OTR Car Hauler Driver Jobs in Michigan — Now Hiring

What does a car hauler driver actually haul?

This over-the-road car hauler seat is domiciled in Detroit, Michigan. The work is the state's freight, not a generic car hauler explainer — the lanes out of Detroit set the loads.

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Where in Michigan would you actually be running?

Freight here moves on a handful of named lanes. These are the ones a car hauler seat domiciled in Detroit is most likely to see.

• Detroit: I-94, I-75, I-96 — Automotive Manufacturing and Steel & Raw Materials freight.
• Grand Rapids: I-96, I-196, US-131 — Office Furniture Manufacturing and Food Processing freight.
• Lansing: I-96, I-69, I-496 — Automotive Manufacturing (GM) and Government Services freight.

What does this car hauler seat pay in Michigan?

The band on this posting is $62,000 - $88,000/year. Where you land inside it comes down to verifiable experience, the lane you take, and your safety record.

For context, the statewide CDL-A average is $56,370. Wages here are stable — Michigan trucking wages are stable, driven by the automotive supply chain (Detroit's Big Three), cross-border freight with Canada via the Ambassador Bridge, and furniture manufacturing in Grand Rapids.

Michigan runs a cost-of-living index of 91, so this band is worth roughly $61,945 once living costs are taken out. That number is what to compare against an offer in another state.

• Strongest-paying metros in Michigan:
• Detroit — about $63,134
• Grand Rapids — about $60,880
• Kalamazoo

Michigan CDL pay breakdown by experience level and equipment

What do you need to qualify?

• CDL-A and 1+ years of verifiable driving time.
• Domiciled in or around Detroit, MI — that is the reset market, not a yard you clock into.

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What is the hardest part of this job?

We would rather you know now than quit in week three. The one that catches people on this seat: extreme liability — one scratch on a new $60,000 vehicle comes out of your pocket or your record

Pros, cons and a day in the life of a car hauler driver

What should a car hauler driver know before running Michigan?

Height and length are the binding constraints on car-haul work here — Michigan allows 13'6" height and 53 ft trailer on interstates, longer combinations on state routes. Oversize handling: MDOT Permits Unit. Michigan's unique weight laws require understanding of axle spacing rules. Online permitting available.

Fuel tax in Michigan is $0.488 per gallon diesel + federal (among highest in US), which matters if you are comparing per-mile offers across state lines. Inspection climate: High. Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division is very active with focus on weight compliance, border crossing credentials, and winter safety equipment.

Which Michigan rules catch car hauler drivers out?

• Gross weight limit: 164,000 lbs on designated state routes (highest in the US)
• Axle weight: 18,000 lbs single axle, 32,000 lbs tandem (bridge formula varies by axle count)
• Truck speed limits: 75 mph cars, 65 mph trucks rural, 55-65 mph urban
• Diesel fuel tax: $0.488 per gallon diesel + federal (among highest in US)
• Tolls: Mackinac Bridge (I-75, $15 for trucks). International Bridge to Canada (Sault Ste. Marie). Ambassador Bridge and Gordie Howe International Bridge (Detroit-Windsor).
• Inspection posture: High. Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division is very active with focus on weight compliance, border crossing credentials, and winter safety equipment.
• Michigan allows 164,000 lbs GVW on certain state routes (highest weight limit in the US)
• Michigan's weight law is based on axle spacing, not just axle count
• 11-axle configurations common for heavy loads within Michigan

All Michigan driving jobs and state regulations

How does applying through us work?

1. 1You send the short form on this page. It takes under a minute and needs no resume.
2. 2A recruiter reads it and calls you — a real person, not an automated screen.
3. 3We match you against the over-the-road car hauler openings our client carriers have right now, including ones never posted publicly.
4. 4You choose which to interview for. Nothing is submitted anywhere without you saying yes.
5. 5There is no cost to you at any point. Carriers pay us, drivers never do.

Are these jobs actually live?

Yes — and it is a fair thing to ask, because plenty of driver postings are not.

Ahmad Qazi, sales representative at TruckingJobsInUSA: “Carriers have filled seats through this platform, and the owners we place drivers with are straightforward to deal with. If a seat is gone, we take the posting down rather than leave it up to collect applications.”

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