Top Pay Top 50% of OTR drivers avg. $90,518 per year. WHY CHOOSE CRETE CARRIER? At Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking we need more safe, experienced drivers to meet the needs of our customers. Crete, Shaffer, and Hunt drivers are paid based on practical miles. This means drivers are paid for 3-5 percent more total miles per year than companies that pay based on short route miles. We also offer comprehensive and affordable health insurance, matching 401k and a profit-sharing plan that contributed $13 million in 2023 and more than $80.5 million to employee retirement accounts since 2018. Over-the-Road Fleets: Drivers who want to travel will see the country on the Crete Carrier national OTR fleets. Highest mileage fleets Home to our top-earning drivers Benefits and Salary: Top 50% average $90,518 per year 401k Matching Comprehensive and Affordable Health Insurance Driver Recognition Program Partner Discounts for Drivers Scholarship Program for Driver Dependents Referral Bonus: $500 After Orientation 1 CPM for Every Mile they Drive in the First Year. Profit Sharing Plan (contributed $13 million in 2023 and more than $80.5 million to employee retirement accounts since 2018.) Starting pay $.60 to $.63 cpm Experience: One-Year of Verifiable Tractor-Trailer Experience Class A CDL What Our Drivers Are Saying: "Stability. Equipment. Great Pay. Excellent Benefits. When you have leadership that cares so much about their people, it shows." - Brian Puff, Crete Carrier Driver