Company Driver
Climb into late-model equipment with consistent regional flatbed freight, predictable home time, and pay that respects the work. Securement training and PPE provided — we set you up to succeed from day one.
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This one builds a legacy.
Generational Run is a flatbed carrier built out of the Pittsburgh steel corridor — hauling steel, lumber, and crane mats from the Northeast mill towns to the Southeast boom markets, the Midwest heartland to the Southwest energy patch. Four regions of freight, new equipment, and a company that knows your name.
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Two ways to run
Whether you want a steady seat in company equipment or to run your own truck on our freight — there's a lane for you here.
Owner Operator
Keep your independence and plug into a steady book of steel, lumber, and mat freight backed by our in-house brokerage. Strong percentage splits, fast settlements, and no forced dispatch.
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Why Generational Run
Built by freight people, not a spreadsheet
We came up on the brokerage side moving flatbed freight through the toughest corridors in the country. Now we're putting our own trucks on those lanes — and the drivers in them come first. No churn-and-burn. No empty promises in the recruiter pitch. Just honest miles, honest pay, and equipment you're proud to park.
- Competitive pay
- New equipment
- Consistent regional freight
- Bi-weekly home time
- No-touch settlements
- 24/7 dispatch support
- Securement gear provided
- Safety-first culture
What We Haul
Steel-country freight, run right
Open-deck specialists with a footprint that follows the freight — Northeast steel and lumber, Southeast construction, Midwest manufacturing, Southwest energy. Wherever the loads are moving, we're already running.
Steel & MetalsCoils, beams, plate, and fabricated steel out of the Pittsburgh mill network and beyond.
Lumber & BuildingDimensional lumber and building products across the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.
Crane & Access MatsMat moves for energy and infrastructure projects — with load-out photo documentation standard.
Project & SpotMachinery, drilling supply, and project freight coast to coast across our four regions.
Equipment
Exceptional equipment for exceptional drivers
You'll have the best-looking truck at the shipper — and the maintenance program to keep it that way. Our fleet plan is built around late-model tractors and premium flatbed trailers, spec'd for the freight we actually haul.
See the fleet- TractorsLate-model, full warranty
- Trailers48' flatbeds & spread-axle
- SecurementChains, straps, coil racks, tarps
- TelematicsELD + 24/7 roadside
- MaintenancePreventive program, no deferred repairs
Get started today
Seats are limited as we build the founding fleet. Tell us how you want to run — company driver or owner operator — and we'll call you back the same day.
Part of the Energy Freight Solutions family. Generational Run is the asset division of EFS, a licensed flatbed freight brokerage headquartered outside Pittsburgh, PA. One team, one standard — from the load board to the deck of the trailer.
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Drive With Us
Pick your seat. Keep your dignity.
Two ways to run with Generational Run — a steady W-2 seat in company equipment, or your own authority earning on our freight. Either way: honest miles, fast pay, and a dispatcher who answers the phone.
Company Driver
You bring the CDL and the work ethic — we bring everything else. Late-model equipment, consistent open-deck freight across four regions, and pay that respects what flatbed work actually takes.
- Competitive per-mile pay plus tarp, stop, and detention pay
- Bi-weekly home time, planned with you — not sprung on you
- Late-model tractor assigned to you, not a slip-seat pool
- All securement gear and PPE provided
- Paid orientation and securement training
- Health benefits and paid time off
Owner Operator
Keep your independence and lose the load-board grind. Our in-house brokerage keeps your deck loaded with steel, lumber, and mat freight — you decide what runs and what doesn't.
- Strong percentage splits on every load — transparent settlements
- No forced dispatch. Ever.
- First pick on brokerage freight before it hits the boards
- Fast settlements — get paid weekly, no games
- Fuel card program and discounted insurance options
- Plates, permits, and compliance support available
Requirements
What it takes to run with us
We keep a small fleet on purpose — every truck carries our name and our safety record. Here's the baseline. If you're close but not exact, apply anyway and let's talk.
