Hire Reefer Drivers in Norfolk, VA

O Trucking charges a flat $500 placement fee per reefer driver in Norfolk. That compares to $4,700-$10,000 per hire through traditional Virginia staffing channels. You only pay when a driver is placed; posting requirements is free. Solo drivers are $500, teams are $750.

Most Norfolk placements land within 2-3 business days. We maintain an active pool of pre-screened reefer drivers in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro (~7,800 CDL-A drivers in Norfolk/Portsmouth), so we're typically matching you with candidates we already know are CDL-verified and MVR-clean.

Norfolk is the world headquarters of Norfolk Southern Railway and the lead terminal of the Port of Virginia, with NIT handling ~60% of the port's container volume. Lambert's Point remains one of the largest coal export terminals in the world, driving flatbed and rail-adjacent bulk flows. Naval Station Norfolk creates the highest-security DoD freight environment on the East Coast.

Reefer drivers in the Norfolk metro typically earn $0.47-$0.68 per mi — annual earnings of $59K-$85K. This reflects the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News cost-of-living and local freight demand, which is at the Virginia state average.

Yes. Most of our Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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.