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WELCOME!

Sunco Carriers has grown from a small southeast carrier with a handful of dedicated owner operators and customers, into a major player in the truckload refrigerated market.

Sunco is a Subsidiary of Watkins Associated Industries.  Sunco has been in the trucking industry since 1981 and we are going strong today.  With our solid customer base, Sunco Carriers and its operators are in constant demand.  We are looking for good owner operators with clean, sound equipment to join one of the finest carriers in America.  Welcome Aboard!

QUALIFICATION AND ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

Qualification and leasing can be completed at any Sunco terminal location -- ATLANTA, CHICAGO, DALLAS, or LAKELAND.  Once qualified and leased, you will attend a one-day orientation. 

Orientation Class Schedule

  • Thursdays 8:00 am until 5:00 pm 

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

 

  • Prefer 7 years or new tractor

  • Cellular phone required

  • Tractor weight under 19,000 lbs.

  • Minimum 1 YEAR OTR verifiable experience or 100,000 miles in last 5 years.

  • Minimum 22 years of age.

  • Prefer 6 MONTHS refrigerated experience.

  • No more than:   2 moving violations in last 12 months - 3 moving violations in last 24 months - 5 moving violations in last 36 months

  • No RECKLESS driving - OPEN CONTAINER in last 3 years. 

  • No record of 2 SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS defined by Federal Hwy Admn last 2 years. 

  • No DUI in last 5 years. 

  • No preventable SINGLE VEHICLE TURNOVER accidents in last 2 years. 

  • No preventable accident resulting in FATALITY. 

  • No record of more than 2 chargeable accidents in last 2 years. 

  • No DRUG / ALCOHOL TEST refusal.

  • No rear-end accident involving injury in last 3 years.

 

 

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