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Word of mouth hires in this community. Arm the people already on the team: copy a post, scan a QR, or tap to call. Pay is $0.65/mile company and 90% owner-op — the same numbers as /pay-rates.

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WhatsApp / text job card

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Text this to our 15 drivers Monday. Ask them to forward it. Do not blast cold numbers (TCPA).

Kent, WA — Thind Transport is hiring (family company, since 2014).
Company drivers: local / regional / OTR — $0.65/mile, $57K-$63K to $69K-$82K/year + $1,000 (First Year). Weekly pay.
Owner-operators: 90% of gross, 100% FSC, no forced dispatch.
Dispatch, orientation, and paperwork help available in Punjabi and English. USDOT 2523064.
Call/text (206) 765-6300 · https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit

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Join as Sukhdev / a current driver. Paste once. Answer comments. Re-post at most weekly.

CDL-A Company Driver + Owner Operator | Thind Transport — Kent, WA
Thind Transport — family-owned since 2014, Kent, WA. USDOT 2523064 · MC 876103 · 15 trucks · 48 states.

Pay (same $0.65/mile on every lane):
• Local (home daily): $57K-$63K/year
• Regional (home weekly): $63K-$73K/year
• OTR (2-3 weeks out): $69K-$82K/year
Sign-on: $1,000 (First Year)
Benefits & other compensation: $1,000 sign-on bonus (first year) · Weekly direct deposit pay · Home time flexibility - Local/Regional/OTR options · Performance bonuses · Modern, well-maintained equipment · 24/7 dispatch support · Referral bonuses.

Owner-operators: keep 90% of gross, 100% fuel surcharge pass-through, typical $150K-$250K/year at $2.50-$3.50/mile — your revenue depends on the miles you choose. Sign-on $2,500. No forced dispatch.

Requirements: valid CDL-A · 1 year company driver experience (company) / 2 years OTR experience (OTR / lease-on).
Dispatch, orientation, and paperwork help available in Punjabi and English.
Must meet all FMCSA driver qualifications, including English proficiency (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)).
Thind Transport is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.

Apply: https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit
Call/text (206) 765-6300

Craigslist Seattle (transportation)

seattle.craigslist.org — local drivers still check it

$10–$75 / 30 days (metro fee at checkout — not free, cheapest board)

Post in transportation jobs. Full wage scale is required. Link the apply URL, don't dump the form in the ad.

CDL-A Company Driver (Local / Regional / OTR) and Owner Operator — Thind Transport, Kent, WA

Thind Transport — family-owned since 2014, Kent, WA. USDOT 2523064 · MC 876103 · 15 trucks · 48 states.

Pay (same $0.65/mile on every lane):
• Local (home daily): $57K-$63K/year
• Regional (home weekly): $63K-$73K/year
• OTR (2-3 weeks out): $69K-$82K/year
Sign-on: $1,000 (First Year)
Benefits & other compensation: $1,000 sign-on bonus (first year) · Weekly direct deposit pay · Home time flexibility - Local/Regional/OTR options · Performance bonuses · Modern, well-maintained equipment · 24/7 dispatch support · Referral bonuses.

Owner-operators keep 90% of gross with 100% fuel surcharge pass-through. Typical gross $150K-$250K/year. Sign-on $2,500. Terms match the written lease (49 CFR 376).

Requirements: Valid CDL Class A. 1 year company driver experience. Must meet all FMCSA driver qualifications, including English proficiency (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)).
Dispatch, orientation, and paperwork help available in Punjabi and English.
Must meet all FMCSA driver qualifications, including English proficiency (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)).
Thind Transport is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.

Apply: https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=craigslist&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit
Call/text (206) 765-6300

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Create an Indeed employer account with USDOT 2523064. Paste this. Sponsored is optional later.

CDL-A Company Driver — Local, Regional & OTR | Thind Transport — Kent, WA
Thind Transport — family-owned since 2014, Kent, WA. USDOT 2523064 · MC 876103 · 15 trucks · 48 states.

Pay (same $0.65/mile on every lane):
• Local (home daily): $57K-$63K/year
• Regional (home weekly): $63K-$73K/year
• OTR (2-3 weeks out): $69K-$82K/year
Sign-on: $1,000 (First Year)
Benefits & other compensation: $1,000 sign-on bonus (first year) · Weekly direct deposit pay · Home time flexibility - Local/Regional/OTR options · Performance bonuses · Modern, well-maintained equipment · 24/7 dispatch support · Referral bonuses.

Owner-operator seats: 90% of gross, 100% FSC, no forced dispatch, $2,500 sign-on. Typical $150K-$250K/year.

Requirements: Valid CDL-A. 1 year company driver experience. Must meet all FMCSA driver qualifications, including English proficiency (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)).
Dispatch, orientation, and paperwork help available in Punjabi and English.
Must meet all FMCSA driver qualifications, including English proficiency (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)).
Thind Transport is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.

