Company awards Raven Transport as Carrier of the Year

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Raven Transport, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, was recently named 2016 Carrier of the Year by Nestle Purina PetCare Company’s Allentown, Pennsylvania facility.

“Our success has been built on quality service, dedication, professionalism and our ability to tailor logistics to customers’ specific needs that allows us to develop solid, long-term relationships with our customers,” said Stephen Silverman, chief operations officer of Raven Transport.

Company Facts:

  • 80 percent drop and hook
  • 99 percent no touch freight
  • Services the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West and Northeast
  • Operating authority in all 48 contiguous states
  • Found in 1985
  • Privately owned
  • Terminals in Middletown, Ohio; Greensboro, North Carolina; Albany, Georgia
  • Home office and Central Dispatch Operations in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 500 Peterbilt and Volvo trucks
  • Over 1,500 total trailers
  • All trucks under 2 years old
  • Trucks loaded with an APU, inverter, refrigerator and storage
  • 24-hour dispatch
  • Driver support teams
  • Electronic logs
  • E-ZPass and PrePass
  • Assigned tractors and dispatch
  • Uniforms
  • No slip seating

Pay Facts:

  • Breakdown pay is available
  • Stop-off pay is available
  • Loading/unloading pay is available 
  • Pay per dispatch mile
  • Weekly pay
  • Direct deposit available
  • Pay rates:
    • 1-2 years = 46 cents per mile
    • 3-5 years = 47.5 cents per mile
    • 6-8 years = 48.5 cents per mile
    • 9-12 years = 49 cents per mile
    • 13 years or more = 50 cents per mile

Employee Benefits:

  • 401(k) program
  • Pet policy available
  • Rider program available
  • Up to 3 weeks vacation time available
  • Paid orientation
  • Cafeteria plan available
  • 6 paid holiday and 3 personal days
  • Guaranteed home time:
    • On the road/home time:
      • 10-14 days = 48 hours
      • 18-21 days = 72 hours
      • 26-29 days = 96 hours
  • Health and dental insurance for employees and family
  • Company paid life insurance for employee

General Employment Requirements:

  • Minimum 21 years of age
  • Minimum one year verifiable tractor-trailer experience within the last 36 months or 6 months of continuous tractor-trailer experience and graduation from a certified tractor-trailer driving school
  • Must pass company sponsored driving skills test
  • Must pass DOT physical examination
  • Must pass company background investigation
  • Must meet all FMCSA requirements
  • Must be able to perform all job description tasks
  • Valid Class A commercial driver’s license with ability to obtain HAZMAT endorsement
  • No more than 3 moving violations in the previous 36 months
  • No more than 3 accidents and/or moving violations within the past 3 years
  • No more than 2 preventable vehicular accidents in the past 3 years
  • No more than 1 preventable vehicular accident in the past 12 months
  • No preventable accidents involving a fatality
  • Must pass DOT pre-employment drug screen
  • No record of “positive” test results from any drug and/or alcohol test in previous employment history
  • No DWI or DUI convictions in the past 10 years and/or no more than 1 conviction for DWI or DUI in a lifetime

Fleet profile information is from Raven Transport’s website.