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Company
Drivers
Owner
Operators
Lease
Purchase
New CDL
Graduate
 
Less than
6 Months
Driving
 
Team
Drivers
 
Company Name:  Texas Star Express
General Info:  Based in Rockwall TX. ABout 400 trucks, owned by Epes Transport.
Drivers We Hire
Type of Hauls
Dry Van
Flatbed
 
Reefer
 
Tanker
 
Runs We Have
OTR
NE
Regional
 
SE
Regional
 
NW
Regional
 
SW
Regional
 
West
Regional
 
MId-West
Regional
 
Local
 
Canada
 
Dedicated
Pets
 
Riders
Orientation
Pay
Other Info:
States this Carrier hires within:
AR, IL, IN, KS, LA, MO, OK, TN, TX, Southern OH - See Map - 2/3 Eastern TX, All of LA, AR, OK, IL, IN, SE
corner of KS (S&E of I-35), S of I70 in MO, will also hire Memphis area MS and TN.
Additional information

Home Time Policies
 Home weekly or 7-10 days tops. I-45 and I-35 may get home weekly plus thru the house during week.
If driver lives within 70 mile radius of Rockwall, must leave truck in Rockwall and commute home.
If over 70 miles, must have place to park truck at home, and TSE will need a picture of it.
Have a drop yard in San Antonio, Laredo, and north side of Houston, they can leave truck.

PAY SCALES

12mos Exp  37 cpm

Lease Purchase  92 cpm

Owner Operator  92 cpm

Note
pay has changed to .37 with .12 being per diem.

Orientation Information  Starts Tuesday in Rockwall TX, they provide bus, hotel, breakfast and lunch, pays $100.  

DUI/Criminal  Does not want us to ask about misdmeanors, only concerned with felonies. Do not put any misd. on the app.
NO DUI in 10  yrs max 1 in life.

Felony 10 yrs max 1, no drug or sex related.

Recruiting Requirements  

Requires ONE year OTR in last 2 years if clean (with school). 2 yrs if have any accidents or tickets in 3 yrs. OTR is 3 states
pulling similar equipment. Prior employer must have been 50+ trucks and exp in dry van/reefer, no flatbed or tanker.  
Texas Star
operates the most
advanced, late
model tractors in
the industry,
standup
conventional
Freightliners/Intern
ationals.  They are
powered by CAT,
Detroit and
Cummins ISX
engines with 10
and 13 speed
transmissions.  
Some automatic
transmissions are
available. Tractors
are assigned, no
slip seating.

Tractors have
satellite
communication
systems, air-ride
suspensions,
air-ride seats and
are fully equipped
with am/fm
cassette stereos,
speakers, air
conditioning,
heated mirrors,
power steering,
and cruise control
power option.  

As a part of the
employment
process, all
applicants
approved for hire
by Texas Star are
required to attend
a paid drivers'
training session in
Rockwall, TX.
Employment
begins after
completion of the
orientation class.
All employees are
on a 90 day
evaluation period
to determine
performance and
working proficiency.
TEXAS STAR ANNOUNCES NEW LEASE PURCHASE PROGRAM

Texas Star Express introduced a lease purchase plan that consist of 2008 Volvos. The response was overwhelming; all
forty-three trucks in the initial program were sold within ten weeks. With low weekly payments and a one-dollar buyout,
drivers were eager to sign up and the trucks went fast!

2007 Freightliner, 2009 International
Call for specific details for each truck
No credit check
With warranty including 50,000 bumper to bumper warranty
$1.00 buyout
First tank of fuel - FREE
10 New Virgin Rubber tires
Excellent mileage pay - loaded and empty
Fuel surcharge paid - loaded and empty
Fuel discounts passed through
Driver Referral Bonus: Any driver who refers a qualified candidate will receive a $1,000 referral bonus upon the new driver
completing orientation and their first dispatch.

Texas Star has 48 state authority, with the majority of the company's long haul freight running in the mid-west and southeastern
areas.

Detention Pay $12.00/Hour after 2 hrs.  Layover $60.00  Stop Off Pay $20.00
Texas Star Express

We serve the major markets in the Midwest United States and Texas. Our traditional areas of service are in the Midwest with heavy
concentration in the Southwest, Mid Atlantic, Southeast and Intra-State Texas.

Long haul Dry Van Truckload Carriers, Southwest Regional Dry Van Truckload Carrier.

Area of service are Texas and surrounding states to and from the Midwest, Southeast and Intra-State Texas.

Power Units: 350
Trailer Equipment: 1050
Qualifications:

  • Minimum 23 years of age
  • No more than 5 moving violations
    in last 3 years. No more than 2 in
    any twelve month period. No
    major moving violations.
  • Valid class (A) CDL
  • Able to pass DOT physical, drug
    test and other evaluations
  • No DUI, DWI, alcohol related, or
    reckless convictions in the last 10
    years
  • With 2 years or more OTR, must
    have no more than 2 preventable
    accidents in the last 3 years
  • No drug offense convictions, ever!
  • No felony convictions in the last
    10 years
  • Good references - Stable work
    history
Benefits:

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Dental Coverage - Ameritas
  • Vision Benefit
  • Life Insurance
  • Optional Life Insurance
  • Optional Disability Plan
  • Vacation Pay
  • Safety Program
  • 401k Retirement Savings Plan
  • Scholarship Fund
  • Rider Program
  • Transflo
Company Driver
Mileage Pay:

Per Mile Starting Pay .35

Pay Benefit (.12 per/mile per
diem)

Pay per Mile is based on Rand
McNally's Mileage Guide
Household Goods (HHG) Version
18.
Terminals: Dispatch &
Maintenance Facilities

Corporate Headquarters -
Rockwall, TX .

Houston, TX

Greensboro, NC