A grey Laufer Trucking Freightliner semi-truck pulls a covered curtain-side flatbed trailer for a regional driver job.

Regional Flatbed Driver

Two to four nights out during the week, home weekends. Established lanes, well-maintained equipment, real dispatch support.

The Role

Regional flatbed runs covering Wisconsin, Chicagoland, the Midwest and sometimes beyond, with a heavy emphasis on the Niagara Falls, NY area. Flatbeds, step decks, conestogas, and step deck conestogas hauling a variety of freight. Professional securement is part of the job — we'll back you with the equipment and training to do it right.

Where you'll run

We have regular runs to the Niagara Falls, NY area as well as Northeast Iowa. We supplement those runs with other jobs around the Midwest. All of our drivers do some amount of Chicagoland area freight.

Facilities & support

In-house mechanics, staffed wash bay, in-yard fuel and DEF, and a driver's room stocked with snacks.

Schedule

Out 2–4 nights, home weekends

Equipment

Flatbeds, step decks, conestogas, step deck conestogas

Pay

$72,000–$90,000 / year

Experience

18 months + CDL-A (will train the right candidate for flatbeds)

Where You'll Run

Coverage Area

Heavy / FrequentLight / Occasional
Map of the Regional Van and Regional Flatbed coverage area. A dark blue Heavy/Frequent loop covers Wisconsin, both Michigan peninsulas, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. A larger light blue Light/Occasional horseshoe extends south through Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia, and back up through Pennsylvania and New York.
The Standard

Requirements

Valid Class A CDL with a clean driving record

Experience operating tractor-trailers or similar commercial vehicles

Must live within a reasonable distance of our Hartford, WI terminal

Solid job history — no more than two jobs in the past three years

Understanding of load weight distribution

Flatbed experience a plus — we will train qualified candidates on flatbed techniques

What You Get

Driver Benefits

11 paid holidays including your birthday

Vacation pay starting day one

Low-deductible health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with generous company match

Up to 3 bonus vacation days per year through our safe driving program

Passenger ride-along program

Life insurance

Company-provided work shirts

What You'll Haul

Freight Hauled

Steel coils, steel sheets, steel tube & bars, crated overhead doors, weldments, injection molds, machinery, forklifts, recreational trailers, and more.

Ready to roll?

Quick application. Real recruiter callback. Hartford-based dispatch.