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How much do long distance courier jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 29, 2026, the average hourly pay for long distance courier in Tennessee is $15.74, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.75 and $17.45 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a long distance courier?

A Long Distance Courier is responsible for transporting goods, documents, or packages over significant distances, often between cities or states. This role typically involves driving for extended periods, ensuring timely deliveries, and maintaining the safety of transported items. Couriers may work for logistics companies, courier services, or as independent contractors. Strong time management and navigation skills are essential for success in this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a long distance courier?

To excel as a Long Distance Courier, you need a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record, strong navigation skills, and experience handling various types of cargo. Familiarity with GPS tracking systems, digital route planning tools, and electronic proof-of-delivery applications is often required. Punctuality, attention to detail, and strong customer service abilities are standout soft skills for this role. These competencies are essential to ensure timely, safe, and reliable delivery of goods over long distances while maintaining customer satisfaction.

What does a typical workweek look like for a long distance courier?

A typical workweek for a Long Distance Courier often involves extended hours on the road, transporting packages or freight across cities, regions, or even state lines. You may have set routes or variable assignments depending on the employer, and schedules can include nights, weekends, or holidays, especially during peak delivery periods. The role often requires working independently for long stretches, but you’ll regularly communicate with dispatchers, logistics coordinators, and customers to coordinate drop-offs and resolve any delivery issues. Flexibility, adaptability to changing routes, and strong organizational skills are crucial for managing your workload. Many employers provide detailed training and support, and with experience, there can be advancement opportunities into lead courier or dispatch supervisory roles.

What are the most commonly searched types of Long Distance Courier jobs in Tennessee?

The most popular types of Long Distance Courier jobs in Tennessee are:

What cities in Tennessee are hiring for Long Distance Courier jobs?

Cities in Tennessee with the most Long Distance Courier job openings:

Infographic showing various Long Distance Courier job openings in Tennessee as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 85% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $32,741 per year, or $15.7 per hour.

Full Time Courier/Driver

Nashville, TN • On-site


American Red Cross
Non-Profits • 10K+ employees

6.3

Company rating: 6.3 out of 10

Based on 284 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

540th of 783 rated non-profit organizations

People enjoy working here

Recommended by students

Respectful managers


$16.65/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 5 days ago


Job description

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?
Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!
Job Description:
DRIVE A COMPANY VEHICLE - NO WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR CAR AND NO GAS COSTS. JOIN THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND PLAY A DIRECT ROLE IN SAVING LIVES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
Why Choose Us?
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.
When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
Where Your Career is a Force for Good!
What you Need to Know:
We are seeking a customer-focused, compassionate individual to drive an American Red Cross vehicle to pick-up, deliver and properly store products and other lightweight materials following an assigned route or on an as-needed basis. You would also perform additional transport or loading duties to support ARC Blood Services.
As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members - show up for every shift and give 100% while you're there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, demonstrating care and compassion at all times
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD:
Key Responsibilities:
  • Operate vehicle for the delivery of blood products and materials safely and within traffic laws.
  • Prepare for deliveries by verifying orders, loading vehicles, and maintaining route supply inventory to ensure prompt delivery of products to customers.
  • Document temporary storage and transportation of blood, blood products, and materials as required by internal and external regulatory requirements.
  • Provide customer service by giving basic information and interacting in a positive proactive manner with employees.
  • Maintain excellent vehicle conditions by keeping vehicle clean and checking fluid and gas levels
  • Provide shipping and receiving support as directed.

The aforementioned responsibilities describe the general nature of the position and are not an extensive list
Standard Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00AM - 3:30PM with rotating on-call overnight and weekends.
Pay Information: $16.65 per hour plus any applicable shift differentials.
What you Need to Succeed:
  • High School or equivalent required.
  • Valid driver's license and clean DMV record required

Physical Requirements:
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Frequently lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs unassisted. Frequently required to push carts weighing up to 100 pounds on flat flooring or ramps. Frequently required to stand for long periods, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus. Able to withstand temperatures in a typical blood banking environment including refrigerators and freezers. Position may require climbing of step ladders. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs.
Benefits for You
As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:
  • Medical, Dental Vision plans
  • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
  • Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
  • 401K with up to 6% match
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Employee Assistance
  • Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
  • Service Awards and recognition

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to
make your career a force for good!
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.
AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.
Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.
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The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​The American Red Cross is part of the world's largest volunteer network found in 187 countries.

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