Hiring Area: Memphis, TN • Terminal: Memphis-area
Run dedicated Mid-South retail store replenishment out of Memphis with weekly 34-hour resets, earning $1,550–$2,050 per week ($80,600–$106,600 annually) on palletized dry-van freight across Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and nearby markets.
Palletized non-refrigerated retail merchandise moves on recurring cycles from Memphis-area distribution centers into the Mid-South store network under dedicated account control.
Base mileage pay is calculated from paid miles and the applicable CPM rate, with detention added when qualifying wait time applies. A normal 2,500-mile week near $0.67 CPM produces roughly $1,675 before any detention.
53-foot dry vans are equipped with logistics posts and standard cargo-control gear. Scheduled preventive maintenance is handled by the carrier; roadside problems are coordinated through dispatch and maintenance.
Freight consists of palletized dry retail merchandise—packaged consumer goods, household items, paper products and seasonal inventory—moving under appointment control from Memphis distribution centers to stores and secondary points.
Consistent store replenishment across the Mid-South requires reliable capacity that connects distribution centers with retail networks on predictable cycles. This mid-sized regional operation supplies that capacity through a dedicated account structure, company-maintained equipment and planned weekly home time. Dispatch stays inside a known customer network rather than hunting open-market loads, coordinating trailer positioning, appointment windows and reloads so merchandise reaches stores without prolonged empty time. The approach keeps both equipment and drivers on established corridors while still absorbing normal retail volume changes.
Memphis remains one of the more active CDL-A hiring markets in the Southeast and Mid-South because multiple freight sectors draw from the same driver pool. Retail distribution, parcel, food and consumer products, intermodal, manufacturing and general dry-van work all generate ongoing demand. Dedicated and regional accounts that offer regular home time compete most directly for experienced drivers with clean MVRs. National fleets, LTL operators, private fleets and intermodal carriers recruit steadily as well, so schedule reliability and equipment condition frequently influence decisions as much as the weekly number itself. Appointment-driven retail work continues to value drivers who already understand customer service and HOS discipline.
Sitting at the crossroads of I-40, I-55 and I-69, Memphis functions as a primary consolidation and redistribution point for consumer goods moving into Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Kentucky. Clusters of distribution centers around the metro supply retail networks throughout the Mid-South, creating recurring outbound volume of packaged merchandise, household goods and seasonal inventory. The Mississippi River location plus the dense highway grid support both longer regional hauls and shorter multi-stop cycles. Back-to-school, holiday and promotional peaks raise trailer demand and dock activity, while the same corridors keep freight flowing year-round. Intermodal facilities and nearby manufacturing add further density, reinforcing the city’s role as a natural hub for dry-van retail distribution.