Trucking Jobs in Portland, ME

Portland's freight market has two distinctive seasonal rhythms that set it apart from other East Coast cities. During fall and winter, petroleum dominates as heating oil tankers deliver fuel that keeps New England warm — Portland's oil port facility is one of the largest on the East Coast, and the tanker truck distribution network fans out across three states. In summer, the seafood industry takes center stage as Maine's lobster harvest creates reefer freight demand for live lobsters shipped to white-tablecloth restaurants from New York to Las Vegas. IDEXX Laboratories, a global leader in veterinary diagnostics, is headquartered in nearby Westbrook and ships diagnostic equipment and test kits worldwide. Bath Iron Works, about 35 miles up the coast, builds destroyers for the U.S. Navy and generates defense supply chain freight. Hannaford Supermarkets operates its distribution network from the region. Portland's growing reputation as a food and craft beer destination has created a niche artisanal freight market for locally produced goods shipping to wholesale accounts across the Northeast.