- LicenseValid Class A CDL
- Experience12+ months OTR (flatbed preferred)
- Age23 or older
- SafetyClean MVR & PSP — reviewed individually
- MedicalCurrent DOT medical card
- AttitudeProfessional. Non-negotiable.
How It Works
From application to first load
ApplyFive minutes online. No essay questions, no hoops.
Talk to a humanA real recruiter calls you back the same day to talk lanes, pay, and home time.
OrientationPaid orientation near Pittsburgh — paperwork, securement review, meet your dispatcher.
First loadYou're rolling within days, not weeks. Freight is already waiting.
FAQs
Straight answers
What kind of freight will I actually be hauling?
Open-deck only: steel coils, beams and plate, dimensional lumber and building products, crane and access mats, and project machinery. No dry van, no reefer, no surprises.
Where will I run?
Four regions — Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest. Most freight originates in the Northeast steel and lumber corridors, with consistent reload markets across the other three regions. We plan you home bi-weekly.
Is dispatch forced?
No. Owner operators choose their loads, period. Company drivers work with a planner who builds runs around your home time — and we expect you to communicate, not just refuse.
How fast do owner operators get paid?
Weekly settlements with every line item shown. No hidden chargebacks, no "administrative fees" that appear out of nowhere. You'll see exactly what the load paid and exactly what you earned.
Do I need flatbed experience?
Flatbed experience is preferred, but strong OTR drivers willing to learn securement the right way are welcome. Orientation includes hands-on securement and tarping review — nobody rolls until they're ready.
What makes you different from the last carrier that burned me?
We're small on purpose, backed by our own brokerage, and building a founding fleet we plan to keep for decades. Drivers aren't truck numbers here — when the company is named Generational Run, churning through people would be a strange business model.
Ready to run?
Founding-fleet seats are limited. Apply in five minutes and hear back the same day.
Why Us
Built in steel country.
Built in steel country.
Built to last generations.
Generational Run wasn't started by a private equity fund or a spreadsheet. It was started by freight people from the Pittsburgh area who got tired of watching good drivers get treated like line items.
Our Story
From the load board to the long haul
We started on the brokerage side as Energy Freight Solutions — moving steel, lumber, and crane mats for shippers across the toughest open-deck corridors in the country. Years of brokering that freight taught us exactly which carriers shippers trust, which drivers stay, and why.
Generational Run is the answer: an asset fleet built on everything we learned. Freight relationships already in place. Lanes already proven. And a simple operating rule — if a policy wouldn't survive being explained to a driver's face, it doesn't become policy.
The name isn't marketing. We're building a carrier meant to be run, and driven, for generations.
What We Stand On
Three things we don't bend on
HonestyThe pay package we advertise is the pay package you get. Settlements show every line. If something changes, you hear it from us first — not from your settlement sheet.
SafetySecurement done by the book, maintenance never deferred, and no dispatcher will ever push you to run when you shouldn't. Our safety record is the company's resume.
LongevityWe'd rather grow slow with drivers who stay than grow fast with seats that turn over. Every decision gets one test: does it still make sense ten years from now?
By The Numbers
A founding fleet, on purpose
We're building toward a tight, well-run fleet — not an armada. Small enough that dispatch knows your kids' names, big enough that the freight never runs dry.
100% FlatbedOpen deck is all we do. Specialists, not generalists.
4 RegionsNortheast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest — freight diversity that keeps wheels turning in any market.
1 Phone CallThat's how far you ever are from a real decision-maker. No phone trees, no ticket systems.
Sound like your kind of outfit?
Come build the founding fleet with us — or put your freight on trucks that treat it like their own.
Freight Services
Your freight, treated like our own
Open-deck capacity backed by a licensed brokerage and a carrier that specializes in exactly what you ship. Steel, lumber, mats, and project freight — secured by the book and documented on every load.
