About Our Refrigerated Trucking Company
Our team is a leading transporter of frozen chicken products across the United States. We are family-owned and operated and have no obligations to shareholders. This allows us to provide better benefits and pay to drivers over our competitors. See more reasons why Brakebush might be a great fit for you including our full pay structure and benefits packages below. Apply online or contact us 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 Mississippi counties including:
Hinds County | Harrison County | DeSoto County | Rankin County | Jackson County | Madison County | Lee County | Lauderdale 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
Mississippi 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 Mississippi truck drivers. And with a growing inventory, we're continuing to hire more qualified drivers from across the state.
- $86,846 average truck driver salary (2022)
- +4% projected job growth of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2018-2028)
- 21,900 estimated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2020)
Driving Distance to our Nearest HQ for Reefer Trucking Careers in Mississippi
| Reefer driving jobs (starting location) | Distance to our closest HQ (Mississippi) | Driving distance in hours |
| Jackson | 415 miles | 6.5 hours |
| Gulfport | 564 miles | 8.6 hours |
| Southaven | 477 miles | 7.4 hours |
| Hattiesburg | 502 miles | 7.7 hours |
| Biloxi | 576 miles | 8.7 hours |
| Tupelo | 579 miles | 8.6 hours |
| Meridian | 504 miles | 7.5 hours |
| Olive Branch | 488 miles | 7.6 hours |
| Greenville | 409 miles | 6.6 hours |
| Horn Lake | 482 miles | 7.5 hours |
| Oxford | 549 miles | 8.3 hours |
| Pearl | 418 miles | 6.5 hours |
| Madison | 423 miles | 6.7 hours |
| Starkville | 533 miles | 8.2 hours |
| Clinton | 406 miles | 6.4 hours |
| Ridgeland | 420 miles | 6.4 hours |
| Columbus | 561 miles | 8.5 hours |
| Brandon | 426 miles | 6.6 hours |
| Vicksburg | 372 miles | 5.7 hours |
| Pascagoula | 596 miles | 9.1 hours |