Venture Express, Inc. Company Review

Venture Express, Inc. Company Overview

Venture Express, Inc. company logo

Venture Express was founded by Mr. Jimmy Allen in 1981 with a single truck, now grown into more than 500 power units.

Headquartered in Lavergne, TN, Venture Express is primarily a dry-van truckload carrier that hauls automotive production and service parts for high-volume, time sensitive shippers that demand safe delivery of their products in a 24/7/365 capacity.

Terminals located throughout the southeast.

Venture Express, Inc. Corporate Headquarters

Map of Venture corporate headquarters
131 Industrial Blvd.
LaVergne, TN 37086
Phone: 615-793-9500
Website: Venture Express, Inc.

Getting Hired At Venture Express, Inc.

Venture Express, Inc. Minimum Hiring Qualifications

  • Must be 23 years or older
  • No DUIs in previous 7 years
  • No Careless driving or reckless driving on MVR (3 years)
  • Cannot be involved as a defendant in an active felony case or a misdemeanor involving assault to another person or involving drugs.
  • No at fault rear end collisions, rollover accidents, or jackknife accidents in the previous 3 years.
  • No more than a combination of 3 moving violations or at fault accidents in the previous 3 years.
  • An acceptable PSP score
  • No speeding citations of 15 mph or more over the posted speed.
  • Must be able to pass a DOT physical
  • Must be able to pass a road test administered by Venture Express
  • Must meet all qualifications in section 391.11 of the FMCSA regulations handbook.
  • 12 months experience in the past 3 years pulling a 53' van if for van fleet of which 6 months must be OVER THE ROAD. (school counts as time served)
  • 12 months experience in the past 3 years pulling a flat bed with 6 months hauling steel coils of which 6 months must be OVER THE ROAD if for flat bed (school counts as time served)
  • If they have ever been employed by Venture Express they must have been gone for a minimum of 6 months and must have left in good standing.
  • Hiring Drivers With Felonies

    No information at this time
  • Hiring Drivers With A DUI

    No DUI's in previous 7 years.

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Venture Hiring Area

Minimum Hiring Age For Venture Express, Inc.

Venture Minimum Hiring Age:
23 Years Old

Minimum Age Comparison

  • Salmon 25  
    .
  • Venture 23  
    .
  • Groendyke 23  
    .
  • PAM 22  
    .
  • Heartland 22  
    .
  • Swift 21  
    .
  • Beelman 21  
    .

Minimum Experience Required For Venture Express, Inc.

Venture Minimum Experience:
12 Months

Minimum Experience Comparison (Months)

  • AAA Cooper  24  
    .
  • Venture  12  
    .
  • Estenson  12  
    .
  • Waggoners  12  
    .
  • Lynden  1  
    .
  •  Swift
    No Experience Required
  •  TMC
    No Experience Required

Venture Express, Inc. Driver Benefits

  • Medical/Prescription Coverage:
    Employees are covered under a Major Medical Health Plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield beginning the first of the month following a 30 day waiting period.
  • Life and AD &D Coverage:
    We provide a $25,000 company paid life insurance policy that will double upon accidental death to all of our employees at no cost.
  • Dental Coverage:
    Venture offers a comprehensive dental plan that covers cleanings and X-rays at 100% with basic and complex procedures covered at 90% and 60% respectfully.
  • Vision Coverage:
    A comprehensive Vision plan is also offered to all employees that offer a $10 co-pay for exams and $25 co-pays on lenses and frames or contacts.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    Venture Express offers an FSA benefit for all employees who have reached their 1 year anniversary date with Venture Express and are full-time, benefits eligible employees. An FSA account will allow you to payroll deduct up to $5,000 in a tax-deferred benefit that would be used for reimbursement of eligible healthcare expenses including deductibles, co-pays, prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, etc.
  • Dependent Care Expense Accounts:
    Venture Express offers a DCA benefit for all employees who have reached their 1 year anniversary date with Venture Express and are full-time, benefits eligible employees. A DCA account will allow you to payroll deduct in a tax-deferred benefit that would be used for reimbursement of eligible daycare expenses.
  • Employee discounts:
    • Vendor Discount for all new Nissan vehicles
    • Discounted rate for AAA
    • Blue Perks for BCBS members that include discounts on gym memberships, massage therapy, vitamins, etc.

