Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Houston, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076106
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Houston, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076106
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
The Woodlands, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076094
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
The Woodlands, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076094
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Galveston, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076102
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Galveston, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076102
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
The Woodlands, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076094
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
The Woodlands, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076094
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076098
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076098
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Pearland, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076090
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Pearland, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076090
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Pearland, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076090
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Pearland, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076090
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076135
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076135
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Galveston, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076146
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Galveston, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076146
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Pearland, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076113
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
Pearland, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076113
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076135
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076135
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076157
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076157
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076113
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076113
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076146
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076146
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
The Woodlands, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076124
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
The Woodlands, TX · On-site
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076124
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076124
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076124
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076157
Owner-operator Port Drayage truck driver
$125K - $218K/yr
Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider's authority ... Job Owner-Operator Schedule FULLTIME Sign On Bonus 5000 PI286076157
Owner Operator - Roll Off Truck Driver - San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · On-site
$100 - $125/hr
Owner-Operator Roll-Off Driver (IW Truck Lease) Location: San Antonio, TX (SAT market) Type ... What You'll Do Pick up, deliver, swap, and haul roll-off containers for construction and demolition ...
Quick apply
Owner Operator - Roll Off Truck Driver - San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · On-site
$100 - $125/hr
Owner-Operator Roll-Off Driver (IW Truck Lease) Location: San Antonio, TX (SAT market) Type ... What You'll Do Pick up, deliver, swap, and haul roll-off containers for construction and demolition ...
Owner Operator - Roll Off Truck Driver - Dallas - Fort Worth
Dallas, TX · On-site
$100 - $125/hr
Position: Owner-Operator Roll-Off Driver (IW Truck Lease) Location: Dallas, TX (DFW market) Type ... What You'll Do Pick up, deliver, swap, and haul roll-off containers for construction and demolition ...
Quick apply
Owner Operator - Roll Off Truck Driver - Dallas - Fort Worth
Dallas, TX · On-site
$100 - $125/hr
Position: Owner-Operator Roll-Off Driver (IW Truck Lease) Location: Dallas, TX (DFW market) Type ... What You'll Do Pick up, deliver, swap, and haul roll-off containers for construction and demolition ...
Owner Operator Container Drivers - $$$ 10,000 Sign On Bonus $$$ (Channelview, Texas)
Channelview, TX · On-site
$$$ 10,000.00 SIGN ON BONUS $$$ Gulf States Trucking has immediate openings for Container ... owned trailers NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS Please apply to Driver Pulse
Owner Operator Container Drivers - $$$ 10,000 Sign On Bonus $$$ (Channelview, Texas)
Channelview, TX · On-site
$$$ 10,000.00 SIGN ON BONUS $$$ Gulf States Trucking has immediate openings for Container ... owned trailers NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS Please apply to Driver Pulse
Container Owner Operator information
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$600.19 - $1.2K
8% of jobs
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$2.2K is the 25th percentile. Wages below this are outliers.
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How much do container owner operator jobs pay per week?
As of Aug 9, 2026, the average weekly pay for container owner operator in Texas is $4,095.25, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $2,240.38 and $6,092.31 per week, depending on experience, location, and employer.
What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a container owner operator?
Successful Container Owner Operators require a valid commercial driver's license (CDL), experience with freight logistics, and the ability to handle and maintain tractor-trailer equipment reliably. Familiarity with electronic logging devices (ELDs), dispatch software, and safety inspection tools is essential for compliance and efficient operations. Strong time management, problem-solving, and customer service skills help operators build trust and effectively navigate challenges on the road. These skills ensure timely, safe cargo deliveries and successful management of both business and customer relationships.
What is a container owner operator?
A Container Owner Operator is an independent truck driver who owns and operates their own truck to transport shipping containers. They typically work with ports, rail yards, and shipping companies to move containers between locations. Unlike company drivers, owner-operators handle their own business expenses, such as fuel, maintenance, and insurance. This role offers greater earning potential and flexibility but also requires strong business management skills. Many Container Owner Operators lease onto larger carriers or work independently to find freight loads.
What are some common challenges faced by container owner operators, and how can they be managed?
Container Owner Operators often face challenges such as tight delivery schedules, variable fuel costs, port delays, and the responsibility of maintaining their own vehicles. Staying organized with scheduling tools, maintaining open communication with dispatchers, and investing in regular preventative maintenance can help manage these issues. Additionally, understanding port procedures and establishing relationships with terminal operators can streamline pickups and drop-offs. Adaptability and proactive planning are key for navigating these challenges and ensuring consistent, profitable operations.
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$125K - $218K/yr
Full-time
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Job description
Average revenue range: $125,000-$218,000
Overview- Load distance-based revenue: Choose from a variety of loads and lane options, often from dedicated port customers, that offer consistent revenue.
- Haul containers that are drop-and-hook at no charge while operating under Schneider’s authority.
- Get $380 on your second settlement payment after you start doing business with Schneider and $210 each week for the next 22 weeks ($5,000 in lease-on incentives) - limited time availability.
- Possess a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
- Minimum 6 months of Class A driving experience.
- Obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) by start date.
- Own or lease one or more tractors that is 2000 or newer, with engine meeting EPA10 emissions requirement and can pass a DOT inspection.
- Live within 50 miles of Houston, TX.
- Additional qualifications apply.
- Compensation for time spent in orientation.
- Discounts on fuel, tires, maintenance and more through Schneider’s Purchase Power Program.
- Unlimited referral bonuses.
- Tools to help you succeed: Doing business with Schneider means being provided a Samsung tablet you can use inside and outside your cab and having free trailer usage.
- Access to company facilities: Take full advantage of Schneider’s facilities, which provide free parking, free laundry, meal options, exercise equipment and more.
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