🗺 Location & Routes
- Base city: Savannah, GA
- Route type: Local home-daily port yard switching
- Freight: Containers, chassis, export/import yard movement
- Schedule: 24/7 port shift rotation with continuous yard flow
📋 Job Description
- Move containers between staging yards inside port complex
- Switch chassis between export, rail, and storage zones
- Work closely with port dispatch and gate control systems
- Support rail ramp and intermodal container transfers
- Keep freight flow moving during vessel unload cycles
- Operate yard tractors in tight industrial dock environment
✅ Requirements
CDL Class A
Valid CDL-A license required
Experience
6+ months experience preferred
Age
Minimum 21 years old
MVR
Clean driving record, no major violations
Physical
Tight-space maneuvering and chassis spotting in port yards
Endorsements
None required
🚛 Equipment & Fleet
- Truck assignment: Rotational yard switcher fleet (terminal-based assignment)
- Fleet average age: mixed operational yard fleet with rotating units
- Features: Freightliner Cascadia yard tractors, Volvo VNL terminal units, inverter-equipped tractors, GPS yard dispatch tracking
🏠 Home Time
- Home daily after assigned shift
- Shift rotation based on port vessel and yard flow cycles
📍 Real Routes Our Drivers Take
- I-16: Savannah GA → Macon GA → Atlanta GA distribution corridors
- I-95: Savannah GA → Jacksonville FL → Brunswick GA port flow loop
- I-75: Atlanta GA → Macon GA → Savannah GA regional freight connector
🎁 Benefits & Bonus Structure
💰 Bonus Structure
📝 Hiring Process
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What does a normal shift actually look like in the yard?
You’re mostly moving containers between staging zones, rail ramps, and export stacks. It’s constant short moves, not long hauls.
Do I ever leave the port or hit highway miles?
No highway runs here. Everything stays inside port-connected yard systems and nearby terminal areas.
How steady is the schedule week to week?
Shifts are structured, but timing can shift slightly when vessels come in and yard flow ramps up.
Is the work physically demanding?
Main focus is driving and spotting trailers in tight spaces. No heavy freight handling required.
Do drivers stay in one truck or rotate units?
Most drivers stay in assigned yard tractors unless equipment goes into service rotation.
What slows things down during the week?
Mostly port congestion during vessel unload cycles and gate timing between rail and yard dispatch.
📊 Local Market Insights
Around Savannah, freight movement stays tied to port cycles more than road traffic. Most activity runs through I-95 and I-16 connectors feeding into the Garden City terminal system. Yard flow doesn’t really pause, it just speeds up or slows down depending on vessel arrivals. Rail ramps and export staging areas create repeat movement patterns that keep yard tractors busy all day.
🔗 Port Container Yard Switcher CDL-A – Savannah, GA
Savannah CDL-A yard switcher work stays inside the port system, moving containers between staging yards, rail ramps, and export zones. Most of the movement follows tight loops around I-95 and I-16 corridors feeding into the Garden City Terminal. Drivers stay close to the docks, handling short, repetitive moves instead of highway miles. The week usually runs on shift rotations tied to vessel arrivals, so the pace can tighten when ships are in port. Yard tractors stay active all day repositioning chassis and containers through connected terminal zones. It’s structured work with predictable yard patterns once you’re on the rotation.
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