Hire Reefer Drivers in Houston, TX

O Trucking charges a flat $500 placement fee per reefer driver in Houston. That compares to $4,200-$9,500 per hire through traditional Texas staffing channels. You only pay when a driver is placed; posting requirements is free. Solo drivers are $500, teams are $750.

Most Houston placements land within 2-3 business days. We maintain an active pool of pre-screened reefer drivers in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro (~62,000 CDL-A drivers in greater Houston metro), so we're typically matching you with candidates we already know are CDL-verified and MVR-clean.

Houston is the largest tanker and hazmat freight market in the US, anchored by the Houston Ship Channel's 200+ petrochemical facilities and the nation's largest foreign-tonnage port. Drivers face heavy TWIC-card requirements, long port turn times at Barbours Cut, and a year-round (non-seasonal) load base driven by energy exports. Flatbed demand surges with pipeline and drilling activity in the Permian feed chain.

Reefer drivers in the Houston metro typically earn $0.48-$0.70 per mi — annual earnings of $60K-$87K. This reflects the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land cost-of-living and local freight demand, which is above the Texas state average.

Yes. Most of our Houston placements are with fleets of 1-20 trucks, including owner-operators adding their first hire. There's no minimum fleet size. The $500 flat fee applies whether you're hiring 1 driver or your 50th.

Free replacement guarantee — if the driver we place in Houston leaves within 30 days, we re-match you with another qualified candidate at no additional placement fee. We don't make money unless you keep your truck moving.