About Our CDL Trucking Company
As a family-owned trucking company, Brakebush Transportation has delivered industry-leading chicken throughout the continental US since 1925. We're a privately-owned company with no obligations to shareholders, and we pass the savings on to our drivers. See more reasons why you might be a good fit with us along with our full pay structures and benefits below. Apply now 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 Tennessee counties including:
Shelby County | Davidson County | Knox County | Hamilton County | Rutherford County | Williamson County | Montgomery County | Sumner 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
Tennessee 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 Tennessee truck drivers. And with a growing inventory, we're continuing to hire more qualified drivers from across the state.
- $76,853 average truck driver salary (2022)
- +6% projected job growth of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2018-2028)
- 61,090 estimated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2020)
Driving Distance to our Nearest HQ for Reefer Trucking Careers in Tennessee
| Reefer driving jobs (starting location) | Distance to our closest HQ (North Carolina) | Driving distance in hours |
| Nashville | 416 miles | 6.5 hours |
| Memphis | 627 miles | 9.6 hours |
| Knoxville | 237 miles | 3.7 hours |
| Chattanooga | 384 miles | 5.4 hours |
| Clarksville | 462 miles | 7.3 hours |
| Murfreesboro | 416 miles | 6.5 hours |
| Franklin | 432 miles | 6.7 hours |
| Jackson | 544 miles | 8.4 hours |
| Johnson City | 144 miles | 2.9 hours |
| Bartlett | 613 miles | 9.5 hours |
| Hendersonville | 420 miles | 6.7 hours |
| Kingsport | 193 hours | 3.2 hours |
| Collierville | 617 miles | 9.5 hours |
| Smyrna | 411 miles | 6.4 hours |
| Cleveland | 291 miles | 5 hours |
| Brentwood | 421 miles | 6.4 hours |
| Spring Hill | 446 miles | 6.9 hours |
| Germantown | 615 miles | 9.6 hours |
| Columbia | 455 miles | 7.1 hours |
| Gallatin | 407 miles | 6.4 hours |