Truck Driving Jobs in Rhode Island

If you are looking to drive in the far northeastern U.S, like crowds and easy access to the Big Apple, Rhode Island is likely a good state for your next truck driving job. You'll find a seaport or two, and being midway between Boston and New York keeps the traffic down. And while you might have hauled a lot of whale oil out of the state in the 19th century, today you'll likely carry primary export — scrap metal — most likely the remains of vehicles totaled along the highways in Massachusetts and Connecticut! CLICK HERE to read more about Rhode Island's trucking industry.

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About Trucking Industry in Rhode Island

Geographic Advantages
Rhode Island is the southeastern most state of New England and the smallest state in the nation. Still, with its ports and riverfronts, the state plays an important role in the region’s trucking industry.

Bordering State/Countries
Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as the Atlantic Ocean.

Rhode Island’s Deep-Water Ports
Rhode Island offers a half-dozen sea going ports, the largest and most northern being the Port of Providence. The remainder are located south of Providence on one of the several islands and peninsulas providing access to the ocean.

Products Moved by Trucks
Whether they are exported out of state, out of the country, or simply remain in the state for use in-state, according to the latest data from World’s Top Exports, the following are the primary products moved by truck drivers and offering truck driving jobs to those calling Rhode Island home:
• Miscellaneous precious metal scrap
• Gold scrap
• Iron or steel scrap
• Immunological products (unmixed)
• Jewelry articles clad in precious metal
• Gold compounds
• Silver powder
• Jewelry articles containing silver
• Imitation jewelry (base metal)
• Chemical preparations for photographic purposes

Rhode Island’s Highways
Rhode Island has nearly 13,000 lane miles of roadway offering truck drivers routes across and throughout the state. Only 43 miles of interstate 95 are located in Rhode Island, crossing the state from southwest to northeast. I-70 from Donegal Township, West Virginia to Maryland at Warfordsburg.

For more information on Rhode Island and its truck driver jobs, visit ritrucking.org.

So, if you are looking for a local, regional or OTR truck driving job in Rhode Island, it is likely you will find a variety of truck driving jobs on TheTrucker.com that match your qualifications. TheTrucker.com’s truck driving jobs and robust truck driving jobs resources can assist you in finding the best truck driving jobs that fits your CDL experience, qualification and skill set.

FAQs on Job Search

There are several reasons! TheTrucker.com’s objective is to help professional truck drivers find quality truck driving jobs, and to help trucking companies find quality truck drivers. TheTrucker.com has the most comprehensive listing of truck driving jobs and job resources, and new and existing job listings are updated regularly. TheTrucker.com’s job search functionality is easy to use and allows job seekers to search for jobs by driver type, trailer type, route type, location, company, endorsement and experience requirements.

Our proprietary application processing system (APS) uses a sophisticated algorithm to match and automatically send qualified driver applications to the trucking company in real time. So, your job application is efficiently processed and submitted to the trucking company immediately after the APS matches your qualifications to the job requirements.

To make your truck driving job search easy, TheTrucker.com provides 8 different search criteria options when searching for jobs listings. So, when searching for truck driving jobs, you may set the search criteria that fits the job you are seeking, and you may set the search criteria as specific or general as you want.

Our robust job search functionality make it easy to Search Jobs by State, Search Job by Driver Type and Trailer/Equipment Type, and Search Jobs by Carrier. The advanced search functionality allows you to narrow your search even further by driver type, location, trailer type, company, endorsement, route type, keyword and experience requirement.

For information on each driver type, trailer type, route type and endorsement, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

A commercial driver's license (CDL) is a driver's license required to operate large, heavy, or placarded hazardous material vehicles in commerce in the US. The type or “class” of CDL a truck driver needs depends on the type of commercial motor vehicle operated. A truck driver may hold a CDL in one of three classes: Class A, Class B, and Class C.

