Careers · Springfield and Jacksonville, Illinois
Drive With Us: Chauffeur and Coach Operator Careers
The kind of driver who is outside at 2:50 for a three o’clock pickup.
We hire people who turn up early and look the part, and a good share of our chauffeurs came out of police, fire or military careers. The work is airport runs before dawn, corporate days by the hour, the Amtrak Thruway coach on a published timetable, and weekend events.
- 2004Hiring chauffeurs since
- 24/7Dispatch answers
- Two officesSpringfield and Jacksonville
- UniformedSedans through coaches
Why chauffeurs drive for Executive Transportation
Chauffeured work since 2004Scheduled trips, not app pingsManagement on site at both facilitiesSedans through 35-seat coaches
Open roles
The three seats we hire for
Tell us the hours you want. The schedule has room for weekend-only chauffeurs and for full time coach operators, and the answer depends on what you say you can cover.
Role one
Chauffeur, sedans, SUVs and Sprinters
A standard driver license and a clean recordNo commercial license needed for these classes.Apply for thisEarly mornings, late nights, a uniformAirport runs start before dawn and events end late.Apply for thisRole two
Coach operator, CDL
CDL with a passenger endorsement and a DOT medical cardBoth are federal requirements for a passenger coach.Apply for thisThe federal drug and alcohol testing programParticipation is a legal condition of the job.Apply for thisRole three
Reservations and dispatch
Phones, itineraries and a screen full of vehiclesQuoting trips and putting the right car on each one.Apply for thisThe two in the morning callSomebody has to be the person who answers it.Apply for thisIf none of the three is quite you and you can still drive well, write anyway and say what you have done.
Apply to driveCall the office
Why drive here
Why chauffeurs stay at this company
Four things make this different from the driving work most people have done, and none of them is a slogan we can be talked out of.
The day is scheduled, not dispatched at you
Trips are booked in advance with an address and an hour on them. You know the week ahead instead of watching an app decide your next twenty minutes.
The passengers are travelers and families
Business travelers, flight crews, wedding parties and families going to an airport. This is not bar close work and we do not run party vehicles.
Coaches on a public timetable mean steady daytime work
The Amtrak Thruway connection runs every day of the year, which puts scheduled daylight hours on a coach operator’s week.
Management is on site
A dedicated reservations team plans the work and an on-site management team runs the operation. Nobody here needs three days to get you an answer.
Someone answers the phone 24 hours a day. Tell us the hours you want and we will call you back.
How hiring works
From your first message to your first trip
A conversation with a person rather than a form letter, and this is the order it happens in.
Applying
Getting in touch
- Send the form or call the officeName, phone, the role you want and the license you hold. The message box is where you put your driving history and the hours you are after.
- A conversation, not an interview panelWe want to know what you have driven, how far you are willing to run and which parts of the week you can cover.
- We check driving records and backgroundsStandard for chauffeured work, and it is the part that takes the longest, so start it early.
- A ride-along or a road testYou drive, somebody rides. Coach operators do this in a coach.
The first weeks
Once you are on the schedule
- You learn the standard before you learn the routesTen minutes early, a clean vehicle, a pressed suit and a door held. That order.
- Trips come off the dispatch sheetAn address, an hour, a passenger name and a destination, with dispatch on the phone if anything moves.
- The airports come nextEvery field has its own commercial lane and its own rules, and you will be sent to them in an order that makes sense.
- Tell dispatch what you want more ofCoaches, long runs, corporate days or weekends. The schedule bends toward whoever says what they want.
A day on the job
What a day behind the wheel actually looks like
No two weeks are identical, which is most of the appeal. Here is the shape of the work across a normal one.
The departure run before dawn
A four thirty pickup for an eight o’clock flight. Bags in, coffee already in the cup holder, and a quiet interstate for two hours. You are back before most people have started.
A corporate day by the hour
One passenger, four addresses, and the vehicle waiting outside each of them. You are not hunting a new fare between stops; you are holding position for the one you have.
A Thruway coach turn, then an evening return
A scheduled coach that has to meet a train, and later a pickup at a terminal where a family has been flying since six in the morning. Both come off the same dispatch sheet.
The vehicle classes and capacities above are the fleet as it stands. The rest of the company story is on the about page.
Apply to drive
Apply to drive.
Send your driving history and the hours you want. Somebody who can actually make the decision will read it.
(217) 523-5466Someone answers the phone 24 hours a day. Tell us the hours you want and we will call you back.
What riders say
What a rider wrote about one of our chauffeurs
I recently used Executive Transportation Illinois, and I couldn’t be more satisfied. The scheduling process was seamless, and the timely pickup from Bloomington airport made my journey stress-free. Andrew, my driver, was fantastic. Excellent communication, ensured my comfort, and impeccable punctuality.
Riders name the chauffeur, not the company. That is the job, and it is why the hiring bar sits where it does: about Executive Transportation.
The rest of what our passengers wrote is on the reviews page, unedited.
Applicant questions
What drivers ask before they apply
Straight answers. Anything about pay or terms is a conversation, not a web page.
Do I need a CDL to drive for Executive Transportation?
Not for the sedans, SUVs and Sprinter vans, which a standard driver’s license and a clean record cover. The coaches are different: a passenger coach needs a CDL with a passenger endorsement, a current DOT medical card and participation in the federal drug and alcohol testing program.
Tell us which one you hold at (217) 523-5466.
Do you hire retired police officers, firefighters and veterans?
We do, and a good share of our chauffeurs came from exactly those careers. They bring a higher level of situational awareness to trips into larger metropolitan areas. If you spent a career being responsible for other people, this work will feel familiar.
Apply on the form below.
What hours would I be driving?
Airport departures start before dawn, corporate days sit inside business hours, the Amtrak Thruway coach runs a published daytime schedule, and events finish late. A driver who says which of those they want usually gets it, because dispatch would rather schedule a willing week.
Ask dispatch what is open at (217) 523-5466.
Do you hire part-time drivers?
Tell us the hours you want and we will tell you honestly what the schedule holds. The company was founded on weekend work, so weekend-only chauffeurs are a normal part of the roster, and full-time coach operators are hired for scheduled runs. Both start with the same conversation.
Say so in the message box.
What do you check before hiring a chauffeur?
We check driving records and backgrounds, which is standard for chauffeured passenger work, and coach applicants also go through the federal drug and alcohol testing program. It is the slowest part of the process, so the sooner you write, the sooner it starts.
Start it by calling (217) 523-5466.
Do I have to live in Springfield or Jacksonville?
Work starts from both offices, so living near either one is the practical thing. The runs themselves cover Central Illinois and reach the airports and cities beyond it, which means a shift can finish a long way from where it began and come back the same day.
See the region we cover.
How do I apply to drive?
Use the form on this page or call the office. Give us your name, a phone number, the role you want, the license you hold and a short account of what you have driven and when you can work. A person reads it and rings you back, usually about the hours first.
Or call (217) 523-5466 and say you want to drive.
Drive With Us
Apply to drive with Executive Transportation
Three things worth knowing before you write.
A person reads this
It reaches the office in Illinois, not a job board, and the reply comes from somebody who knows the schedule.
Say the hours out loud
Weekend only, weekdays, coaches or long runs. The specific answer is what makes the next call short.
Bring the license you have
A standard license starts in sedans and Sprinters. A CDL with a passenger endorsement starts in the coaches.