Drivers
We take great pride in employing the finest professional drivers whose first priorities are highway safety, excellent customer service and on-time delivery.
Come join one of the Midwest's leading refrigerated truckload carriers, in business for more than thirty-five years. With regional runs the average miles per week is 2,500 to 3,000 practical miles. We are a team committed to safety of the general public, as well as service.
Driver Benefits
$0.46 per mile to start
Productivity Bonus of $0.03 on all paid miles if over 30,000 in a calendar quarter (Typically 80-85% of drivers make bonus)
Annual safety bonus for no preventable accidents or incidents $500
Service Bonus - capped at 20 years
Late model tractors, mostly Kenworths
All trucks governed at 70 MPH
Health and Dental insurance
Aflac Supplemental Insurance
All trucks have refrigerators
Extra drop pay
401K with Match Contribute 6% of your paycheck get 3% in a company match
Weekly pay
Direct deposit
Electronic logs
Paid vacation
No forced dispatch
Pay Breakdown
Starting solo wage: $0.46
Productivity bonus of $0.03 on all paid miles if over 30,000 in a calendar quarter (Typically 80-85% of drivers make bonus)
Annual safety bonus for no preventable accidents or incidents
Annual service bonus of $100 for each year of service
Pay bonus for clear DOT inspections
Extra drop pay
Employer paid life insurance
Get paid weekly by direct deposit
Drivers and Contractors qualify for yearly Safety and Services Bonuses
$500.00 per year for NO preventable accident during that time frame
$100.00 per year of service with Zeitner and Sons
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Our Truck Features
Governed at 70 MPH
Have Inverters
2012 or Newer
Have refrigerators
Electronic logs
QualComms
Fuel Cards
No cost rider program
No forced dispatch
Driver Testimonials
Tim Rockwell - 5 star - March 13
Drove for them for 15 yrs. Great company great dispatch, office staff and mechanics. Had to give it up due to health or still would be with them, my son also drives for them started in wash bay at 16, then got his CDL and became a driver for them. He has been driving about10 yrs now. One couldn’t ask for a better family to work for.
Gabe Fetters - 5 star - April 18
Best company job available!! Love it here treated very well and the money is always right!!
Teddy Guffee - 5 star - September 14, 2017
All companies have good and bad with Zeitner you are name not a number ever great family environment and the team work here is awesome
Bill Stanford - 5 star - April 30, 2017
Zeitner and son's is the best company I have worked for. I had to leave for 3 weeks came back and kept all my seniority. Leon and all dispatchers are good to work with. Especially fluffy. Gonna retire from here. That us all.
Robert Northern - 5 star - May 7, 2016
This a great company to drive for they treat u like family not a number have been here for 3 years and planning to be here till I retire.
Courtney Murrell - 5 star - January 27, 2015
Started driving 18 years ago, been here for 7years, Zeitner is the best company I've worked for by far. Truly a family atmosphere around here, plan on being here till I hang up the keys....no time soon tho!