We're an Elgin, IL open-deck carrier running all 48 states since 2013 — flatbed, step deck and conestoga, solo and team. Freightliner & Volvo trucks, weekly direct deposit every Wednesday, real home time, and dispatch that actually picks up the phone.
Drop your number — a real human (not a bot) calls you back within 2 business hours, M–F.
Flatbed, step deck and conestoga across all 48 states since 2013. Open-deck pays better — and we run it right: all miles paid loaded and empty, weekly direct deposit every Wednesday, and dispatch that answers the phone.
Out 2–4 weeks, home 2–6 days depending on your OTR run. Reset rules respected — no "we'll see."
2016–2026, automatics, governed at 72. APU, power inverter, fridge, microwave & front dash cam.
Direct deposit every Wednesday — on time, every time. 1099. Rate cons forwarded straight to you.
Loaded and empty, every mile. 3,000+ a week on average. Extra stops $50, layover $100 — no fighting for it.
Flatbed, step deck & conestoga — solo & team. Full TL plus paid partials ($100–300 flat). Dedicated lanes available.
$300 referral (after 3 months), safety bonuses $200/$150/$100, fuel cards & discounts, $200 cash advance, paid tolls.
Transparent CPM by trailer — no asterisks, no "up to" games. We pay all miles, loaded and empty, and the money hits every Wednesday.
Most of these are non-negotiable — they keep our DOT score where it needs to be and your paycheck steady. A couple are flexible. Apply anyway; we'll figure it out.
Star Carriers has been hauling open-deck freight since 2013. Here's the short version of how we treat the people who pull our loads.
We've run open-deck freight since 2013, and we built Star Carriers around four things we won't compromise: safety, respect, trust, and reliability. That means all your miles paid — loaded and empty — money in the bank every Wednesday, equipment that's ready to roll, and dispatch that picks up the phone. You handle the road. We'll handle the rest.
Takes about 4 minutes. We don't sell your info, we don't sign you up for a newsletter, and a real recruiter — not an auto-responder — reviews every application within one business day.
This first step covers contact info and what you drive. Steps 2 & 3 (work history, MVR consent) come after a quick chat with a recruiter — saves you time if we're not a fit on basics.
Unedited, in their words. We've left the typos and the truck-stop punctuation alone — felt wrong to clean them up.
Flatbed pays and Star pays for all of it — loaded and empty. Money's in the bank every Wednesday like clockwork. Dispatch actually answers. That's the review.
Run team on the step deck and conestoga. The dedicated lanes keep us moving 700 a day, and partials still pay flat on top. Best teams money I've had.
Small enough that they know my name. Big enough to keep me loaded all 48. Newer Freightliner with an APU, and the referral bonus actually hit my check. Sweet spot.
