Trucking Jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg earned its "Hub City" nickname from the railroad junctions that originally put it on the map, and the city still functions as a freight crossroads for southern Mississippi. Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center is the largest state-owned training site in the country, spanning 134,000 acres and hosting National Guard and reserve component training from multiple states. The military freight supporting these exercises — from Humvees to field kitchens — creates periodic surges that local carriers have built their businesses around. The De Soto National Forest surrounding Hattiesburg supports a pine timber industry that generates log truck and lumber freight year-round. Howard Industries, one of the largest manufacturers of power transformers and electrical equipment in the U.S., ships oversized loads of transformers by specialized flatbed to utilities across the country. Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms process poultry in the region, adding reefer freight. Hattiesburg's extremely low cost of living means trucking wages, while nominally below national averages, provide purchasing power comparable to much higher salaries in expensive markets.