🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Dallas, TX
- Route type: Local home-daily
- Freight: Intermodal shipping containers (rail + warehouse)
- Schedule: Rail-driven dispatch cycles, multiple short runs per shift
📋 Job Description
- Haul intermodal containers from Alliance and Wilmer rail yards
- Move sealed domestic and import/export freight to Dallas-area DCs
- Perform drop & hook chassis operations at rail terminals
- Handle multiple short container turns per shift
- Work within scheduled rail arrival and departure windows
- Complete local drayage loops across DFW logistics corridors
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
6+ months preferred, intermodal experience a plus
Age
Minimum 21 years old
MVR
Clean driving record, no major violations
Physical
Occasional chassis checks and container securement
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: Mixed yard rotation fleet (Volvo VNL + Freightliner Cascadia)
- Fleet average age: newer units mixed with long-running active tractors
- Features: chassis-equipped tractors, inverter systems, partial assigned units, yard rotation swaps
🏠 Home Time
- Home daily after rail yard cycles complete
- Most resets happen at home, occasional midday returns depending on dispatch flow
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- I-20: Wilmer Rail Terminal → Grand Prairie DC → Arlington warehouse zone
- I-35E: Dallas intermodal ramp → Irving logistics hub → North Dallas distribution centers
- I-45: South Dallas rail yard → industrial warehouse clusters → return chassis cycle via Wilmer
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
💰 Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How many turns do I usually run in a day?
Most days you’re doing multiple short rail-to-warehouse cycles, depends on how fast containers get released from the yard.
Do I stay in the same truck or does it rotate?
You’ll usually stick with one unit, but yard rotations can swap trucks if something goes into service.
Is the freight mostly drop & hook or live unload?
Mainly drop & hook with sealed containers. Live unload shows up occasionally at DC docks.
How predictable are the rail schedules?
Rail timing sets the pace. Some weeks feel tight and structured, others shift a bit depending on terminal flow.
What slows the day down the most?
Usually yard congestion or waiting on container release at Alliance or Wilmer ramps.
Do I get home even on heavy dispatch days?
Yes, it’s built as a home-daily loop. Even busy days end back in Dallas.
📊 Local Market Insights
Most of the movement here runs through the I-20 and I-35E corridors, linking Wilmer and Alliance rail ramps with Dallas-area warehouse clusters. Containers come in off rail waves, then get split into short drayage cycles across nearby distribution points. Some days feel stacked with back-to-back yard pulls, especially when import loads bunch up at the terminals. The flow stays local, but timing depends heavily on rail release windows and dock availability around the metro.
🔗 CDL-A Intermodal Container Driver – Dallas, TX
Dallas intermodal work here stays tight around the rail yards. Most of your week runs between Alliance in the north and Wilmer down south, pulling sealed containers into nearby warehouse zones. It’s short-haul drayage, so you’re not chasing miles across states, you’re cycling freight through the same Dallas–Fort Worth corridors on repeat. The I-20, I-35E, and I-45 stretches shape the whole day, depending on where rail containers drop in. Some shifts move fast with clean drop & hook rotations, other times you’re sitting on yard release timing before everything lines up again. Pay stays tied to how many container turns you complete, not long-haul distance.
🚀 Apply for This CDL-A Position
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