Apply on our site (fastest): https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit
Or call/text (206) 765-6300

WorkSource WA (state job bank)

worksourcewa.com — free employer postings for Washington jobs

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Employer account at WorkSource WA / ESD. This is the general-audience channel that keeps Punjabi-group posts from being the only placement.

CDL-A truck driver, Kent, WA. Local (home daily), regional (home weekly), or OTR.
Pay (same $0.65/mile on every lane):
• Local (home daily): $57K-$63K/year
• Regional (home weekly): $63K-$73K/year
• OTR (2-3 weeks out): $69K-$82K/year
Sign-on: $1,000 (First Year)
Benefits & other compensation: $1,000 sign-on bonus (first year) · Weekly direct deposit pay · Home time flexibility - Local/Regional/OTR options · Performance bonuses · Modern, well-maintained equipment · 24/7 dispatch support · Referral bonuses.
Dispatch, orientation, and paperwork help available in Punjabi and English.
Must meet all FMCSA driver qualifications, including English proficiency (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2)).
Thind Transport is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.
Apply: https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=worksource&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit · (206) 765-6300

Google Business Profile post

Google Maps listing for Thind Transport — people already searching the name

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Google Business Profile → Posts → What's New. 100–300 words. Add a button to the apply URL.

We're hiring CDL-A company drivers and owner-operators out of Kent, WA.
Company: $0.65/mile, home daily / weekly / OTR. Owner-operators keep 90% of gross.
Family-run since 2014. Dispatch that answers — Punjabi and English.
Apply: https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=google_business&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit or call (206) 765-6300.

Ask our drivers to refer (SMS they can forward)

The 15 people already on the team

Free (+ referral bonus on hire, already in BENEFITS)

Send this from the company phone to each current driver. One message, not a group blast if they didn't opt in together.

It's Sukhdev Thind. We're hiring. If you know a solid CDL-A who wants home time or a 90% lease-on, send them this:
https://thindtransport.com/apply?utm_source=driver_refer&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=driver_recruit
Or have them call me (206) 765-6300. Referral bonus is in the pay plan.

Gurdwara flyer (English master)

Renton GSSWA + Kent 132nd Ave SE — ask the committee first, never pin unasked

~$20 printing. Postcard, English this side; Punjabi only after family translation.

Sunday around langar. Business talk in the lobby, not the darbar hall. This is a legal 'posting' — wage scale stays on the card.

Thind Transport is hiring CDL-A drivers
Kent, WA · since 2014 · USDOT 2523064

Company $0.65/mi · home daily, weekly, or OTR
$57K-$63K – $69K-$82K/year · $1,000 (First Year)
Owner-operators 90% of gross · 100% FSC

Dispatch, orientation, and paperwork help available in Punjabi and English.
Call/text (206) 765-6300
thindtransport.com

Radio Punjab live-read (English master)

KNTS 1680 / KKDZ 1250 / KZIZ 1560 — studio (206) 497-1313, Kent office

Quote (expect low-hundreds/week). Call before spending. Not free.

Ask for a host live-read. Script names no dollar figures — the website posting carries them (WA EPOA + FTC).

Drivers — Thind Transport in Kent is a family trucking company, on the road since 2014, running flatbed, reefer, and dry van in all 48 states. Company driver and owner-operator seats open now. Real rates, weekly pay, no forced dispatch — hear every number before you sign, in Punjabi or English. Call Thind Transport: (206) 765-6300. Or visit thindtransport.com. Full pay details in the online posting.

Where to post this week

  • Google for Jobs

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    Already on the site as JobPosting schema. Search 'CDL jobs Kent WA' in a week or two after deploy. No ad spend.

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  • This share kit

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    QR + copy buttons. Current drivers forward the WhatsApp card; that is how this community actually hires.

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  • PUNJABI TRUCKERS (Facebook)

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    Join as a named human. Paste the Facebook post. Answer in-thread.

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  • Punjabi Truck Owner/Driver North America

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    Owner-operator mix. Use the same Facebook post.

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  • Desi Truckers of North America

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    Broader South Asian trucking. Same post, once a week max.

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  • WorkSource WA

    Free

    State job bank. General-audience placement next to the Punjabi groups (EEOC).

    Open
  • Google Business Profile

    Free

    A Maps post with the apply button. People already looking you up.

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  • Gurudwara Singh Sabha of Washington (Renton)

    Print only

    5200 Talbot Rd S, Renton. Ask the office before posting a flyer.

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  • Radio Punjab / Desh Punjab Radio (Kent)

    Quote

    26461 104th Ave SE, Kent. Studio (206) 497-1313. Highest-trust broadcast if the quote fits — not week-1 required.

    Open
  • NAPTA / Punjabi Trucking 360

    Fleet dues ~$10 + $5/truck

    (877) 622-1313. Association network + the weekly Punjabi trucking show. Optional week-1.

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