Southern Refrigerated Transport - Texarkana, AR

Southern Refrigerated Transport Company Review

Southern Refrigerated Transport Company Overview

Southern Refrigerated Transport hauls temperature-controlled and dry freight throughout 48 US states and in Canada. Services include transportation of fresh produce from the West Coast to destinations in the Midwest and the Southeast.

The company is a subsidiary of Tennessee-based truckload carrier Covenant Transportation Group. Tony Smith, the president of Southern Refrigerated Transport, founded the company in 1986 and sold it to Covenant in 1998.

Southern Refrigerated Transport Paid CDL Training

Length Of Training At SRT

The training at SRT will last approximately 4 weeks.
SRT Average Pay During Training

You will average approximately $450 per week during your training.
Solo Versus Team Dispatch During Training

You are dispatched as a team during training with SRT
Solo Versus Team Operation After Training

At SRT you will run solo after training.

Southern Refrigerated Transport Corporate Headquarters

8055 Hwy 67 North
Texarkana, AR 71854
Phone: 1-888-778-8185
Website: Southern Refrigerated Transport

Getting Hired At Southern Refrigerated Transport

Southern Refrigerated Transport Minimum Hiring Qualifications

Have a current Class A CDL License
Have at least 7 months OTR experience
At least 21 years of age
Have a good driving record
Pass DOT drug screen and physical requirements
No criminal convictions (misdemeanors including DUI's and DWI's) within the last 5 years. (Includes probation time)
FELONIES- Reviewed by Management
No more than 4 moving violations in the last three years
No more than 2 preventable accidents in the last three years
Must meet or exceed all federal, state, insurance and company policies, rules or regulations for qualification

Hiring Drivers With Felonies

FELONIES- Reviewed by Management
Hiring Drivers With A DUI

No criminal convictions (misdemeanors including DUI�s and DWI's) within the last 5 years. (Includes probation time)

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SRT Hiring Area

Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

General hiring area excludes Southern Florida

Minimum Hiring Age For Southern Refrigerated Transport

SRT Minimum Hiring Age:
21 Years Old

Minimum Age Comparison

Salmon 25

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Groendyke 23

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Covenant 23

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SRT 21

.
Swift 21

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US Xpress 21

.
United Road 21

.

Minimum Experience Required For Southern Refrigerated Transport

SRT Minimum Experience:
0 Months

Minimum Experience Comparison (Months)

AAA Cooper 24

.
Tango 12

.
Premier 6

.
Rush 6

.
CalArk 6

.
SRT

No Experience Required
Swift

No Experience Required

Southern Refrigerated Transport Driver Pay

$0.29 per mile without endorsements
$0.30 per mile with hazmat endorsement
$0.31 per mile with hazmat and tanker endorsements for every mile you drive
Paid on a weekly basis
Paid tolls
Paid lumpers
Monthly Safety and Fuel Bonuses
$.02 cpm for all hazmat loads
$100 New York City pay
$100 pay for Canada loads
Detention pay
Layover pay
Multiple drop pay
Optional per diem company

Southern Refrigerated Transport Per Diem Pay

Optional per diem company.

SRT Starting Pay For Solo Drivers

SRT Starting Pay For Solo Drivers:
29 cpm

Solo Starting Pay Comparison

Maverick 55 cpm

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Melton 40 cpm

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May 35 cpm

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Carter 32.5 cpm

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SRT 29 cpm

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Dillon 0:0,6:38,12:39,18:43,24:45 cpm

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Oak Harbor 0:0,6:0,12:38,18:39,24:42 cpm

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SRT Starting Pay For Team Drivers

SRT Starting Pay For Team Drivers:
41 cpm

Team Starting Pay Comparison

Waggoners 67 cpm

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CalArk 43 cpm

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SRT 41 cpm

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Rush 0:41,6:42,12:44,18:44,24:45 cpm

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Groendyke 0:0,6:41,12:42,18:42,24:44 cpm

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Melton 0:34,6:35,12:36,18:37,24:38 cpm

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Martin 0:36,6:38,12:40,18:41,24:42 cpm

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Southern Refrigerated Transport Driver Benefits

Flex-Time- up to 7 days home time
Pet policy
Rider programs
Paid vacation
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401K
Driver referral bonus

Southern Refrigerated Transport Operations

Driving Opportunities At Southern Refrigerated Transport

Driver Types:

Solo
Teams
OwnOp - Lease

Freight Types:

Dry Van
Refrigerated
Intermodal

Route Types:

Regional
OTR
Intermodal

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SRT Operating Area

SRT operates all 48 contiguous states

Southern Refrigerated Transport Terminal Locations

Texarkana, AR

SRT Yearly Miles

SRT: 114,588,754

Yearly Miles Comparison

Swift 1.87B

.
J.B. Hunt 997.86M

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CR England 582.02M

.
Hub 203.89M

.
SRT 114.59M

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Eagle 61.91M

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Oak Harbor 3.89M

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SRT Driver Unload Percentage

SRT: 0%

Driver Unload Comparison

Trimac 95%

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Ozark 5%

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Prime 5%

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SRT 0%

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Covenant 0%

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Melton 0%

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Dart 0%

.

