange or pay for any transportation to or from pick-up or drop off locations.
Load boards are updated several times throughout the day, or upon request by the driver.
The amount of money a driver makes in with Team DriveAway depends on the driving division, type of load, and number of loads a driver takes per week. Since all drivers are independent, it depends on how much that driver wants to run and what types of loads the driver wants to transport.
All drivers are responsible for their own transport to and from pick-up and drop-off location as well as food, lodging, and entertainment while on the road.
Depending on division a driver is contracted for, you may also be responsible for fuel for transport and must leave at least ¼ tank of fuel in truck at drop-off location. The only compensation for fuel during transport is the fuel surcharge fee that is added on to the driver's pay out for each load.
Each driving division has its own pay scale. Please contact recruiting for more information on pay scales for each division.
All Team DriveAway drivers are independent contract drivers or 1099 drivers, they are not employees. We do not offer any type of benefits or health insurance for any of our drivers. We do not take taxes out for our drivers. Drivers are all responsible for filing and paying their own taxes each year.
Driver's must have verifiable experience in order to drive for Team DriveAway in any of our driving divisions.
However, if a driver comes into our Singles Division and they have their CDL Class A with Doubles/Triples endorsement they are eligible for being trained for our DECK divisions after they have successfully run 3 – 6 months in our Singles division and are in good standing with the company.
No. If a driver comes on with Team DriveAway in one driving division and then later decides they would like to move into a different driving division they simply need to notify their dispatcher. Their dispatcher would then notify the Safety and Compliance department. This division would run new reports and check to see if the driver qualifies to move into a different driving division. If they do, the driver would be moved to this new driving division. If they do not, the driver would be notified they do not qualify to move to another division at that time.