Commercial Trucking recruiters serving Jacksonville.
Jacksonville has 29% more heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers per job than the country as a whole, about 13,100 in the metro. BLS counts 765 business locations of general freight trucking companies across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Jacksonville.
BLS counts about 23,370 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Jacksonville metro, the largest group being heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (about 13,100). Relative to the size of the local economy, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.29). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Trucking hub.
CDL-A Truck Driver
Sample job description →Jacksonville: 13,100 employed · $55,630 median, 82nd-highest of 112 metros
CDL-B Truck Driver
Sample job description →Jacksonville: 5,290 employed · $41,840 median, 77th-highest of 112 metros
Dispatcher / Fleet Coordinator
Jacksonville: 1,120 employed · $48,630 median, 66th-highest of 111 metros
Fleet Manager
Jacksonville: 1,600 employed · $112,360 median, 28th-highest of 112 metros
Safety & Compliance Manager (DOT)
Jacksonville: 2,050 employed · $76,760 median, 58th-highest of 112 metros
Diesel Mechanic / Fleet Technician
Jacksonville: 1,640 employed · $61,470 median, 59th-highest of 112 metros
Logistics Coordinator
Jacksonville: 720 employed · $50,740 median, 42nd-highest of 96 metros
Driver Recruiter
Jacksonville: 5,060 employed · $71,850 median, 57th-highest of 112 metros
Terminal Manager
Route / Delivery Supervisor
Jacksonville: 3,340 employed · $61,420 median, 70th-highest of 112 metros
The roles behind most of our Jacksonville, FL searches in this trade: CDL-A Truck Driver and CDL-B Truck Driver.
What Commercial Trucking roles earn in Jacksonville.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Jacksonville earn a median $55,630, 5% under the $58,640 national figure, and 82nd of 112 metros. Pay runs $38,620 at the tenth percentile to $78,160 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, at $61,470 against $61,770 nationally.
| Role | Jacksonville median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL-A Truck DriverHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032) | $55,630 | $38,620–$78,160 | $58,640 | −5% | 13,100 |
| CDL-B Truck DriverLight Truck Drivers (53-3033) | $41,840 | $29,310–$65,780 | $44,860 | −7% | 5,290 |
| Dispatcher / Fleet CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $48,630 | $36,230–$70,160 | $50,340 | −3% | 1,120 |
| Fleet Manager · Terminal ManagerTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (11-3071) | $112,360 | $55,840–$195,580 | $107,230 | +5% | 1,600 |
| Safety & Compliance Manager (DOT)Compliance Officers (13-1041) | $76,760 | $44,120–$129,640 | $80,730 | −5% | 2,050 |
| Diesel Mechanic / Fleet TechnicianBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (49-3031) | $61,470 | $47,140–$76,810 | $61,770 | 0% | 1,640 |
| Logistics CoordinatorCargo and Freight Agents (43-5011) | $50,740 | $41,930–$74,240 | $52,260 | −3% | 720 |
| Driver RecruiterHuman Resources Specialists (13-1071) | $71,850 | $45,930–$117,140 | $75,940 | −5% | 5,060 |
| Route / Delivery SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers (53-1047) | $61,420 | $45,290–$93,460 | $62,890 | −2% | 3,340 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Jacksonville metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Jacksonville's commercial trucking market has changed since 2018.
The number of general freight trucking companies in Jacksonville rose from 519 in 2018 to 765 in 2023, up 47%, close to the 49% national change.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| General freight trucking companies: business locations | 519 | 765 | +47% |
| General freight trucking companies: employment | – | 6,891 | – |
| General freight trucking companies: average annual pay | – | $65,515 | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Commercial Trucking hiring resources.
