About Our Refrigerated Trucking Company
Brakebush Transportation provides modern, well-maintained rigs to Vermont OTR drivers. Experienced the family-owned difference when working at our trucking company. 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 Vermont counties including:
Chittenden County | Rutland County | Washington County | Windsor County | Franklin County | Windham County | Addison County | Bennington 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
Vermont 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 Vermont truck drivers. And with a growing inventory, we're continuing to hire more qualified drivers from across the state.
- $69,787 average truck driver salary (2022)
- -2% projected job growth of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2018-2028)
- 2,910 estimated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2020)
Driving Distance to our Nearest HQ for Reefer Trucking Careers in Vermont
| Reefer driving jobs (starting location) | Distance to our closest HQ (North Carolina) | Driving distance in hours |
| Burlington | 884 miles | 14.3 hours |
| Essex | 890 miles | 14.3 hours |
| South Burlington | 886 miles | 14.3 hours |
| Colchester | 892 miles | 14.4 hours |
| Rutland City | 827 miles | 13.1 hours |
| Bennington | 774 miles | 12.2 hours |
| Brattleboro | 813 miles | 12.7 hours |
| Milton | 900 miles | 14.6 hours |
| Essex Junction | 890 miles | 14.4 hours |
| Williston | 887 miles | 14.3 hours |
| Hartford | 849 miles | 13.6 hours |
| Springfield | 821 miles | 13.2 hours |
| Middlebury | 854 miles | 13.5 hours |
| Barre City | 899 miles | 14.2 hours |
| Barre | 898 miles | 14.4 hours |
| Shelburne | 877 miles | 14.0 hours |
| Montpelier | 900 miles | 14.3 hours |
| Winooski | 887 miles | 14.3 hours |
| St. Johnsbury | 906 miles | 14.4 hours |
| St. Albans City | 912 miles | 14.7 hours |