Find & Apply For Diesel Mechanic Jobs in LaPlace, Louisiana

Location:

LaPlace, LA & Surrounding Areas (New Orleans Metro / River Parishes) The Money You get paid per job, not per hour — and there's no ceiling. $800/week guaranteed base just for being on call. Per-job bonuses kick in on top of that, plus weekly acceptance rate bonuses. We'll walk through the full structure in the interview — but here's what it looks like in practice: our techs running steady take home $1,000-$1,500/week. Top performers clear $2,500+. No shop. No clock to punch. You're not grinding 50-hour weeks under fluorescent lights for someone else's flat rate. The Work Dispatched through our 24/7 centralized dispatch to service major national fleet clients. Roadside and on-site diesel truck and trailer repairs — brake chambers, airlines, gladhands, water pumps, tires, air leak diagnosis, electrical troubleshooting, jump starts, and more. You get the call, roll to the site, fix the truck, move on. No shop. No service manager. No standing around. Louisiana is one of our strongest markets and we're currently turning away calls east of Baton Rouge because we don't have anyone based there. We need a strong tech based near LaPlace, Reserve, Gramercy, Destrehan, Norco, Luling, Boutte, Kenner, Metairie, Gonzales, or Hammond who can cover the New Orleans metro, the River Parishes industrial corridor, and I-10, I-55, I-310, I-12, US-61 and US-90. This is a 24/7 on-call role. You tell us when you're unavailable, and we work around it — we don't expect you to never sleep. But the more available you are, the more jobs you get, and the more you earn. What We Provide $800/week guaranteed base just for being on call Per-job bonuses on top — more calls you take, more you make $2,000 sign-on bonus Company credit card for all parts and job expenses Service vehicle available if needed (own rig preferred) GPS-enabled dispatch and a management team that picks up the phone What You Bring 3+ years diesel truck and trailer repair experience Your own service vehicle and tools (preferred, not required) Comfort with diagnostic scan tools and electrical systems Available for 24/7 on-call dispatching Ready to start ASAP Who We Are TJ Truck Services is a technology-driven mobile repair company operating in-house across 10+ states. We've been in business over a decade, maintain a 94% first-time fix rate, and have contracts with many of the nation's largest carriers. Our dispatch is GPS-tracked, our invoicing is same-day digital, and our pricing is flat-rate — zero mileage fees, fuel surcharges, or after-hours premiums. We grew over 60% year-over-year through 2026. We're not hiring to fill a gap — we want someone who builds with us long-term.

Job Type:

Independent Contractor (1099) / W2 Drug test and background check required.

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Full-time Pay:

From $800.00 per week

Benefits:

Flexible schedule Application Question(s): How many years of commercial truck and/or trailer experience do you have? How many years working roadside/mobile or on-call? Do you have a vehicle that can be used as a service vehicle? If so, what is it? With what heavy duty diagnostic software do you have experience? Do you currently live within 30 miles of LaPlace, Kenner, or Gonzales, LA?

Work Location:

On the road