CDL-A Intermodal Owner Operator Driver

Simplify your business and maximize your earnings with our fleet of private chassis, paid fuel surcharges off gross, and the benefit of daily or frequent home time!

Gulf Winds is seeking Owner-Operators for local and regional routes out of Port Houston. We offer consistent, high volumes of work to ensure your business thrives.

• Routes: Local routes in the greater Houston area combined with regional out-and-back routes, offering flexibility and stability.
  
• Home Time: Experience daily home time with both our local and regional routes.
  
• Level of Touch: Most of our freight is drop and hook, minimizing load/unload times and boosting efficiency.
  
• Consistent Freight: Steady work ensures you are always on the move.
  
• Pre-Dispatched Daily: Advanced scheduling to keep your routes predictable and your time managed effectively.

Compensation

• Pay: Potential to earn over $4000 gross weekly, plus a percentage-based fuel surcharge.
  
• Lightweight Day Cabs: Qualifying lightweight day cabs can earn over $5,000 weekly when hauling 93,000 lb loads.
  
• Best-in-Class Fuel Surcharge: Take advantage of our excellent fuel program, with surcharges paid off the gross load, providing better protection from fuel price fluctuations.
  
• Additional Earnings: Paid bobtail, chassis splits, waiting time, hazmat, and overweight loads.
  
• Settlement: Weekly payments to keep your cash flow steady.
  
• Bonuses: Frequently available bonuses include sign-on, referral, and safety. Ask your recruiter for the current amounts, as they change monthly.

Benefits

• Dedicated Chassis Fleet: Utilize our fleet of company-owned chassis for more control and peace of mind.
  
• Low Deductions: Average deductions around $200, keeping more money in your pocket.
  
• Affordable Plate Program: Streamline your operations for only $40 a week.
  
• Fuel Discounts: Significant savings with our fuel card and discount programs. Fuel anywhere using Comdata with multiple fuel discount options.
  
• Truck Parking: Free parking available for your convenience.
  
• 24/7 Dispatch: Around-the-clock support to keep you on the move.
  
• Top Technology: Utilize our custom-built GWI Move software for driver messaging, document uploads, and fast dispatch communication.
  
• No Force Dispatch: Maintain the freedom to choose your loads.

Company Description

Gulf Winds is a leading provider of drayage, transloading, and domestic freight services, serving importers and exporters globally. We redefine expectations for intermodal trucking through innovation, people, and purpose. Committed to continuous investment in technology, talent, and supply chain infrastructure, Gulf Winds is the largest transportation provider for Port Houston and a top market leader in other major locations including Dallas, Ft. Worth, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, and Chicago.

More Than The Move

Within Gulf Winds, we have a fully integrated employee-led volunteer organization called More Than The Move. This organization is an internal effort to empower our team to live out our core values of compassion & stewardship in the communities we serve and in communities around the world. It strives to maximize community compassion and employee engagement. We also take pride in partnering with ministries locally and around the world through More Than The Move.

• Hiring Area: Houston, TX, Baytown, TX, La Porte, TX, Katy, TX, Spring, TX, The Woodlands, TX, Cypress, TX, Humble, TX
  
• Minimum 1-year verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience in the last 10 years.
  
• Must have TWIC Card
  
• Sleeper or Double Axle Day cab. No truck year requirement, but it must pass an inspection.
  
• Operate under Gulf Winds authority.