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MC 72481813 · USDOT 5620322 Mon–Fri 8:00am–6:00pm ET · After-hours dispatch by phone dispatch@silkroaddisp.com (980) 447-5747
Silk Road Transportation — Reefer · Dry Van · Flatbed Apply Now

Now hiring · CDL-A

Come drive with us

We're a small carrier out of High Point, NC, running reefer, dry van and flatbed across the 48 states under MC 72481813 · USDOT 5620322. You'll know who dispatches you, and they'll know your truck, your lanes and when you need to be home.

Pick your lane

Two ways to run with us

Company driver

Drive our truck

You show up and drive. We handle the freight, the trailer, the fuel cards, the compliance and the customer.

  • CDL-A required · 21+ for interstate
  • Reefer, dry van or flatbed depending on your experience
  • Weekly settlements, broken out line by line
  • Home time discussed up front, not after you're hired
  • Dispatcher you can actually reach
Apply As A Company Driver

Owner-operator

Run under our authority

Keep your truck, drop the paperwork. You run under our MC 72481813 · USDOT 5620322 on our freight, covered by our primary auto liability and cargo insurance while you are under dispatch.

  • You don't need your own MC authority
  • Trailer available if you don't have one
  • Fuel-card discounts passed through to you
  • Percentage and weekly fixed charges agreed in writing before you sign anything
  • Weekly settlements with the rate con attached

Straight talk: a leased owner-operator is an independent contractor under a 49 CFR Part 376 lease — not an employee. Our policy covers auto liability and cargo while you are under dispatch. You carry your own physical damage (and trailer) coverage and your own occupational accident or work-injury coverage, and weekly deductions for insurance, IFTA, ELD and admin are listed in the lease you sign. Ask us for the lease before you apply — we will send it.

Apply As An Owner-Operator

Pay percentages, per-mile rates and home-time schedules depend on the equipment you run and the lanes you take, so we talk real numbers on the phone instead of posting one on a website that may not apply to your situation. Ask us — we'll tell you straight.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Company driver or leased owner-operator, the same list applies — these aren't our rules, most of them come straight out of 49 CFR Part 391.

Valid CDL-A

Current, unexpired, and not suspended in any state. Endorsements are a plus, not a must.

Current DOT medical card

Unexpired DOT physical from a certified medical examiner on the national registry.

21 years or older

Federal minimum for interstate commerce.

Verifiable work history

You list 10 years of driving jobs on the application; we verify the last 3 years with your previous employers. That call is required of us, not optional.

Clean DOT testing record

Pre-employment drug screen and a clear Clearinghouse query before your first dispatch.

A driving record we can insure

MVR and PSP reviewed individually. Something on your record isn't automatically a no — hiding it is.

The process

How hiring works, start to finish

Apply online — about 10 minutes

The full DOT application, right on your phone. It saves as you go, so you can finish it at the next stop.

We call you

A real conversation about lanes, equipment, home time and money. You ask us anything.

Verification

MVR, PSP, Clearinghouse query and previous-employer checks — that's the §391.23 safety performance history.

Drug screen & orientation

Pre-employment screen, DQ file completed, paperwork signed — then our truck is assigned to you, or your truck goes on our authority under the lease you signed.

First dispatch

You get the load, the rate con and the plan — then you drive.

Driver FAQ

Questions drivers actually ask us

How long does the application take?

About 10 minutes if you have your CDL and med card handy. It saves your answers on your phone as you go, so you can stop and pick it back up.

Do you take recent CDL graduates?

Apply and be honest about your experience. Insurance requirements set the floor for what we can put you in, and we'll tell you plainly where you stand instead of stringing you along.

I have an accident or a violation on my record. Should I bother?

Yes. We review MVR and PSP individually. What kills an application is leaving something off that we're going to find anyway — we're required to pull those reports.

Why do you need 10 years of employment history?

Federal rule. 49 CFR §391.21 requires 3 years of all employment and 10 years of DOT safety-sensitive driving jobs so the carrier can check your safety performance history.

Do you ask for my Social Security number on the website?

No. We don't collect SSNs through the web form. That comes later on the signed DQ packet, when we actually need it to run your MVR and background check.

What happens to my information?

It goes into our applicant records and is used for hiring and DOT qualification only. We don't sell it. See our privacy page.

Let’s talk

Apply now, or call first and ask us anything. Either one is fine by us.

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