Owner Operators

You run the truck. We bring the flatbed and building-material freight, and the shipper relationships that come with more than a century in business.

Apply Online Quick Inquiry Call 214-441-0021 x111

Bilbo Transports has been in transportation since 1915 and has contracted with independent owner operators for decades. You are running freight for a carrier with long-standing shipper relationships, not a broker chasing loads.

Flatbed and building-material freight is our core work, so dispatch understands what your day actually involves — job sites, mills, yards and material that has to arrive usable.

Steel and metal products, lumber and structural products, building materials, construction freight and general freight, hauling loads between the major metroplexes in Texas and the surrounding states.

Our owner operators average $2,000 to $3,000 net per week after expenses. Some drivers earn more, but everything is performance based, so we don't lead with our top earners' numbers or expect new drivers to start there.

69% of load with a Bilbo trailer

76% of load with a contractor trailer

1,800–2,000 average miles per week

5 loads per week

Settlements paid weekly

Direct deposit

Home weekends

100% of loads pay a fuel surcharge

Layover pay — per shipper contract

Stop pay for multiple stop loads — varies by shipper

Detention pay — per shipper contract

Trucks and trailers 2000 or newer are preferred. All equipment must pass a detailed onboarding inspection at our Irving terminal during orientation.

We contract owner operators based in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico only. If your home base is in one of these states, we would like to hear from you.

Questions about pay, freight, home time or qualifications? Call our recruiting line.

Apply

Ready to apply? Use the full online application. Prefer a call first? Send the short form and a recruiter will follow up with current program terms. Driver inquiries stay in our recruiting process — they never enter customer freight workflows.

Is Bilbo a broker or a carrier? Bilbo Transports, Inc. is an asset-based motor carrier operating under USDOT 59898 and MC 134547 as an active authorized for-hire property carrier.

What kind of freight would I be running? Flatbed and open-deck freight: steel and metal products, lumber, building materials, construction freight and general freight.

What do owner operators earn? Our owner operators average $2,000 to $3,000 net per week after expenses. Pay is 69% of the load with a Bilbo trailer or 76% with your own trailer, and everything is performance based.

Where is Bilbo located? 2511 East Pioneer Dr., Irving, TX 75061. Main phone 214-441-0021 x111.

All Openings Call 214-441-0021 x111