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Local Owner Operator Jobs in Savannah, GA

Eagle Systems hires CDL-A owner operators with their own trucks for local import and export drayage out of Pooler, about 10 miles from Garden City Terminal and its on-dock Mason Mega Rail yard. You gross $3,000–$5,000 a week, get home daily and choose your loads. Garden City gates open at 6:00 AM on weekdays.

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Weekly gross
$3,000–$5,000
Home time
Daily
Dispatch
Not forced
Open now
3 jobs

Gross revenue before fuel, insurance and truck expenses. Not a guarantee; actual earnings vary by loads, lane and costs.

Freight from this terminal

Garden City boxes and on-dock rail

Most loads come off Garden City Terminal, where CSX and Norfolk Southern trains load inside the port, with Ocean Terminal closer to downtown. New to port work? Start with how intermodal drayage works.

Ports served

  • Garden City Terminal (GCT)
  • Ocean Terminal (OT)

Rail ramps served

  • Mason Mega Rail (on-dock, CSX and NS)

Freight handled

  • 20', 40', 45' international containers
  • Open tops (within gauge)
  • Overweight containers
  • Residential deliveries
  • Bonded carrier

Chassis at this terminal

24 total

  • 15 20'/40' combo
  • 4 20'/40' tri-axle
  • 5 40'

Local know-how

Pulling boxes at Garden City without appointments

The Georgia Ports Authority runs Garden City itself, and it uses no truck appointments. You pull a PIN for each container and key it in at the gate pedestal with your plate and booking or EDO number. Every tractor needs an RFID tag, and five or more port visits a year means a TWIC plus a GPA badge.

Weekday gates open at 6:00 AM, with dry pickups cut off at 4:30 PM and drop-offs at 5:00 PM. On Saturday only Gate 4 runs, dry boxes only, 8:00 AM to noon. Since July 2026 the Brampton Road Connector finishes a truck beltway from the port to I-516, I-16 and I-95, keeping port trucks off neighborhood streets.

Deliveries fan out through Pooler and Port Wentworth into Bryan and Effingham counties, where the Hyundai Metaplant sits on I-16 in Ellabell. Georgia lets a sealed 40-foot international box run at 100,000 lb on five axles under a GDOT permit, as long as you can show the international bill of lading.

Sources (14)
  1. Garden City Terminal — Georgia Ports Authority
  2. Motor Carriers — Georgia Ports Authority
  3. Truckers still lining up at Savannah port — TruckingInfo
  4. Advisory: change in gate hours at GCT and OT — GPA
  5. Garden City Terminal gate hours — GPA WebAccess
  6. Garden City Terminal Users Guide — GPA
  7. Ocean Terminal — Georgia Ports Authority
  8. Ocean Terminal project reaches 60% completion — WTOC
  9. Brampton Road Connector opens next week — WTOC
  10. Savannah opens last piece in project to ease port truck traffic — FreightWaves
  11. GPA invests in rail connections, terminal capacity — GPA
  12. Q1 2026 Savannah Industrial Market Report — Lee & Associates
  13. Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America — Wikipedia
  14. GAC Chapter 672-2, permits for excess weight — Georgia Secretary of State

Home time and schedule

One day out of Pooler

Most days start with a PIN pickup at Garden City Terminal, a run out Jimmy DeLoach Parkway to a warehouse in Pooler or along I-16, and an empty back before the 5:00 PM drop-off cutoff.

  1. 01

    Start near home

    Roll out from home or the Savannah yard.

  2. 02

    Pick up the box

    Garden City Terminal (GCT)

  3. 03

    Deliver local

    Customers around Savannah.

  4. 04

    Return the empty

    Back to the port, ramp or yard.

  5. 05

    Home tonight

    Every night. No forced dispatch.

Pay and settlements

Owner operator pay out of Savannah

Eagle owner operators gross $3,000–$5,000 a week company-wide, settled every week by direct deposit. Here is how weekly settlements and owner operator pay work.

  • Weekly direct depositSettlements land in your account every week.
  • Nationwide fuel discountsFuel card with discounts across the network.
  • Low-cost insuranceLow-cost insurance premiums for leased-on operators.
  • Clean inspection bonusesPaid for clean roadside inspections.
  • Flexible schedulingBuild the week around your business.

