Trucking & Freight · Charleston Lowcountry

Freight that moves.
Every single day.

Lakes Transportation is a local trucking company running out of Summerville, SC — Charleston port runs, regional day-trip loads, and local deliveries, with drivers home every night.

Day-trip runs, no overnight Pick-up & drop-off runs Direct deposit, every week

Charleston, SC drivers wanted

Now Hiring · Class A CDL

We're looking for a Class A CDL driver based at our Summerville, SC yard — running day trips with some local railroad work. Home daily. Real pay, real respect.

$30–35 / hr
Pay scale · Class A CDL
$1,500–2,500 / wk
Average bring-home pay

The setup

  • Manual 10-speed or automatic trucks — your pick
  • Direct deposit every Friday
  • Home daily (no overnight unless you're okay with it)
  • Day-trip regional runs + some local railroad work

The requirements

  • Class A CDL — two years recent tractor-trailer experience
  • TWIC card required — Charleston ports only, drop-off & pick-up
  • Clean record — no DUI/DWI in 15 years, no felonies
  • No at-fault accidents, rollovers, or jackknifes
  • Current DOT physical & drug testing compliance
📞 Call Richard — (843) 771-8168 or drop a line through the form below
⬇️ Download Application (PDF) Fill it out and sign where required — then email it back to us in one tap.

Opens your email app with everything filled in — just attach the completed PDF before you hit send.

What we do

Trucking built for the Lowcountry

One owner-operator mindset: honest dispatch, clean trucks, and freight handled like it's ours.

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Charleston Port Freight

Container pick-ups and drop-offs at the Port of Charleston. TWIC-card drivers, compliant paperwork, on-schedule turns — the backbone of a small carrier that ships.

Port runs · Drop & hook
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Day Trips

Regional loads that start and end the same day. No overnight stays, no waiting freight.

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Local Deliveries

Short-haul and last-mile moves around the Charleston metro.

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Railroad Runs

Select local railroad deliveries when the schedule fits.

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Freight Quotes

Tell us the lane, load, and date — we'll call you back with a price.

Why Lakes

The small-carrier difference

Big carriers run by spreadsheets. We run by relationships — with our drivers and with the people who hire us.

01

Local & accountable

Yard in Summerville, SC. When something needs attention, you talk to the person who owns the truck.

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Compliance first

DOT-physical drivers, drug testing, TWIC cards for port work — paperwork done right, every load.

03

Home daily

Day-trip routing means our drivers aren't stuck on the road — and your freight doesn't sit waiting either.

04

Straight answers

One call to Richard. No dispatch tree, no ticket numbers, no runaround.

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Weekly bring-home (top)
$30–0
Hourly pay scale
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Home daily · no overnight
Our routes

Where the freight goes

From port terminals to regional lanes — the roads and terminals our trucks work every week.

Get in touch

Request a freight quote

Tell us what you're moving, where, and when — we'll get back to you with a straight number.

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Call or text
(843) 771-8168 — Richard Lakes, owner / dispatcher
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Email
lakes.transportationllc@gmail.com
Quotes, load boards, and questions
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Yard
Summerville, SC — truck yard · Charleston port runs

We typically respond the same business day.