SRT Drop And Hook Percentage

SRT: 30%

Drop And Hook Comparison

Covenant 95%

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Koch 80%

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Maverick 75%

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TMC 50%

.
SRT 30%

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Trimac 5%

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Central 0%

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SRT Company Policies

SRT Home Time Options
SRT has the following home time options available:
- Weekly
- Monthly
Minimum 2 weeks out, 2 days home.
SRT Rider Policy

$25 per month based on approved application.
SRT Tuition Reimbursement

Paid $100.00 monthly on all miles driven in that month above 9,000 or if you stay with the company 2 years then full amount is reimbursed.
SRT Pet Policy

$500 non-refundable fee, deducted $50 weekly.

SRT Canadian Policies

$100 pay for Canada loads

SRT Company Equipment

SRT Number Of Trucks

SRT Number Of Trucks:
1,147 Trucks

Number Of Trucks Comparison

Swift 25,685

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R + L 5,735

.
Western Express 2,570

.
SRT 1,147

.
Ozark 727

.
K & B 681

.
Lynden 198

.

SRT Number Of Trailers

SRT Number Of Trailers:
1,700 Trailers

Number Of Trailers Comparison

J.B. Hunt 87,150

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PAM 4,919

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NEMF 3,584

.
Ozark 2,174

.
SRT 1,700

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Boyd Bros. 1,670

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Wil-Trans 300

.

SRT Governed Speed

SRT Speed:
65 MPH

Millis 70 mph

.
SRT 65 mph

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Ozark 65 mph

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XPO 65 mph

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Western Express 65 mph

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Jim Palmer 62 mph

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Schneider 60 mph

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SRT Tractor Brands

SRT
Hunt
Smith
Stevens
Werner
MTS
XPO
Melton
Transport America
CRST
Koch
Knight

SRT Transmission Types

SRT has standard transmissions

EATON 10-Speed transmissions

Standards
- Schaffer
- K & B
- Covenant
- Hunt
- MTS
- J.B. Hunt
Automatics
- Millis
- Watkins Shepard
- Averitt
- Dillon
- Maverick
- AAA Cooper
Mix Of Both
- CRST
- Navajo
- Schneider
- Dart
- Melton
- TMC

SRT APU Policy

SRT does not have trucks equipped with APU's

APU Equipped
- Jim Palmer
- Navajo
- Trimac
- Lone Star
- Hirschbach
- Carter
Without APU's
- Saia
- Watkins Shepard
- Waggoners
- MVT
- Schaffer
- Cowan
Mix Of Both
- TMC
- K & B

Southern Refrigerated Transport Company Review

Southern Refrigerated Transport Company Overview

Southern Refrigerated Transport Paid CDL Training

Length Of Training At SRT

SRT Average Pay During Training

Solo Versus Team Dispatch During Training

Solo Versus Team Operation After Training

Southern Refrigerated Transport Corporate Headquarters

Getting Hired At Southern Refrigerated Transport

Southern Refrigerated Transport Minimum Hiring Qualifications

Hiring Drivers With Felonies

Hiring Drivers With A DUI

SRT Hiring Area

Minimum Hiring Age For Southern Refrigerated Transport

SRT Minimum Hiring Age: 21 Years Old

Minimum Age Comparison

Minimum Experience Required For Southern Refrigerated Transport

SRT Minimum Experience: 0 Months

Minimum Experience Comparison (Months)

Southern Refrigerated Transport Driver Pay

Southern Refrigerated Transport Per Diem Pay

SRT Starting Pay For Solo Drivers

SRT Starting Pay For Solo Drivers:29 cpm

Solo Starting Pay Comparison

SRT Starting Pay For Team Drivers

SRT Starting Pay For Team Drivers:41 cpm

Team Starting Pay Comparison

Southern Refrigerated Transport Driver Benefits

Southern Refrigerated Transport Operations

Driving Opportunities At Southern Refrigerated Transport

Driver Types:

Freight Types:

Route Types:

SRT Operating Area

Southern Refrigerated Transport Terminal Locations

SRT Yearly Miles

SRT: 114,588,754

Yearly Miles Comparison

SRT Driver Unload Percentage

SRT: 0%

Driver Unload Comparison

SRT Drop And Hook Percentage

SRT: 30%

Drop And Hook Comparison

SRT Company Policies

SRT Home Time Options

SRT Rider Policy

SRT Tuition Reimbursement

SRT Pet Policy

SRT Canadian Policies

SRT Company Equipment

SRT Number Of Trucks

SRT Number Of Trucks:1,147 Trucks

Number Of Trucks Comparison

SRT Number Of Trailers

SRT Number Of Trailers:1,700 Trailers

Number Of Trailers Comparison

SRT Governed Speed

SRT Speed: 65 MPH

SRT Tractor Brands

SRT

Hunt

Smith

Stevens

Werner

MTS

XPO

Melton

Transport America

CRST

Koch

Knight