Trucking and hauling work and crews

Who hires for this

Excavation and site contractors post the most hauling. Paving crews, utility and fiber contractors, demo contractors and builders post trucking too, and equipment dealers and rental yards need lowboy moves.

What they ask for

• A CDL and medical card for every driver whose truck requires one
• A USDOT number, and state registration or operating authority where your hauling needs it
• Certificate of insurance with commercial auto coverage
• Trucks that fit the job, whether tandems, tri-axles or trailers
• Load tickets signed at pickup and dump
• Permits and escorts for oversize equipment moves

How to land more of it

• List your trucks by type. Contractors search for the truck they need, not just trucking.
• Keep clean tickets. A contractor who can match every load to a ticket pays faster and calls back.
• Know the quarries, dump sites and fill sites near you. A hauler who knows where material can legally go saves the contractor a headache.
• Say how you bill: by the hour, the load or the ton.
• Lowboy moves come up on short notice. Say how fast you can usually get there.

What do I need to haul for other contractors?

Drivers need a CDL and a medical card when the truck is heavy enough to require one, which covers most dump trucks and lowboy rigs. Hauling for hire across state lines takes a USDOT number, and many states require one for in-state work too. Check with FMCSA and your state before you take the work.

How do hauling subs get paid?

By the hour, by the load and by the ton are all common, and lowboy moves are often priced per move. Agree on the rate, how waiting time is handled and who pays dump fees before the first load goes out.

Where can spoils and fill go?

Only where they are allowed. Clean fill, contaminated soil, concrete and mixed debris each have their own rules and facilities, and some states track where soil ends up. Ask what the material is and where it is headed before you load it, because the driver who dumps it can be on the hook.

How do I find hauling work?

Post a profile on the TrackOver board with your trucks, how you bill and the area you run. Site contractors and pavers posting trucking work can see who has the truck they need.