For more information on the different classes of CDLs, why a CDL is needed, as well as cost, experience and other requirements to get a CDL, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Driver Type refers to employment situations or driving arrangements in which a truck driver operates. The most common truck driver arrangements include:

Company Driver: Drivers employed by a specific company that maintains its own fleet of trucks. “Companies” can be (1) trucking carriers that exist for the sole purpose of transporting freight of others, or (2) companies that carry its own freight to support its own company’s product or service.
Lease-Purchase: Drivers hired by carriers where the truck is leased to the driver for a fee until the truck is paid off and the driver assumes ownership of the truck.
Owner Operator (OO): Drivers who own the truck he or she operates as an independent business. Owner operators can also be referred to as "independent contractors."
Team Driver: Drivers operating with a partner who shares driving duties and other tasks with the other partner.

For more information on Driver Types, including how to become each driver type, as well as job requirements, personal characteristics, compensation and pay structures, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Trailer Type (or equipment type) refers to the cargo a truck driver is hauling. Whether it’s dry goods, refrigerated goods, gasoline, or livestock, drivers are required to know how to handle their truck, their trailer and the cargo they are pulling. Different types of materials require different types of trailers, and each type of trailer offers drivers its own challenges.

For more information on Trailer Types, including what types of companies hire each trailer type, as well as requirements of the driver, endorsements needed, compensation and pay structures, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Route Type refer to the driving routes that a truck driver is assigned. The most common route types in the trucking industry include:

Dedicated Routes: These routes are assigned to specific drivers who drive the specifically assigned routes and no others.
Local Routes: These routes are locally based routes that generally run daily and include several stops to offload cargo.
Regional Routes: These routes are within a specific region which may be as small as a few counties in a state, a state itself, or a number of states.
Over the Road (OTR) Routes: OTR routes are longer regional or cross-country routes which often make one delivery or several deliveries along the way.

For more information on Route Types, including the pros and cons of driving each, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

Endorsements are required “permissions” (or certifications) for CDL holders driving and hauling various types of equipment and freight. Although there are more endorsements available, the most common endorsements for long haul truck drivers include:

Doubles/Triples: This endorsement is required for drivers hauling double or triple trailers.
HazMat (hazardous material): This endorsement is required for transporting hazardous materials such as flammable liquids, combustible liquids, gases, and other explosive materials.
Tanker: This endorsement is required for operating a tank vehicle, both vehicles designed with a permanent or temporary tank attached.

For more information on endorsements, different types of endorsements, requirements and cost of obtaining endorsements, additional compensation opportunities for truck drivers with endorsements, visit Truck Driving Job Resources.

YES! Along with all truck driving job listings on TheTrucker.com, we provide information about all companies offering jobs in each carrier’s individual profile page. Each carrier’s profile page is accessible by clicking "More info about this Carrier" in the company overview on each job detail listing page. In addition, you may View Carrier Profile from each carrier’s listing when you Search Jobs by Carrier.

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Absolutely! In fact, we encourage you to apply for all jobs that you have an interest and that your qualifications meet the job requirements. The more job you apply that match your qualifications, the better your chances for finding the best job for you.

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Immediately! TheTrucker.com processes job applications through its proprietary application processing system (APS) which uses a sophisticated algorithm to match and automatically send qualified driver applications to the trucking company in real time. So, your job application is efficiently processed and submitted to the trucking company immediately after the APS matches your qualifications to the job requirements.

Response time from the trucking companies will vary based on various factors, including the urgency of the hiring needs of each company, the amount of resources each company dedicates to processing applications and the number applications each company receives. Truck driver applicants will increase their chances of being contacted by trucking companies by applying to all jobs that meet their qualifications.

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Trucking companies may or may not respond to all truck driving jobs applications, depending on each company’s hiring policies and procedures and current driver needs. Also, it is possible that a trucking company may not respond to truck driving job applicants if their truck driving experience does not match their minimum hiring requirements or immediate truck driver hiring needs. Truck driver applicants will increase their chances of being contacted by trucking companies by applying to all jobs that meet their qualifications.

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