TransAm Trucking
Company-sponsoredNationwide
Midwest-based OTR carrier offering monthly tuition reimbursement up to $6,000.
Pay ladder
Estimated annual pay by career stage — read the note under each bar, not just the number.
Starting pay reported at $0.45-$0.65/mile (loaded and empty, includes per diem), with a raise possible after 30 days if accident-free with a high safety score.
No distinct mid-career figure published. Shown as a rough industry-pattern estimate (~20% above fresh-start pay), not company-specific.
Not separately broken out beyond the starting range above. Shown as a rough industry-pattern estimate (~50% above fresh-start pay), not company-specific.
TransAm advertises hiring for 'Owner Operators' in general job listings, but no specific owner-operator pay figures were found. Industry-wide owner-operator gross pay commonly runs roughly $80,000-$180,000+/year before truck, fuel, and insurance costs — a general ballpark, not specific to TransAm.
Operations & benefits
- Fleet size
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- Not published in Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 (too small to rank). TransAm's own materials state it operates 'over 1,000 tractors and over 1,900 trailers' out of Olathe, KS.
- Route types
- LocalRegionalOTRDedicated
- Lists Dedicated, Local, OTR, and Regional positions, hauling primarily Dry Van and Reefer (temperature-controlled) freight.
- Pay structure & benefits
- CPM-based; $5,000 sign-on bonus paid over 120 days, $200/month retention bonus afterward, $6,000 tuition reimbursement.
CDL program cost
Not disclosed
Tuition reimbursement (not in-house free training), reported (third-party) at $125/month up to a $6,000 cap, also cited elsewhere as 'up to $6,000' via partner school Truck Driver Institute. Not confirmed on a live official page.
Paid monthly while employed. Contract length and quit-penalty figure weren't found on an official page.