Speed Freight has run dedicated hazmat out of Chicago since 2013. These are the loads most carriers won't touch and shippers pay a premium for, and that premium goes to the driver hauling it. 90 trucks, late model equipment, and money in your account every Friday morning.
OTR or Regional
Same freight, same equipment, same dispatch. The only difference is how often you sleep in your own bed.
The truck you'll be in
Late model Freightliners and Volvos, 2022 to 2027, maintained in our own shop. Not a 900,000 mile hand me down from the driver who quit.
What people say about us
We didn't cherry-pick these. Open our Google listing and scroll as far back as you want.
"Settlement hits Friday morning like clockwork and the math is right every time. Twenty two years driving and that is not something I can say about most places I have been."
"Had unexpected issues arise at a shipper and George Tesic and his driver were very professional, communicated every step of the way, and very fair in negotiations. Thank you team, hope to work together again soon!"
"Truck is clean and the shop is ours, so I am not sitting two days at a dealer waiting on a part. Dispatch knows my name and picks up when I call."
Streamwood, Illinois
Our own yard, our own docks, our own shop, 30 minutes from O'Hare. 90 trucks and steady year round freight already booked.
Start My ApplicationStraight talk
We'd rather you know now than waste a week. Hazmat freight has hard federal lines we can't move.
What happens after you hit apply
You'll hear from a human before you hear from an automated system. That's the whole process.
Standard DOT application, the same one every carrier uses. Do it from your phone in the truck. You can save and come back.
About 10 minutesA real conversation about pay, lanes, home time and your MVR. No script. If it's not a fit, we tell you on that call.
Within 24 hoursPaid orientation, keys to a late model Freightliner or Volvo, and your first dispatch. Your $500 bonus and first settlement land that Friday.
~72 hours from applyBefore you apply
It's the top of our scale and it's tied to experience and safety record, not a mileage lottery. On the recruiter call we'll tell you the exact number you'd start at before you go any further. If your number is lower than $.80, we say so on that call, not after orientation.
Complete orientation and it's paid out on your first settlement, the same Friday as your first week's pay. No 90-day wait, no clawback schedule buried in the paperwork.
You tell dispatch your schedule and we plan loads around it. Drivers who want 2 weeks out and 3 days home get that. Drivers who want longer runs get those. Regional drivers get full Saturday and Sunday, every week.
Weekly direct deposit, hitting your account Friday at 5:15 AM. Settlements are itemized so you can check every line yourself.
Call us. If you have H and N separately, that works. If your X is expired but renewable, we've walked drivers through it before and there are seats waiting on the other side of it.
If it's a minor violation or two, apply and let's talk. If it's a DUI or DWI in the last 5 years, or a SAP program in that window, we won't be able to put you in a hazmat truck, and we'd rather tell you that in one phone call than string you along.
90 trucks, family-owned, running since 2013 out of Streamwood, Illinois. Big enough that the freight is steady and the settlements never bounce. Small enough that the people making decisions know your name.
Ready when you are
One application. A real phone call within 24 hours. Keys in about 72, plus a $500 bonus on your first settlement. If we're not a fit, you'll know fast and you'll know why.