18-wheeler semi truck on a Virginia highway at sunrise
Now hiring · Rice, Virginia

Same Truck.Never theSame Day.

One morning it's gravel and stone bound for a Virginia jobsite. The next, you're chasing sunrise into Maryland or North Carolina. Different loads, different roads, different scenery out the windshield — and a paycheck that moves with the work you put in.

25–26%
of truck revenue
Mon–Fri
standard week
$150
per training day
4 States
and growing
Aggregate Hauling Virginia Maryland North Carolina Centipedes Quints Quads Paid Training 401(k) Health Insurance Paid Time Off Aggregate Hauling Virginia Maryland North Carolina Centipedes Quints Quads Paid Training 401(k) Health Insurance Paid Time Off

Why Rice, Virginia

Experience the difference in your workday

01

A route that refuses to repeat

Aggregate work moves where the work is. Different pits, different sites, different state lines — the windshield view keeps changing and so does the day.

02

You earn a share, not a flat rate

25% on Centipedes and Quints, 26% on Quads. When the truck has a strong day, so do you. No mystery math — a percentage of what the truck makes.

03

Weekends that are actually yours

Monday through Friday is the standard week. Saturdays are voluntary — take them when you want the extra, skip them when life calls.

04

Trained by drivers, not slideshows

One to two weeks riding and driving with an experienced trainer who knows these roads. $150 a day while you learn them.

Run the numbers

Your pay rides with the truck

Drivers earn a percentage of what the truck makes — 25% on Centipedes and Quints, 26% on Quads because Quads carry less weight. Slide it and see the day.

  • Saturday work is voluntary — extra earning when you want it
  • $150 per day during the 1–2 week training period
  • 401(k), health insurance and paid time off after 90 days

$1,000

You earn that day

$250–$260

Illustration based on the 25%–26% pay structure. Actual earnings vary by truck, load and day.

From here to the driver's seat

Five stops on the way in

  1. Step 1

    Apply

    Tell us how to reach you. It takes about two minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Talk it through

    A quick conversation about your experience, the trucks and the routes.

  3. Step 3

    Train paid

    1–2 weeks riding and driving with an experienced trainer at $150 per day.

  4. Step 4

    Roll solo

    Your truck, your route sheet, and a workweek that never quite repeats.

  5. Step 5

    Day 90

    401(k), health insurance and paid time off activate.

J.R. Tharpe Trucking Co.

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