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Owner Operator Team Driver – Specialized Freight

Landstar
Kingsport, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 10/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/22/2026

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Owner Operator Team Driver – Specialized Freight
Landstar is currently seeking experienced team drivers to support time-critical or high-value freight that requires team operations across expedited, refrigerated, and specialized services.

FREEDOM: YOU'RE IN CHARGE

  • Dispatch yourself. Choose the loads that meet your business needs.
  • Never be forced or penalized to take a load.
  • Head out and go home whenever you want. We won't get in your way.

SECURITY: YOU'LL ALWAYS BE IN DEMAND

  • Have 24/7 online access to Landstar's load board.
  • Search by what matters to you, including rate, origin or destination.
  • Get automatically notified by phone or email when loads meet your criteria.

SUPPORT: WE'LL HELP YOU ALL THE WAY

  • With Landstar’s percentage pay model, as rates go up, so does your revenue.
  • Secure big discounts on fuel, tires, parts, service and more.
  • If you don't have a trailer, haul ours: vans, flatbeds, stepdecks or specialized.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • 23 years old.
  • Class A CDL.
  • Non-domiciled CDLs are not acceptable.
  • Hazmat endorsement.
  • One year verifiable OTR experience.
  • Verifiable driving history.
  • No DOT-recordable/preventable accidents in past 12 months.
  • No serious violations in past 36 months, including reckless driving or careless endangerment.
  • No DUI in past 60 months.
  • Overall safe driving record.
  • Felony and misdemeanor charges reviewed case-by-case.
  • No positive drug or alcohol tests. Completion of a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) program will not waive or modify the requirement.

About Us

Business capacity owners (BCOs), our term for independent owner-operators leased to Landstar, have access to freight opportunities 24/7. Landstar is 100% non-forced dispatch, so you choose what and when to haul. We support you every step of the way with business and safety classes, as well as an exclusive cost-savings program that provides discounts on tires, fuel, equipment, business services and more.

Benefits:

Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, Health Savings Account (HSA)

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