What CDLjobs.com does

CDLjobs.com is a privately-held, US-based vertical job board founded in 1999 in Lisbon, Iowa, that exclusively matches Class A, B, and C CDL truck drivers with trucking carriers across all 50 states. The platform aggregates more than 10,000 active driving positions and serves both the demand side (drivers — free to search and apply via a single unified application that forwards to multiple carriers) and the supply side (carriers — paid customers that advertise openings and receive pre-screened leads). Core products include the job board with state-, trailer-, and endorsement-level filtering, a directory of trucking company profiles, a resources hub (CDL licensing, HazMat endorsement guides, trip-planning tools), an industry blog, and the 'Driver Recruiting Happy Hour' podcast. Technology is straightforward: a website-based board with mobile-optimized application flows, XML job feeds, and ATS integrations with Tenstreet, DriverReach, and Ramsey Media Works.

The business model is a hybrid marketplace: drivers are unmonetized (freemium-free), while revenue is generated entirely from trucking companies paying for recruitment advertising on multi-year contracts, with customized pricing based on campaign scope, candidate pre-screening criteria, and integration needs. The customer base spans large national carriers (Schneider, Roehl, GXO Logistics, Crete Carrier, Ferrellgas/Blue Rhino, Western Express) alongside family-owned operators, totaling 100+ carrier relationships. The 1–10 person organization is founder-led by President Darin Williams (30+ years in trucking, former Heartland Express Driver Recruiter, board member of the Next Generation in Trucking Association) and Executive Vice President & CFO Kate Williams (35+ years in finance). The company has operated continuously for 25+ years with no disclosed external funding, M&A, or major leadership turnover, signaling a stable, owner-operated small business rather than a venture-backed growth-stage platform.

Name

CDLjobs.com

Legal name

CDLjobs.com

Website

https://cdljobs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CDLjobs.com is a US-based, vertical job board founded in 1999 that connects CDL truck drivers (free) with trucking carriers (paid) across all 50 states, aggregating 10,000+ driving jobs and 100+ carrier partnerships through a website platform with ATS integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Truck Driver Recruitment

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488), Support Activities for Road Transportation (4884)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Driving & Heavy Transport (CDL) (EDAOANAK)

Keywords

• CDL job board
• Truck driver recruitment
• Transportation staffing
• Carrier advertising services
• Commercial driver hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Carrier Recruitment Advertising: Trucking companies pay to advertise their CDL driver job openings on the platform. Pricing is customized based on carrier needs and budget. Services include targeted advertising, candidate pre-screening, real-time lead tracking, and integration with carrier ATS systems. Carriers can customize recruitment campaigns to target specific driver qualifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CDLjobs.com operates a free online job board that aggregates over 10,000 CDL truck driving job listings from trucking carriers across all 50 U.S. states, enabling drivers to search, filter, and apply to multiple carriers with a single unified application. The platform also sells carrier-side recruitment advertising services to trucking companies, including targeted driver ads, candidate pre-screening, real-time lead tracking, and ATS integrations with Tenstreet, DriverReach, and Ramsey Media Works. Drivers access all core features free of charge, while carriers pay customized advertising fees for recruitment campaigns.

Product overview

CDLjobs.com is a unified online platform connecting CDL truck drivers with trucking companies across the United States. The core product is the CDL Jobs Board featuring over 10,000 job listings, supported by Easy Online Applications allowing single-click multi-carrier submissions. The platform also offers Company Profiles, Resources Hub (trip planning, CDL guides, HazMat study materials), a Blog/News section, and the Driver Recruiting Happy Hour Podcast. For carriers, the Carrier Recruitment Advertising product provides targeted job ads with real-time lead tracking and pre-screening capabilities, supported by technical integrations including XML Job Feeds and ATS integrations with Tenstreet, DriverReach, and Ramsey Media Works API. The job board covers all CDL job types including Class A, Class B, local, regional, OTR, owner operator, and lease purchase positions across all 50 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CDLjobs.com Job Board Web-based job board platform connecting CDL truck drivers with trucking carriers across all 50 U.S. states. Features over 10,000 truck driving job listings with advanced search filters by state, job type, driver type, and zip code, plus a single unified online application enabling drivers to apply to multiple carriers simultaneously. Free for drivers; mobile-optimized.
• Carrier Recruitment Advertising Paid recruitment advertising service sold to trucking carriers, including targeted driver ads, candidate pre-screening by location/driver type/endorsements/experience/driving record, and real-time lead tracking. Pricing is customized to carrier budget and recruitment needs, typically structured as multi-year contracts.
• XML Job Feeds and ATS Integrations Integration services enabling carriers to automate job posting distribution and applicant management through XML-based job data feeds and native ATS integrations with Tenstreet, DriverReach, and Ramsey Media Works API. Sold as part of carrier recruitment advertising engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Many carriers respond to applications within 48 hours, some within minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TenstreetcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration partnership enabling carrier ATS connectivity for seamless job posting and candidate data exchange. Allows trucking companies using Tenstreet to integrate their recruiting workflows with CDLjobs.com platform.
• DriverReachcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration partnership for driver recruiting software connectivity. Enables carriers using DriverReach to sync job listings and candidate information with CDLjobs.com.
• Ramsey Media Works APIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAPI integration supporting carrier recruitment data exchange and automated lead delivery through Ramsey Media Works platform.
• Next Generation in Trucking AssociationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association partnership. CDLjobs.com President Darin Williams serves on the Board of Directors, contributing to industry workforce development initiatives and trucking career advocacy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JobsInTrucks.com: JobsInTrucks.com is a niche job board dedicated to CDL and commercial driving roles, matching CDLjobs.com's specialized positioning and carrier-paid recruitment advertising model.
• CDL Life: CDL Life is a digital media and job board brand serving CDL drivers, with editorial content, carrier advertising, and a job listings platform. It overlaps directly with CDLjobs.com's job board and content-driven driver acquisition model.
• TruckersReport: TruckersReport is a CDL-focused community and job board with forums, news, and carrier advertising. It overlaps directly with CDLjobs.com in serving drivers via content and monetizing carriers via recruitment advertising.
• Trucker Path: Trucker Path is a mobile-first platform used by CDL drivers for job search, load boards, parking, and compliance tools. It directly competes with CDLjobs.com in the CDL driver recruiting and jobs vertical, addressing the same driver persona.
• AllTruckJobs: AllTruckJobs is a dedicated trucking job board aggregating CDL openings across multiple carrier types, directly competing for both driver applications and carrier recruitment advertising spend.

Broad incumbents

• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a large generalist job marketplace with AI-driven matching and a broad employer base. It competes for the same carrier advertising dollars as CDLjobs.com while serving all industries, not just CDL.
• Indeed: Indeed is the largest generalist job board and indexes a significant volume of CDL/trucking openings. It is a broad incumbent competing with CDLjobs.com for carrier recruitment ad budgets and driver search traffic.
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a broad professional network increasingly used by trucking carriers for corporate and driver recruiting. It represents a scaled, well-funded incumbent competing with CDLjobs.com for enterprise carrier spend.

Emerging players

• Tenstreet: Tenstreet is a leading driver recruiting and compliance platform integrated with many large carriers. As a CDLjobs.com integration partner, it is adjacent and could evolve into a more direct competitor for driver sourcing.
• DriverReach: DriverReach is an ATS and recruiting platform purpose-built for CDL driver hiring. It is both an integration partner of CDLjobs.com and a partial competitor as carriers adopt it for direct sourcing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CDLjobsdotcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdljobs-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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