Venture Express, Inc. Operations

Driving Opportunities At Venture Express, Inc.

Driver Types:

Freight Types:

  • Dry Van
  • Flatbed

Route Types:

  • Local
  • Regional
  • Dedicated
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Venture Operating Area

Venture Express, Inc. Terminal Locations

Venture Express, Inc. terminal locations
  • LaVergne, TN
  • Smyrna, TN
  • Canton, MS
  • Lagrange, GA
  • Mobile, AL

Venture Yearly Revenues

Venture: $120,000,000

Yearly Revenue Comparison

  • J.B. Hunt  $6.16B
    .
  • Crete  $1.01B
    .
  • Heartland  $582.26M
    .
  • Wilson  $147.16M
    .
  • Ozark  $146.26M
    .
  • Venture  $120M
    .
  • G & P  $80M
    .

Venture Yearly Miles

Venture: 59,107,157

Yearly Miles Comparison

  • Swift  1.87B
    .
  • MVT  169.45M
    .
  • Maverick  144.44M
    .
  • Jack Cooper  122.66M
    .
  • Super Service  116.09M
    .
  • Venture  59.11M
    .
  • Oak Harbor  3.89M
    .

Venture Company Policies

  • Venture Home Time Options

    Venture has the following home time options available:

    • Daily
    • Weekly

    Dedicated and daily routes home daily, Regional routes home weekly.

  • Venture Rider Policy

    Venture does not allow anyone to ride along.
  • Venture Tuition Reimbursement

    Venture does not offer tuition reimbursement.
  • Venture Pet Policy

    Venture does not allow pets.

Venture Company Equipment

Venture Number Of Trucks

Venture Number Of Trucks:
579 Trucks

Number Of Trucks Comparison

  • Swift  25,685
    .
  • Crete  5,000
    .
  • Knight  4,000
    .
  • P&S  840
    .
  • Beelman  707
    .
  • Venture  579
    .
  • Lynden  198
    .

Venture Number Of Trailers

Venture Number Of Trailers:
0 Trailers

Number Of Trailers Comparison

  • J.B. Hunt  87,150
    .
  • Estes  24,592
    .
  • Koch  2,000
    .
  • Oak Harbor  1,842
    .
  • CT  1,015
    .
  • Wil-Trans  300
    .
  • Venture  0
    .

Venture Governed Speed

Venture Speed:
0 MPH

0
  • Millis  70 mph
    .
  • Watkins Shepard  65 mph
    .
  • Jim Palmer  62 mph
    .
  • TMC  62 mph
    .
  • Prime  62 mph
    .
  • Schneider  60 mph
    .
  • Venture  0 mph
    .

Venture Tractor Brands

  • Venture

  • Stevens

  • Southeastern

  • K & B

  • Western Express

  • P&S

  • Wil-Trans

  • Knight

  • Schneider

  • CalArk

  • Watkins Shepard

  • TransAm

Venture Transmission Types

Venture has standard transmissions

  • Standards
    • Crete
    • Prime
    • May
    • MTS
    • Hunt
    • J.B. Hunt
  • Automatics
    • Dillon
    • Carter
    • AAA Cooper
    • Koch
    • Maverick
    • Watkins Shepard
  • Mix Of Both
    • Melton
    • Wil-Trans
    • Ozark
    • Dart
    • XPO
    • Navajo

Venture APU Policy

Venture has trucks equipped with APU's

  • APU Equipped
    • Marten
    • Trimac
    • Lone Star
    • Ozark
    • Jim Palmer
    • Maverick
  • Without APU's
    • JBS
    • NEMF
    • Lynden
    • Roehl
    • FirstFleet
    • NFI
  • Mix Of Both
    • K & B
    • TMC

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