Weekly gross revenue

$3,000–$5,000

per week, before truck costs

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Paid
Weekly, by direct deposit
Fuel
Nationwide fuel card discounts
Bonus
Clean roadside inspections

Gross revenue before fuel, insurance and truck expenses. Not a guarantee; actual earnings vary by loads, lane and costs.

Hiring area

Who runs out of Pooler

The live list and map below show today's owner operator jobs in Savannah, GA; a recruiter confirms whether your ZIP is in the hiring area. Live up the coast? Compare owner operator jobs in Charleston, SC, or see every listing for owner operator jobs in Georgia.

Dublin · 100 miMacon · 147 miEagle Systems Savannah terminalCharlestonJacksonville
  • Savannah, GA10 mi
  • Dublin, GA100 mi
  • Macon, GA147 mi

Equipment and requirements

What you need to lease on

Read the requirements to lease on as an owner operator first. For Garden City you will also need a TWIC and an RFID tag on your tractor.

  • 01Valid Class A CDLCurrent CDL-A in good standing.
  • 02Tractor-trailer experience2 years verifiable, or 1 year plus a certified trucking school certificate.
  • 03Your own truckYou own a commercial motor vehicle.
  • 042000 or newer, or ELD compliantTruck model year 2000+ or ELD compliant.
  • 0521 or olderAsked on the Quick App.
  • 06Safety standardsMeet Eagle's safety and qualification standards.

Support

What Eagle Systems sets you up with

  • Fuel card with nationwide discounts
  • Plate and registration program
  • IFTA fuel tax program
  • Easy-to-install ELD
  • Front-facing dash cameras
  • Mobile dispatching app

Local FAQ

Savannah owner operator questions

Which port terminals will I run from Pooler?

Mostly Garden City Terminal, the Georgia Ports Authority's main container terminal, about 10 miles from Eagle's yard at 165 Distribution Drive. You will also see Ocean Terminal, east of Garden City near downtown Savannah. GPA is rebuilding it as a container-only terminal, with yard work running through 2028.

Are there owner operator openings near Savannah right now?

Yes. 3 postings are live within about 160 miles of the Savannah terminal as of October 30, 2026: Savannah (about 10 miles), Dublin (about 100 miles) and Macon (about 147 miles). Distances are straight-line miles; a recruiter confirms which yard you would run from and the hiring area for your ZIP code.

Do I need a TWIC to pull boxes at Garden City?

For port work, yes. GPA requires a TWIC enrolled in its access system for unescorted entry at Gates 3, 4 and 8, plus a GPA-issued badge if you make five or more visits a year. Every tractor also needs an RFID tag.

How does rail work at the Port of Savannah?

Mason Mega Rail sits inside Garden City Terminal and is served by CSX and Norfolk Southern. Because the yard is on-dock, many rail boxes move ship to train without a street dray. Double-stack trains run from there to markets such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago and Memphis.

Where does Savannah port freight deliver?

Freight runs across the warehouse belt from Garden City through Pooler and Port Wentworth into Bryan and Effingham counties. If Florida is closer to home, look at owner operator jobs in Jacksonville, FL.

How much do owner operators make in Savannah?

The range is the same at every Eagle terminal: $3,000–$5,000 gross per week, paid weekly. Gross means revenue before your truck expenses, so build your own budget from that number.

What comes with leasing on at the Savannah terminal?

You get a fuel card with nationwide discounts, plate, registration and IFTA programs, an ELD, dash cameras and a mobile dispatch app. Here is the full lease-on package. Weighing a move north? Compare Norfolk, VA owner operator jobs.

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Pull Garden City boxes, sleep at home

Send the Quick App and the Savannah team in Pooler will call you about openings, port credentials and your truck.

  1. Send the Quick App

    A short form: contact details and a few yes/no questions.

  2. Talk to a recruiter

    Pay, freight and your truck, for the terminal near you.

  3. Lease on and run

    Plates, IFTA, ELD and fuel card set up with you.

Quick AppAbout a minute. A recruiter calls you back.Full applicationComplete DOT application, start to finish.

Both open Eagle Systems' secure application on IntelliApp.

Prefer to talk? 912-964-1500

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Questions about Savannah? Call the terminal at 912-964-1500.

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