Owner-operators · Qualifications & requirements
Are you road-ready?
Run the readiness check in about two minutes. Pick your division, confirm your qualifications, and walk around your truck. Complete paperwork keeps approval fast and smooth.
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Choose your lane
Which division are you applying for?
Requirements change by division. Pick one and the rest of the check adjusts to you.
Driver qualifications
Answer yes or no.
To be considered as an independent contractor, applicants must meet each of these. The passport question is optional and only affects Canada loads. Your answers are never saved or sent anywhere.
Answer every question to see your result.
- Minimum of 2 years of over-the-road commercial driving experience
- At least 25 years of age
- No more than 3 moving violations in the past 5 years, or no more than 2 in the last year
- No indications of disregard for public safety; habitual offender convictions are not accepted
- Clean record with no driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- No drug or alcohol test failures or refusals, including pre-employment
- Valid passport for shipments into Canada OptionalNo problem. A passport is not required to drive for Jimbo, but without one you won’t be able to take loads into Canada.
- Apple or Android smartphone for communication and navigation
- 2 years of commercial over-the-road driving experience
- At least 25 years of age
- No more than 3 moving violations in 5 years, or 2 in the last year
- No habitual offender convictions or disregard for public safety
- No DUI record; no drug or alcohol test failures or refusals
- State-required license, CDL or non-CDL
- Clean DOT record and a passed drug test
- Apple or Android smartphone
- No pets, no smoking
- CDL A recommended
- Minimum 100,000 miles of safe towing experience
- Clean MVR and PSP records
Document wallet
Tap each document you have ready.
All documents must be current and compliant to keep your eligibility to drive with Jimbo.
Walk-around inspection
Inspect your truck, point by point.
Tap a hotspot on the truck or a line in the list to see the requirement, then mark what your rig already has.
A properly registered and inspected 1-ton or 3/4-ton diesel pickup with a 6–8 foot bed, model year 2008 or newer. Older vehicles are welcome with prior approval from Jimbo staff.
Class III receiver hitch rated at 10,000 lb, positioned 20″–22″ from the ground.
Adjustable height for 2-5/16″ and 2″ balls rated for 10,000 lb. Pintle hitch required. No hollow shanks.
Recommended 
Recommended 
Not allowed 5th wheel and gooseneck hitch rated for at least 18,000 lb.
Bed fuel tank or tool boxes no more than 2″ above the bed rails.
Mud flaps behind the rear wheels and full length on the bumper.
A working electric brake controller in the cab.
Spare battery with wing nuts on top, stored in a box, plus straps for the battery box and propane tank cover.
Bed and bumper plug connections, compatible and functional.
Mounted fire extinguisher and safety triangles, present and accessible.
Home-state plated at 26,000 lb.
Required for pickups from October 15 through April 15 for snow and ice in western states.
4-way lug wrench (torque wrench with aluminum wheels), hitch pins, Phillips and flathead screwdrivers, plus zip ties or ball bungees on hand.
Multi Haul add-ons
Haul & Tow and flatbed specifications
Drive Away drivers don’t need a tow truck. You drive the motorized unit itself from origin to destination. Cover fuel for the unit and plan your return trip.
Your readiness report
Work through the steps above and your to-do list will build itself here.
Still to do
Questions about a requirement? Call recruiting at 844-56-JIMBO. CDL A drivers: bring a scale ticket showing a full fuel tank.
Everything in order?
Submit your application and our team will be in touch.