🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Fort Worth, TX
- Route type: Local Shuttle / Home Daily
- Freight: Dry van warehouse, palletized retail & consumer goods
- Schedule: Full-time day or evening shifts, occasional weekends
📋 Job Description
- Shuttle loaded and empty 53' dry van trailers between warehouses, overflow lots, cross-dock facilities, and distribution campuses across the western DFW Metroplex
- Perform frequent trailer swaps, yard moves, and safe backing maneuvers into warehouse docks
- Communicate effectively with warehouse shipping and receiving teams to maintain freight flow
- Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections, verify trailer numbers, and document equipment conditions
- Comply with electronic logging (ELD), Hours-of-Service regulations, and all DOT requirements
- Handle changing warehouse priorities and support outbound staging as well as empty trailer returns
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
Previous tractor-trailer experience preferred
Age
Minimum 21 years old
MVR
Acceptable motor vehicle record
Physical
Comfortable with frequent backing and working around active warehouse traffic
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: Late-model Freightliner Cascadia, Kenworth T680, Volvo VNL, or Peterbilt 579 tractors
- Fleet average age: Late-model equipment
- Features: ELD-compliant equipment
- Transmission type: Automatic transmissions
- Maintenance program: Company maintained fleet
🏠 Home Time
- Home daily after completing your shuttle routes
- Day and evening shift options based on warehouse operations
- Full-time schedule with predictable local returns
- Weekend work possible during peak freight periods
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- Fort Worth warehouse → Dallas distribution center via I-35W (loaded trailer shuttle)
- Fort Worth cross-dock → Arlington facility via I-30 or SH 360 (empty return or loaded swap)
- North Fort Worth yards → Haslet / Alliance logistics parks via Loop 820 and SH 121
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What does a typical day look like for the Warehouse Shuttle Driver?
Drivers spend the shift moving loaded and empty dry van trailers between Fort Worth area warehouses, performing trailer swaps, backing into docks, and coordinating with warehouse teams to keep freight flowing.
Is this position home daily?
Yes, this is a local home daily shuttle position with returns to the Fort Worth area each shift.
What kind of backing experience is needed?
Drivers should be comfortable with frequent backing maneuvers into warehouse docks and working in busy yard environments.
What freight will I be handling?
You will shuttle palletized consumer packaged goods, retail merchandise, and general warehouse inventory in 53' dry van trailers between distribution facilities.
Are automatic transmissions available?
Yes, the fleet uses late-model tractors with automatic transmissions.
How does the pay structure work?
This is an hourly position with overtime paid per company policy. Average weekly earnings range from $1,250–$1,450 depending on hours and operational needs.
💼 Career Opportunities
CDL-A drivers with strong yard and shuttle experience are in steady demand throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. This Warehouse Shuttle Driver role builds valuable skills in high-volume distribution operations, frequent dock work, and efficient trailer movement that transfer well to other local and regional opportunities in consumer goods and retail supply chains. Drivers gain familiarity with major DFW logistics corridors and facilities, making them more competitive for dedicated account work or cross-dock positions. Many experienced shuttle drivers advance into lead roles or trainer positions as they demonstrate safety and reliability in busy warehouse environments. With consistent local freight volumes, this type of work offers earnings stability without the long absences of OTR routes.
🔗 CDL-A Warehouse Shuttle Driver – Fort Worth, TX
Looking for CDL-A truck driver jobs in Fort Worth, TX? This local Warehouse Shuttle Driver position offers home daily stability while supporting high-volume distribution operations across the western Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Drivers move loaded and empty 53' dry van trailers between warehouses, cross-docks, and nearby campuses using major routes including I-35W, I-30, Loop 820, and SH 121. The role focuses on safe trailer shuttling, frequent backing into docks, and close coordination with warehouse teams handling consumer goods, retail merchandise, and palletized freight. With hourly pay plus overtime leading to estimated weekly earnings of $1,250–$1,450, this opportunity suits experienced drivers who prefer predictable local work over long-haul driving. Late-model automatic tractors and ELD-compliant equipment keep you compliant and comfortable throughout your shift. Fort Worth and the surrounding logistics parks provide steady year-round freight movement. If you have a valid CDL-A, clean driving record, and enjoy yard operations and dock work, this shuttle driver job delivers consistent home time and solid earnings in one of the strongest freight markets in Texas.
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