About our Truck Driving Company
Step into generous pay and great benefits with Brakebush Transportation. We’re family-owned and take pride in offering employees great benefits and incentives since we have no obligations to shareholders. Review more reasons why this might be a great fit for you along with our superior pay and competitive benefits below. Apply online or contact our team with questions—we'd love to hear from you.
Additional Reasons to Drive for Brakebush
- Private fleet with newer trucks
- Driver-friendly amenities including sleeper cabs, scale & toll bypass, and more
- Top-rated logistics support
- Offered regular time home of at least 36 hours
- Rider and pet policies
- & more!
Brakebush is hiring in all Kansas counties including:
Johnson County | Sedgwick County | Shawnee County | Wyandotte County | Douglas County | Leavenworth County | Riley County | Butler County
Pay Rate:
- Base Rate: $.60 per Practical Mile
- Team Base Rate: $.33 per Practical Mile
- Plus Performance Incentive: $.05 per Practical Mile
- Plus Per Diem: $.05 per Practical Mile
- East Coast Premium: $.10 per Practical Mile
- Team East Coast Premium: $.05 per Practical Mile
- Paid Weekly
+ Bonuses:
- $15 per hour detention pay after two hours
- $12.50 per hour layover pay with a 24 - hour maximum of $165
- Quarterly Safety Bonus: up to $.01 per Practical Miles
- Quarterly Fuel Mileage Bonus: top achievers generally earn more than $500.00 per quarter
- PC Miles Bonus: up to $.01 per Practical Mile
- Annual Safety Bonus: After driving 250,000 safely, drivers can receive an additional $.001 per mile for all safe driving miles driven in their career at the company.
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Benefits:
Brakebush received National Health Care Award for 2019 by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
Health Insurance Health Saving plan & FLEX plan available
Life Insurance Basic term - company will provide coverage of $10,000 with option to purchase more
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
DOT Physical Reimbursement
Wellness Center for employees and family on medical plan
Paid Benefit Time (Vacation/Sick Days) 0 - 2 years: 13 days/yr
2 - 10 years: 18 days/yr
10 - 18 years: 23 days/yr
18+ years: 28 days/yr
401k - Company match
Holiday Pay Eight paid holiday per calendar year
Optional add-ons: Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Short Term Disability & Illness Plan
Long Term Disability & Illness Plan
Kansas Trucking Facts
Now is a great time to be a long-haul truck driver, especially at Brakebush Transportation. Many of our team members make well above the average annual earnings for Kansas truck drivers. And with a growing inventory, we're continuing to hire more qualified drivers from across the state.
- $56,577 average truck driver salary (2022)
- +2% projected job growth of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2018-2028)
- 19,630 estimated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2020)
Driving Distance to our Nearest HQ for Reefer Trucking Careers in Kansas
| Reefer driving jobs (starting location) | Distance to our closest HQ (Texas) | Driving distance in hours |
| Wichita | 357 miles | 5.7 hours |
| Overland Park | 536 miles | 8.1 hours |
| Kansas City | 546 miles | 8.2 hours |
| Olathe | 525 miles | 8 hours |
| Topeka | 493 miles | 7.5 hours |
| Lawrence | 512 miles | 7.7 hours |
| Shawnee | 537 miles | 8.1 hours |
| Manhattan | 487 miles | 7.6 hours |
| Lenexa | 532 miles | 7.9 hours |
| Salina | 444 miles | 6.8 hours |
| Hutchinson | 406 miles | 6.5 hours |
| Leavenworth | 547 miles | 8.2 hours |
| Leawood | 540 miles | 8.1 hours |
| Dodge City | 454 miles | 7.4 hours |
| Garden City | 508 miles | 8 hours |
| Emporia | 439 miles | 6.7 hours |
| Derby | 349 miles | 5.6 hours |
| Junction City | 469 miles | 7.3 hours |
| Prairie Village | 538 miles | 8.2 hours |
| Gardner | 517 miles | 7.8 hours |