Class A CDL Heavy Haul Drivers

Drive Specialized. Drive Professional. Drive Bengal. Bengal Transportation Services is looking for professional Class A CDL Heavy Haul Drivers who want more than just another driving job — drivers who are looking for stability, respect, and a long-term place to build their career. Whether you are already experienced in heavy haul transportation or looking to grow into specialized hauling, BTS offers the opportunity to build a long-term career with one of the Gulf South's leading transportation and crane support fleets.

At BTS, you will be treated like a professional — not just a truck number. You will support industrial, petrochemical, crane, construction, and heavy transport projects throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South while gaining hands-on experience with specialized transportation, multi-axle trailer operations, oversized load requirements, customer site procedures, and industry-leading safety practices. If you take pride in your driving, your equipment, your paperwork, and your safety record, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate heavy-spec trucks and specialized trailer combinations
• Transport equipment, materials, crane components, and oversized loads safely and legally
• Operate flatbeds, step decks, lowboys, RGNs, multi-axle trailers, and other specialized transport equipment as assigned
• Read and follow permits, approved routes, escort requirements, and customer delivery instructions
• Properly load, inspect, and secure freight before transport
• Reconcile bills of lading, delivery paperwork, load details, and required documentation
• Understand axle weight distribution and work with dispatch, supervision, and operations to adjust loads as needed
• Deliver equipment and materials to industrial, petrochemical, construction, crane, and customer job sites
• Assist with loading and unloading cranes, components, equipment, and materials as needed
• Perform required pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Maintain logs, inspection records, fuel receipts, delivery paperwork, and other required documentation
• Check truck and trailer equipment to ensure roadworthiness, including tires, lights, brakes, fluids, securement devices, and safety equipment
• Report needed repairs, maintenance concerns, defects, or safety issues promptly
• Work closely with dispatch, operations, supervision, and customer site contacts
• Maintain DOT, FMCSA, company, and customer safety compliance
• Participate in company safety procedures, programs, meetings, and job-site orientations
• Represent Bengal professionally on customer job sites
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Valid Class A CDL
• Current DOT Medical Card
• Acceptable MVR and company-approved driving record
• TWIC Card
• Ability to pass a road test
• Ability to pass DOT drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty requirements
• Safe driving history
• Strong commitment to safety, professionalism, and compliance
• Ability to read and follow permits, route instructions, bills of lading, delivery tickets, and customer site requirements
• Ability to complete logs, inspection reports, receipts, and basic written documentation accurately
• Ability to work safely around heavy equipment, cranes, trailers, and active job-site environments
• Ability to work as part of a professional, safety-focused team

Preferred Qualifications

• Heavy haul or multi-axle experience
• Industrial or petrochemical job-site experience
• Flatbed, step deck, lowboy, RGN, steerable trailer, or specialized trailer experience
• Oversized or permitted load experience
• Crane component or equipment hauling experience
• Doubles/Triples endorsement preferred
• OSHA training preferred
• Security Passport or safety council training preferred
• Experience operating in high-traffic areas, tight yards, congested customer sites, or active industrial facilities
• Basic computer, mobile device, or electronic logging/device skills

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to safely climb in and out of commercial vehicles and trailers
• Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, and work around equipment and moving parts
• Must be able to handle securement equipment such as chains, binders, straps, tarps, and related tools
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying conditions, including heat, humidity, rain, dust, noise, and fumes
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Must have the vision, coordination, and awareness needed to safely operate commercial vehicles, follow route requirements, and secure loads

Work Environment

This position works primarily in outdoor, yard, road, industrial, construction, crane, and customer job-site environments. Conditions may include temperature changes, elevated noise levels, dust, fumes, uneven surfaces, moving mechanical parts, active equipment, and heavy vehicle traffic.

Benefits

• Weekly pay via direct deposit
• $27 - $32/HR depending on experience
• Per diem opportunities
• Paid vacation & holidays
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Paid life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Disability & supplemental insurance options
• Company uniform program
• Consistent year-round work
• Modern specialized fleet
• Stable team environment
• Long-term career stability
• Safety-focused operations
• Professional dispatch and operations team
• Opportunities to learn multi-axle trailer operations and specialized transport equipment
• Career growth with one of the Gulf South's leading specialized transportation and crane support fleets

Pay

$27 - $32 per hour, depending on experience. Weekly pay via direct deposit with per diem opportunities.

Schedule

Full-time, consistent year-round work with home most nights. Regional Gulf South work.

Why Drivers Stay Here: At BTS, we understand experienced drivers have options — and we take pride in building a stable team where drivers can grow and stay long term. We are not looking to constantly replace drivers or simply fill seats. We are looking for professional CDL A drivers who want consistent work, quality equipment, respectful communication, and a long-term home with a company that values safety, reliability, and experience.

We are building a team of professionals — not just filling seats. Military veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We value the discipline, accountability, leadership, safety mindset, and reliability that military experience brings to the workplace.