Blacktop Titan is a small operation by choice. That means the dispatch knows your name, the equipment stays tight, and the settlement is the same every week — not "next week" or "once we balance it out".
We hire drivers who treat the truck like it's theirs, because on a small fleet it kind of is. The paperwork side of the job matters as much as the wheel side — DVIRs every day, logs honest, communication tight.
We pay for the work, not the promise of it. Every mile is classified and traceable to a specific driving period. No rounding up "for the company".
Trailer attached, freight on board, heading to a delivery. Paid at the higher per-mile rate — currently $0.75 per mile.
Empty, repositioning to the next pickup. Paid at the lower per-mile rate. We don't run loaded one way and "eat" the empty return.
Detention, layover, extra stop, truck pickup, reimbursements — itemised on the settlement, with a note and the load number behind every line.
Rate figures shown are current and may vary by driver and lane. Final rate is set at hire and reviewed quarterly. Settlements are reviewed by the owner before the bank file is cut.
No résumé required to start the conversation. A CDL number and a phone call gets us most of the way there.