Home every night.

$57K–$63K a year at $0.65 a mile.

That’s about $1,100–$1,200 a week.

What a week looks like

Local runs work out of the Kent yard. You’re home every day, and you sleep in your own bed.

  • No forced loads.
  • Dispatch in Kent picks up days, nights, and weekends, in Punjabi and English.
  • Paid every week by direct deposit.
A white tractor and dry van at a small truck yard at blue hour, wet asphalt and one office window lit. The kind of equipment we run.

What you’ll drive

2023–2025 Freightliner Cascadias and Volvo VNLs.

Inside a sleeper cab: the bunk, a small fridge and an inverter. The kind of sleeper setup our tractors have.
Sleeper
APU, inverter, and fridge
Safety
Collision mitigation and lane-keep
Upkeep
Maintenance on a schedule
Roadside
24/7 roadside

Trailers

A white tractor with a flatbed of strapped lumber at a gravel job site on an overcast day. The kind of equipment we run.
A white tractor and refrigerated trailer backed up to a produce dock on a cold morning. The kind of equipment we run.
A white tractor and dry van on a gray interstate lined with firs, under an overcast sky. The kind of equipment we run.

Flatbed. 48–53 ft. Steel, lumber, building materials.

Reefer. Temperature-controlled, food-grade produce and freight.

Dry van. 53 ft. General and palletized freight.

How you run

  1. Pick your freight

    No forced dispatch. Loads come from the DAT board and direct shippers, and owner-operators choose their own.

  2. Call Kent

    One dispatcher who knows your name and your lane. Days, nights, and weekends, in Punjabi and English, on a direct line.

  3. Get paid

    Weekly, by direct deposit, and it matches the rate con. Owner-operators also get 100% of the fuel surcharge.

How it compares

The things drivers ask about first, side by side.

Pay split
What you may be used to: A cut you have to ask for
Thind: 90% of gross, in writing
Fuel surcharge
What you may be used to: Partial
Thind: 100% passed through
Forced dispatch
What you may be used to: Yes
Thind: Never
Home time
What you may be used to: When it’s convenient
Thind: You pick local, regional, or OTR
Dispatch language
What you may be used to: English-only call center
Thind: Punjabi and English, same person
Equipment
What you may be used to: Whatever is on the yard
Thind: 2023–2025 Cascadias and VNLs
Response
What you may be used to: Call-center queue
Thind: Direct line
Pay
What you may be used to: When the invoice clears
Thind: Weekly direct deposit
Fees
What you may be used to: ELD, compliance, admin
Thind: None

Questions drivers ask

Is the 90% in writing?

Yes. Owner-operators keep 90% of gross in writing, and every weekly settlement matches the rate confirmation.

Do you force loads?

No. Nobody here gets forced onto a load, and owner-operators pick their own from the DAT board and direct shippers.

Who answers at night?

A real person in Kent, days, nights, and weekends. It’s a direct line, not a call center, and the same dispatcher speaks Punjabi and English.

How fast is pay?

Weekly. Company drivers get direct deposit every week, and owner-operator settlements come weekly and match the rate confirmation.

What trucks are on the yard?

2023–2025 Freightliner Cascadias and Volvo VNLs, with collision mitigation and lane-keep. Sleepers have an APU, inverter, and fridge.

What do owner-operators keep?

90% of gross and 100% of the fuel surcharge. There are no ELD, compliance, or admin fees.

Something else? Call dispatch at (206) 765-6300

Apply, or call Kent.

Dispatch in Kent picks up days, nights, and weekends.