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Jacksonville runs 29% more commercial trucking workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Jacksonville's commercial trucking market compares
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Jacksonville ranks 32nd for headcount, 75th for median pay and 21st for concentration for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 29,060 | $51,580 | 0.78 | 2,275 |
| Tampa | 15,840 | $50,560 | 0.83 | 1,086 |
| Orlando | 15,420 | $50,250 | 0.82 | 1,342 |
| Jacksonville | 13,100 | $55,630 | 1.29 | 765 |
| Lakeland | 7,820 | $57,090 | 2.22 | 412 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 3,050 | $48,950 | 0.76 | 199 |
| North Port-Sarasota | 2,930 | $50,890 | 0.65 | 208 |
| Port St. Lucie | 2,060 | $48,590 | 0.91 | 146 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 1,910 | $47,660 | 0.66 | 183 |
| Pensacola | 1,710 | $47,950 | 0.68 | 108 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 1,690 | $48,460 | 0.52 | 117 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial trucking employers in Jacksonville, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Jacksonville metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Nearby markets competing for Jacksonville talent.
The closest metro we cover is Deltona-Daytona, about 100 miles away, with roughly 1,910 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (0.1 times Jacksonville's 13,100). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $47,660 in Deltona-Daytona to $57,090 in Lakeland, against $55,630 here.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | – | 13,100 | $55,630 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 102 mi | 1,910 | $47,660 |
| Orlando | 125 mi | 15,420 | $50,250 |
| Lakeland | 159 mi | 7,820 | $57,090 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 171 mi | 1,690 | $48,460 |
| Tampa | 172 mi | 15,840 | $50,560 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Jacksonville crews.
Not commercial trucking work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Jacksonville in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- JAXPORT Berth 21$60M50% complete, on track for early 2027
New vehicle-import berth capacity. Marine construction, heavy civil, and materials-handling electrical work tied directly to the port's freight-handling expansion.
- Industrial and logistics warehouse boom22M+ sq ft added over 5 yearsOngoing
One of the fastest-growing industrial real estate markets in the Southeast. Drives high-piled storage fire protection, large-footprint roofing, and materials-handling electrical demand at volume.
- JAXPORT 47-foot harbor deepening$420MCompleted May 2022
A completed, historical example of the heavy civil and marine construction capacity this port delivers, not an active current driver.
Showing 3 of 5 projects tracked in this metro. The Jacksonville market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for commercial trucking, and what kills offers in Jacksonville.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end a commercial trucking offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Commercial Trucking credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Is Jacksonville a linehaul market or a last-mile one?
For every light-truck driver BLS counts in Jacksonville there are 2.5 heavy and tractor-trailer drivers - 13,100 against 5,290, 21st of 112 on that ratio.
Weighted that far to Class A, the linehaul and regional pool is deeper than the headcount suggests and the local-delivery bench thinner.
Nationally it is 2.1 to one.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (53-3032) against light truck drivers (53-3033), across the 112 metros BLS publishes both series for.
Frequently asked - Commercial Trucking hiring in Jacksonville.
What do heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn in Jacksonville?
BLS puts the Jacksonville median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers at $55,630 a year, 5% below the $58,640 national median. That ranks 82nd of 112 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $38,620 and $78,160, a 2.0x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Florida metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Jacksonville?
Not by national standards. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers make up 29% more of the Jacksonville workforce than they do nationally, about 13,100 people. The 765 general freight trucking companies here average about 9.0 employees per location. With 47% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial trucking roles pay the most in Jacksonville?
Of the roles we recruit for, Fleet Manager pays the most in Jacksonville, a $112,360 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Diesel Mechanic / Fleet Technician at $61,470, 45% below it. CDL-B Truck Driver is the lowest-paid field role at $41,840. Relative to national pay, Fleet Manager is the strongest-paying role here (5% above). CDL-B Truck Driver trails national pay the most (7% below).
How many general freight trucking companies operate in Jacksonville?
BLS counted 765 general freight trucking companies in Jacksonville in 2023, employing about 6,891 people between them. Up from 519 in 2018, a 47% increase against 49% growth nationally. That averages 9.0 people per location. They pay about the national average of $65,587.
Which nearby metros compete with Jacksonville for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Deltona-Daytona (102 miles, about 1,910, $47,660 median), Orlando (125 miles, about 15,420, $50,250 median) and Lakeland (159 miles, about 7,820, $57,090 median). Jacksonville out-pays Deltona-Daytona and Orlando, an advantage when recruiting from there.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Jacksonville has one of the deeper pools of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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