Commodities
What we haul
Steel & MetalsCoils, beams, plate, pipe, and fabricated steel out of the Pittsburgh mill network and beyond. Coil racks and experienced securement on every load.
Lumber & BuildingDimensional lumber, engineered wood, and building products across the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.
Crane & Access MatsMat moves for energy and infrastructure projects — with load-out photo documentation standard on every shipment.
Project & SpotMachinery, drilling supply, and project freight coast to coast across our four regions. Spot capacity when you need it yesterday.
Coverage
A footprint that follows the freight
Four regions, planned as one network. Your freight reloads where the market is moving — which means better rates for you and fewer empty miles for us.
NortheastOur home turf. Pittsburgh steel, PA/NY lumber corridors, and New England building products.
SoutheastConstruction boom markets — steel and building products into the fastest-growing metros in the country.
MidwestManufacturing and mill freight across the heartland's industrial backbone.
SouthwestEnergy patch freight — drilling supply, mats, and project loads where the work is.
Service Standards
How we protect your freight
- Securement by the book
- Photo documentation at load
- Professional tarping
- Real-time tracking
- On-time or you hear first
- Direct line to dispatch
Need more capacity than our trucks can cover? Our affiliated brokerage, Energy Freight Solutions, extends the same standards across a vetted carrier network — one call covers both.
Equipment
The best-looking truck at every shipper
Equipment is a promise — to the driver who lives in it and the shipper who trusts it. Ours is late-model, fully spec'd for open-deck work, and maintained like the company depends on it. Because it does.
Tractors
Late-model power, assigned to you
No slip-seating, no hand-me-downs. Company drivers get a late-model tractor under full warranty, spec'd for comfort on multi-day runs — because a driver who sleeps well drives safe.
- Late-model sleeper tractors under full factory warranty
- Automated transmissions, full safety suite
- APUs and inverters — idle-free comfort
- Assigned equipment: your truck stays your truck
- Model yearsLate-model, warranty-covered
- TransmissionAutomated manual
- SleeperMid-roof, APU-equipped
- SafetyCollision mitigation + lane keep
- TelematicsELD with 24/7 roadside
- Flatbeds48' air-ride
- AxlesSpread-axle configurations
- SecurementChains, binders, straps, coil racks
- TarpsLumber & steel tarps provided
- ExtrasEdge protection, dunnage, pipe stakes
Trailers & Securement
Spec'd for the freight we actually haul
Premium 48-foot flatbeds with spread-axle options for the heavy stuff. Every trailer rolls with a full securement package — drivers never buy their own chains here, and shippers never see freight leave under-secured.
- Full securement package issued with every trailer
- Coil packages for steel work
- New tarps that actually keep water out
- Securement inspected at orientation and spot-checked after
Maintenance
Nothing deferred. Ever.
Deferred maintenance is how carriers turn small bills into breakdowns — and breakdowns into missed paychecks. Our preventive program keeps equipment ahead of schedule, and drivers are never penalized for writing up a defect.
Preventive FirstScheduled PM intervals tracked on every unit — service happens before failures, not after.
Write It UpSee something, say something. Defect reports get fixed, not filed. No driver eats downtime for being honest.
24/7 RoadsideIf something does go wrong at 2 a.m., you call one number and we own the problem from there.
Come kick the tires
Apply now and see the equipment for yourself at orientation — we'll put you in the driver's seat, literally.
Contact
One call. Real people.
No phone trees, no ticket queues. Whether you're a driver, a shipper, or a partner — here's how to reach us.
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We'll get back to you the same day
Submitting opens your email app with the message pre-filled — hit send and it's on its way to our team.
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Five minutes. Same-day callback.
No essay questions, no 40-page portal. Tell us who you are and how you want to run — a real recruiter calls you back today.
Submitting opens your email app with your application pre-filled to recruiting@genrun.us — hit send and we'll call you back the same business day. Prefer to talk first? Call (412) 555-0100.