INDEPENDENCE, IT’S WHY YOU CHOSE TO BE AN OWNER OPERATOR
Daily Express knows the needs of owner operators and has a leading position among specialized oversized load carriers.
Owner Operator Pay:
- Get 70% of Shareable Revenue + $4k Bonus with our famous “Runners Award“!
- 100% of Fuel Surcharges
- Take 50% Advances on every load
- Quick “Daily Pay” on load settlements
- What we haul: Legal loads, oversize loads, and super loads. Wind Energy Products, Nacelles, Windmill Towers, Windmill Blades, Construction Equipment, Machinery, Agricultural Equipment, Mining Equipment, Cranes, Boilers, Military Hardware, Industrial Machinery, Air Handling Equipment, Tanks, Fabricated Structures, Buildings…
Coordinated Dispatch: No Brokers- No agents! You work with one person for all loads. Daily Express provides each Contractor with a personal freight coordinator. Your Coordinator’s objectives are to increase your miles, loaded ratio, earnings per mile, and preplan loads.
Daily Express Load Board: In addition to your Coordinator, you will have access to our exclusive online load board for additional exposure to freight options.
Quick Application
We’ve developed a 3-tiered fleet for owner operators with opportunities that match your expertise.
- Open Deck Machinery: If you like to run, you’ll run hard under our open deck machinery division pulling 2-axle RGN trailers hauling all types of equipment and machinery.
- Specialized: The standard for specialized and oversize hauling moving equipment, machinery, wind energy products and other unique loads.
- Special Equipment: Our elite team of 4-axle tractors hauling the most challenging freight in America! Call 800-669-6414 to discuss where you fit in.
Owner Operator Benefits
Safety: PROTECT YOUR CSA SCORE! Daily Express has one of the best safety records in the industry. Our Safety Task Force stresses the importance of legal and safe operation to ensure our drivers will never have to do anything that will jeopardize their driving future or safety record.
Support and Stability: We have been in business for over 85 years. Daily Express personnel are great people to work with and we have the best and most experienced staff in the business.Daily Express Owner Operator Benefits:
- Plate Program offers 120,000#, 200,000#, or 250,000# weight apportioned IRP plates!
- Fuel Permits Provided
- Cargo and Liability Insurance Provided
- Paid Tolls on all oversize loads and most legal loads
- Company Paid Oversize Permits- We buy the permits. Permits do not come out of your pay!
- Company Paid Escort Cars- We arrange escorts. Escort costs do not come out of your pay!
- Load paperwork scanning for quick pay!
- Comdata advance and deep discount fuel card
- Free Tractor Inspections
- No Workmans comp or Occupational accident fees!
- We provide private hotel and meals at orientation
Insurance
Owner Operators get huge discounts on truck insurance. We offer the lowest insurance rates in the industry. Let us save you money every month. Call us for a quote! 800-669-6414- Physical Damage- Comp and Collision This coverage is designed specifically for Daily Express Contractors with discount rates and low deductibles with a quarterly dividend based on fleet safety. The historical insurance dividend pays you back 41% of your annual premium! Call 800-669-6414 for quote!
- Non-Trucking- Bobtail/Deadhead Monthly Premium: $45
- Tie-Down Equipment Coverage For a few dollars more you can insure your headache rack, chains, binders, tarps, and straps. Monthly Premium: $5.50 *Physical damage insurance is required to get this coverage.
- Accident Insurance Occupational accident for Independent Contractors. Monthly Premium: $60
- Health Insurance Independent Contractors leased to Daily Express now have access to Health Insurance through Universal Truckers Benefit Association that is compliant under the Affordable Health Care Act. Call 800-669-6414 for details.
- Individual Major Medical Insurance
- ACA Compliant Plans / Many Plan Options
- Direct Pay Only
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Pays Hospital and Outpatient Benefits Direct
- Life Insurance
- Up To $150,000 Guaranteed Acceptance
- Disability Insurance
- Protect Your Income/Up to $6000 Month
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Any Dentist /$10 Eye Exams
- CallMD – Access to Doctors 24/7; phone, video, e-consults for $35 copay
- AeroFlow Sleep Apnea – Discounts for Sleep Apnea testing and treatment
- Delta Community Credit Union membership – IRAs, Checking, Savings, Low-Cost Loans
- Wellness Benefits – Gym membership, Vitamin/ Nutrition discounts, etc.
- RXCut Prescription Discount Card– 15%-80% Savings
- Hotel Discounts– Motel 6 =10% Discount
- Plus Much More!
Qualifications
We require a superior safety record and closely examine each applicant’s experience and qualifications.EXPERIENCE:
- 12 months of recent, verifiable, OTR or Regional experience with a semi-tractor
- 6 months of verifiable flatbed, stepdeck, or lowboy trailer experience.
- Oversize load experience is preferred, but not required. We examine recent, verifiable oversize load experience prior to qualifying new drivers to pull over-dimensional loads and specialized trailers. Our Safety Department qualifies each applicant for specialized trailers and specific oversize load dimensions based on their proven background and recent, verifiable experience.
- CDL issued by your home state.
- Triples Endorsement and LCV certification are required to pull multi-axle trailer combinations.
- No more than 3 moving violations during the 36 month period prior to the date of application- or
- No more than 2 preventable “at-fault” accidents and more than 1 moving violation during the 36 month period prior to the date of application- or
- No more than 2 moving violations and 1 preventable “at-fault” accident during the 36 month period prior to the date of application.