Direct Companies-- better jobs

Here is a list of some "Private Carriers" that one can apply to as a driver, working directly for these companies, rather than the " Common Carrier " Trucking Companies that haul General Freight.

O’Neal Steel
Ace Hardware Corp.
Advanced Drainage Systems
Ahold USA
Air Liquide America
Air Products and Chemicals
Albertsons Inc.
Andersen Corp.
Archer Daniels Midland
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Ashland Inc.
Ashley Furniture Industries
Associated Wholesale Grocer
AutoZone Inc.
Batesville Casket Co.
BlueLinx Corp.
Boise Cascade Corp.
BP Corp. North America
Bridgestone Americas Holding
Building Materials Holding Corp.
Bunzl Distribution
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Cardinal Health
Carpenter Co.
CHS Inc.
ConAgra Foods
Darling International
Dawn Food Products
Delhaize America
Domino’s Pizza
Dot Food Products
Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
Emerson Electric Co.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Owens-Minor Inc.
Perdue Farms
Performance Food Group
Flying J Inc.
Foamex International
Food Services of America
Foster Farms
Frito-Lay North America
Genuine Parts Co.
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
Gold Kist
Gordon Food Service
Griffin Industries
Grocers Supply Co.
H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
Halliburton Co.
Hulcher Services
Huttig Building Products
Hy-Vee Inc.
Integris Metals
J.R. Simplot Co.
Johnson Controls
Kellogg Snacks Division
Kraft Foods
Kroger Co.
Land o’ Lakes
Leggett and Platt Inc.
Linde Group
McKee Foods Corp.
McLane Co.
NCI Building Systems
Nestle USA
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
PPG Industries
Prairie Farms
Praxair Inc.
Reinhart Foodservice
Reyes Holdings LLC
Rinker Materials Corp.
Rite Aid Corp.
Roundy’s Inc.
Safeway Inc.
Sanderson Farms
Savage Cos.
Serta Mattress Company
Shaw Industries
Sherwin-Williams Co.
Smithfield Foods
Sunoco Inc.
Supervalu Inc.
Sysco Corp.
Toys “R” Us Inc.
Tree of Life
Trinity Industries
Tru-Serv Corp.
Unisource Worldwide
Univar USA
USFilter Corp.
Vistar Corp.
Vulcan Materials
Wal-Mart Stores
Wayne Farms
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Winn-Dixie Stores

 

There's a lot of companies that I know of that are
still holding on their own.
Ashley furniture
Associated Wholesaler
Bridgestone
C&S Wholesaler
Cardinal Health
Con Agra Foods
Land O Lakes
McKee
and the list goes on.
One can search their web and file an application.
It doesn't hurt trying.

Knowing that, not everyone can work direct , but once you get your foot in the door, as the saying goes, its' easy ride.

Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board. The private mail-hauling firm, which is based in New Jersey, employs 51 drivers and mechanics at four Florida locations — Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando.