A Rewarding Trucking Job
Brakebush Transportation has been delivering industry-leading Brakebush chicken products nationwide since 1925. Working here is like family and we make sure the schedules for our drivers match their needs. We only ask you to show respect to our customers, products, and other drivers. Apply online or contact us with any questions.
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 South Dakota counties including:
Minnehaha County | Pennington County | Lincoln County | Brown County | Brookings County | Codington County | Meade County | Lawrence 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
South Dakota 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 South Dakota truck drivers. And with a growing inventory, we're continuing to hire more qualified drivers from across the state.
- $56,575 average truck driver salary (2022)
- +9% projected job growth of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2018-2028)
- 6,850 estimated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2020)
Driving Distance to our Nearest HQ for Reefer Trucking Careers in SouthDakota
| Reefer driving jobs (starting location) | Distance to our closest HQ (Minnesota) | Driving distance in hours |
| Sioux Falls | 163 miles | 2.5 hours |
| Rapid City | 501 miles | 7 hours |
| Aberdeen | 313 miles | 5.5 hours |
| Brookings | 212 miles | 3.1 hours |
| Watertown | 258 miles | 3.7 hours |
| Mitchell | 227 miles | 3.4 hours |
| Yankton | 241 miles | 3.7 hours |
| Huron | 279 miles | 4.2 hours |
| Pierre | 378 miles | 5.4 hours |
| Spearfish | 545 miles | 7.6 hours |
| Box Elder | 491 miles | 6.9 hours |
| Vermillion | 224 miles | 3.3 hours |
| Brandon | 152 miles | 2.3 hours |
| Sturgis | 526 miles | 7.4 hours |
| Harrisburg | 170 miles | 2.6 hours |
| Madison | 206 miles | 3.1 hours |
| Belle Fourche | 552 miles | 7.8 hours |
| Tea | 173 miles | 2.6 hours |
| Dell Rapids | 173 miles | 2.6 hours |
| Milbank | 212 miles | 4 hours |