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Owner operator job in Elizabeth, NJ
This Eagle Systems opening in Elizabeth, NJ is for a CDL-A owner operator hauling local intermodal containers. Elizabeth, NJ is the closest Eagle Systems terminal, roughly 8 miles off, serving all NY/NJ port terminals and all NY/NJ rail ramps. No dispatch yard is named in the posting, and a recruiter confirms it before you lease on.
Nearest terminal: Elizabeth
What the Elizabeth terminal hauls
Eagle Systems Elizabeth serves Elizabeth directly from a yard in Kearny, NJ, roughly 8 miles from the city center. Its work is domestic and import/export drayage: containers move between all NY/NJ port terminals and all NY/NJ rail ramps and customers in the region.
You would see 20', 40', 45' international containers, 53' domestic containers, reefers and flat racks there, per the corporate profile. The profile describes the yard as "two acres, fenced and secured, 50-65 container spaces", and it lists 8 20' and 12 40' chassis.
The listing leaves the dispatch yard open; ask the recruiter whether Elizabeth is where you would run from.
The work
A Elizabeth workday, start to finish
Most of the work is short loops. You take a domestic 53-footer or an international import box out of one of the NY/NJ port terminals, run it to the consignee, and come back for the next box. Export loads ride back the other way when they line up with the empty return.
Living in Elizabeth, you are already in the terminal's backyard, and every load ends close to home. The number of loads per day is yours to choose, since dispatch is not forced.
Rules of the road
Driving in New Jersey
A few New Jersey rules and road projects that shape Elizabeth-area drayage:
- At Port Authority terminals the truck must be listed in the Drayage Truck Registry and carry an RFID tag; without the tag the gate turns you away. (PANYNJ Truckers Resource Guidebook)
- Each terminal handles trucks its own way: Maher runs import pickups without appointments, while APM Terminals next door books them through TERMPoint. (APM Terminals Elizabeth, truck appointments)
Distances
Distances from Elizabeth
Straight-line distances from Elizabeth to the closest Eagle Systems terminals on this site:
Nearby openings in the current feed: Kearny at 8 miles and Lancaster at 118 miles.
- Elizabeth (NJ) terminal, 8 miles to the northeast
- Kearny (NJ) terminal, 8 miles to the northeast
- Harrisburg (PA) terminal, 145 miles to the west
Every seat
The program behind this posting
Pay note first: Gross revenue before fuel, insurance and truck expenses. Not a guarantee; actual earnings vary by loads, lane and costs. On that basis, Eagle Systems quotes $3,000–$5,000 a week in gross revenue for its owner operators.
The seat is local, so you are home every night, and there is no forced dispatch: you choose your loads and set your schedule.
On top of settlements you get low-cost insurance, clean inspection bonuses, weekly direct deposit and nationwide fuel discounts, and Eagle Systems supplies front-facing dash cameras, a plate and registration program, an easy-to-install ELD, an IFTA fuel tax program, a fuel card with nationwide discounts and a mobile dispatching app.
The checklist: a valid Class A CDL; 2 years of verifiable tractor-trailer experience, or 1 year plus a certified trucking school certificate; your own commercial motor vehicle; a truck that is model year 2000 or newer, or ELD compliant; and age 21 or older. You must also meet Eagle's safety and qualification standards. Details on the requirements page.
Original posting from Eagle Systems
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The job description as Eagle Systems publishes it for posting #14028.
CDL A Owner Operator Local Intermodal Truck Driver – Home Daily
Owner Operator | $3,000–$5,000 Weekly Gross | No Forced DispatchGross revenue before fuel, insurance and truck expenses. Not a guarantee; actual earnings vary by loads, lane and costs.
Eagle Systems is seeking experienced CDL A Owner Operator Truck drivers for local intermodal driving opportunities. With more than a century in transportation and a nationwide intermodal network, Eagle Systems provides the freight, technology and support Owner Operators need to succeed.
Enjoy strong weekly revenue, flexible scheduling and local work that gets you home every night.
CDL A Owner Operator – Pay & Benefits
- $3,000–$5,000 weekly grossGross revenue before fuel, insurance and truck expenses. Not a guarantee; actual earnings vary by loads, lane and costs.
- Home daily
- Local intermodal freight
- No forced dispatch
- Flexible scheduling
- Weekly direct deposit settlements
- Nationwide fuel discounts
- Low-cost insurance premiums
- Clean roadside inspection bonuses
CDL A Owner Operator - Support
- Fuel card with nationwide discounts
- Plate and registration program
- IFTA fuel tax program
- Easy-to-install ELD
- Front-facing dash cameras
- Mobile dispatching app
Driver Requirements
- Valid Class A CDL
- 2 years of verifiable tractor-trailer driving experience OR one year experience in combination with a certified trucking school certificate
- Must own a commercial motor vehicle
- Truck must be 2000 or newer OR ELD compliant
- Must meet company safety and qualification standards
Run local. Earn $3,000–$5,000 gross weekly. Be home every night.Gross revenue before fuel, insurance and truck expenses. Not a guarantee; actual earnings vary by loads, lane and costs.
Apply today to join Eagle Systems as a CDL A Local Intermodal Truck Driver / Owner Operator.
Job #14028 · listed since · Updated · Owner Operator